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Pagina xxix
... there were no very serious charges to make . Instead of doing this , he pretended that he meant no allusion to the Bible by the name of Jehu and no reflection by the name of Prig . Strange , that a man of such parts should , in order to ...
... there were no very serious charges to make . Instead of doing this , he pretended that he meant no allusion to the Bible by the name of Jehu and no reflection by the name of Prig . Strange , that a man of such parts should , in order to ...
Pagina xxxv
... There can be no stronger illustration of the estimation in which Congreve was held than the fact that Pope's Iliad , a work which appeared with more splendid auspices than any other in our language , was dedicated to him . There was not ...
... There can be no stronger illustration of the estimation in which Congreve was held than the fact that Pope's Iliad , a work which appeared with more splendid auspices than any other in our language , was dedicated to him . There was not ...
Pagina 10
... There's more elegancy in the false spelling of this superscription -- [ Takes up the letter ] -than in all Cicero . —Let me see - How now ! [ Reads . ] " Dear perfidious Vainlove . " Vain . Hold ! hold ! ' slife , that's the wrong ...
... There's more elegancy in the false spelling of this superscription -- [ Takes up the letter ] -than in all Cicero . —Let me see - How now ! [ Reads . ] " Dear perfidious Vainlove . " Vain . Hold ! hold ! ' slife , that's the wrong ...
Pagina 13
... there's a business of consequence fallen out to - day , that requires some consi- deration . Sharp . Prithee , what mighty business of consequence canst thou have ? Bell . Why , you must know ' tis a piece of work toward the finishing ...
... there's a business of consequence fallen out to - day , that requires some consi- deration . Sharp . Prithee , what mighty business of consequence canst thou have ? Bell . Why , you must know ' tis a piece of work toward the finishing ...
Pagina 14
... There's twelve thousand pounds , Tom .- ' Tis true she is exces- sively foppish and affected ; but in my conscience I be- lieve the baggage loves me ; for she never speaks well of me herself , nor suffers anybody else to rail at me ...
... There's twelve thousand pounds , Tom .- ' Tis true she is exces- sively foppish and affected ; but in my conscience I be- lieve the baggage loves me ; for she never speaks well of me herself , nor suffers anybody else to rail at me ...
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Almeria Alphonso Angelica Aram Belin Bell BELLMOUR better Bluffe Brisk CHIG confess Congreve Cynthia d'ye dear devil egad Enter Exeunt Exit eyes Fain FAINALL faith father Foib Foible Fond fool Fore Foresight Frail give hast hear heart Heaven honour hope husband JEREMY kiss Lady Froth Lady Ply Lady Touch Lady Wish ladyship Læt look Lord Froth Lord Touch Lord TOUCHWOOD lover Lucy madam marry Marwood Mask Maskwell Mellefont Millamant Mirabell never on't Osmyn passion play PLYANT pray prithee Prue RSITY Scan Scandal SCENE Sharp Silv Sir Fo Sir Joseph Sir Paul Sir Rowland Sir Samp Sir Sampson Sir Wil Sir Wilfull speak swear Tattle tell thee there's thing thou art thought UNIV Vainlove Valentine W. C. WARD what's wife WILLIAM CONGREVE Witwoud woman Zara
Populaire passages
Pagina iii - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid! Heard words that have been So nimble and so full of subtle flame As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life.
Pagina 380 - ... to the play in a mask— then bring you home in a pretended fright, when you think you shall be found out— and rail at me for missing the play, and disappointing the frolic which you had to pick me up, and prove my constancy.
Pagina 434 - How reverend is the face of this tall pile. Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads. To bear aloft its arched and ponderous roof, By its own weight made steadfast and immovable. Looking tranquillity! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold. And shoot a dullness to my trembling heart.
Pagina xv - I live a rent-charge on his providence: But you, whom every muse and grace adorn, Whom I foresee to better fortune born, Be kind to my remains; and oh defend, Against your judgment, your departed friend! Let not the insulting foe my fame pursue; But shade those laurels which descend to you: And take for tribute what these lines express; You merit more; nor could my love do less.
Pagina 386 - For he's drunk every night, And that makes him so bright, That he's able next morning to light us. The sun's a good pimple, an honest soaker, he has a cellar at your Antipodes. If I travel, aunt, I touch at your Antipodes - your Antipodes are a good rascally sort of topsy-turvy fellows - if I had a bumper, I'd stand upon my head and drink a health to 'em.
Pagina iii - Souls of Poets, dead and gone, What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
Pagina 343 - Why do we daily commit disagreeable and dangerous actions? To save that idol, reputation. If the familiarities of our loves had produced that consequence of which you were apprehensive, where could you have fixed a father's name with credit, but on a husband?
Pagina 328 - Ay; but I like him for that now: for his want of words gives me the pleasure very often to explain his meaning. FAIN. He's impudent? WIT. No that's not it.
Pagina 401 - Next, my wife shall settle on me the remainder of her fortune, not made over already ; and for her maintenance depend entirely on my discretion. LADY. This is most inhumanly savage : exceeding the barbarity of a Muscovite husband.
Pagina 409 - ... some cautions respecting your inconstancy and tyranny of temper, which from her own partial opinion and fondness of you she could never have suspected — she did, I say, by the wholesome advice of friends, and of sages learned in the laws of this land, deliver this same as her act and deed to me in trust, and to the uses within mentioned.