Bell's British Theatre: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English PlaysJ. Bell; & C. Etherington, 1777 |
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Pagina 8
... foon as his money is gone , one or other of the ladies will hang him for the reward , and there's forty pounds loft to us for ever . Mrs. Peach . You know , my dear , I never meddle in matters of death ; I always leave thofe affairs to ...
... foon as his money is gone , one or other of the ladies will hang him for the reward , and there's forty pounds loft to us for ever . Mrs. Peach . You know , my dear , I never meddle in matters of death ; I always leave thofe affairs to ...
Pagina 9
... foon the be not made a wife , Her honour's fing'd , and then for life , ' She's what I dare not name . ' Peach . Look ye , wife . A handfome wench , in our way of bufinefs , is as profitable as at the bar of a Temple coffee- coffee ...
... foon the be not made a wife , Her honour's fing'd , and then for life , ' She's what I dare not name . ' Peach . Look ye , wife . A handfome wench , in our way of bufinefs , is as profitable as at the bar of a Temple coffee- coffee ...
Pagina 12
... foon be thrown upon the common . AIR VI . What shall I do to show how much I love her ? Virgins are like the fair flower in its luftre , Which in the garden enamels the ground ! Near it the bees in play flutter and cluster , And gaudy ...
... foon be thrown upon the common . AIR VI . What shall I do to show how much I love her ? Virgins are like the fair flower in its luftre , Which in the garden enamels the ground ! Near it the bees in play flutter and cluster , And gaudy ...
Pagina 14
... foon know if you are mar- ried by Macheath's keeping from our house . Polly . AIR VIII . Grim king of the ghosts , & c . Can love be controul'd by advice ? Will cupid our mothers obey ? Though my heart were as frozen as ice , At his ...
... foon know if you are mar- ried by Macheath's keeping from our house . Polly . AIR VIII . Grim king of the ghosts , & c . Can love be controul'd by advice ? Will cupid our mothers obey ? Though my heart were as frozen as ice , At his ...
Pagina 15
... foon fet all matters again to rights . Why fo melan- choly , Polly , fince what is done cannot be undone , we muft all endeavour to make the best of it . Mrs. Peach . Well , Polly ; as far as one woman can forgive another , I forgive ...
... foon fet all matters again to rights . Why fo melan- choly , Polly , fince what is done cannot be undone , we muft all endeavour to make the best of it . Mrs. Peach . Well , Polly ; as far as one woman can forgive another , I forgive ...
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Populaire passages
Pagina 31 - Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek ; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Pagina 39 - How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear Charmer away!
Pagina 11 - The star that bids the shepherd fold Now the top of heaven doth hold; And the gilded car of Day His glowing axle doth allay In the steep Atlantic stream...
Pagina 44 - But now my task is smoothly done, I can fly, or I can run, Quickly to the green earth's end, Where the bow'd welkin slow doth bend, And from thence can soar as soon To the corners of the moon.
Pagina 13 - Such as the jocund flute, or gamesome pipe, Stirs up among the loose unletter'd hinds, When, for their teeming flocks, and granges full, In wanton dance they praise the bounteous Pan, And thank the gods amiss.
Pagina 8 - A noble peer of mickle trust and power Has in his charge, with temper'd awe to guide An old and haughty nation proud in arms : Where his fair offspring, nurs'd in princely lore, Are coming to attend their father's state And new-intrusted sceptre.
Pagina 14 - I wish nae mair of a' that's rare. My Peggy speaks sae sweetly, To a' the lave I'm cauld; But she gars a' my spirits glow, At wauking of the fauld. My Peggy smiles sae kindly, Whene'er I whisper love. That I look down on a' the town, — That I look down upon a crown.
Pagina 15 - And in sweet madness robb'd it of itself; But such a sacred, and home-felt delight, Such sober certainty of waking bliss I never heard till now.
Pagina 18 - Oh, ponder well! be not severe; So save a wretched Wife ! For on the Rope that hangs my Dear Depends poor Polly's Life.
Pagina 38 - That in their green shops weave the smooth-hair'd silk, To deck her sons ; and, that no corner might Be vacant of her plenty, in her own loins She hutch'd the all-worshipp'd ore and precious gems, To store her children with : if all the world Should, in a pet of temperance, feed on pulse...