The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays,: Which are Acted at the Theatres Royal, Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden, and Haymarket ...Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1808 |
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... thing in his play refer to that festival , as no one material point is in any shape connected with it . At the time Farquhar was a performer , a sincere friendship was formed between him and Wilks , the celebrated fine gentleman of the ...
... thing in his play refer to that festival , as no one material point is in any shape connected with it . At the time Farquhar was a performer , a sincere friendship was formed between him and Wilks , the celebrated fine gentleman of the ...
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... him . He had , however , some objects of affection to leave behind , as appears by the following letter , which he wrote a few days before his decease , and directed to his friend Wilks : - " DEAR BOB , " I have not any thing 6 REMARKS .
... him . He had , however , some objects of affection to leave behind , as appears by the following letter , which he wrote a few days before his decease , and directed to his friend Wilks : - " DEAR BOB , " I have not any thing 6 REMARKS .
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... thing to leave you to perpetuate my memory , except two helpless girls ; look upon them sometimes , and think of him that was , to the last moment of his life , thine , " GEORGE FARQUHAR . " Wilks protected the children - their mother ...
... thing to leave you to perpetuate my memory , except two helpless girls ; look upon them sometimes , and think of him that was , to the last moment of his life , thine , " GEORGE FARQUHAR . " Wilks protected the children - their mother ...
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... thing , if she se- cures the main chance , she's still virtuous ; that's a maxim . Parly . I can't be persuaded , though , madam , but that you really loved Sir Harry Wildair in Paris . Lady L. Of all the lovers I ever had , he was my ...
... thing , if she se- cures the main chance , she's still virtuous ; that's a maxim . Parly . I can't be persuaded , though , madam , but that you really loved Sir Harry Wildair in Paris . Lady L. Of all the lovers I ever had , he was my ...
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... , nay , coward , to be great ; and sacri- fice it all to thee , my generous fair . Lady L. And I'll dissemble , lie , swear , jilt , any 0 thing , but I'll reward thy love , and recompense 22 . [ ACT I. THE CONSTANT COUPLE .
... , nay , coward , to be great ; and sacri- fice it all to thee , my generous fair . Lady L. And I'll dissemble , lie , swear , jilt , any 0 thing , but I'll reward thy love , and recompense 22 . [ ACT I. THE CONSTANT COUPLE .
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