The Monthly Mirror1809 |
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Page 2
... shew that " Every man should be pleased with his own face , " and the folly of being discontented with it is put in such a very ludicrous light that we are rejoiced not to have cause to desire a change . Our Subscribers seem wisely ...
... shew that " Every man should be pleased with his own face , " and the folly of being discontented with it is put in such a very ludicrous light that we are rejoiced not to have cause to desire a change . Our Subscribers seem wisely ...
Page 12
... shews us , with references to Celsus , c . 3. 1. and Plin . c . 53. 11 , and cap . 3. 26 . the superior excellence of the antients in gluttony . After much eating and drinking it was customary to have recourse to an eme 、, tic , either ...
... shews us , with references to Celsus , c . 3. 1. and Plin . c . 53. 11 , and cap . 3. 26 . the superior excellence of the antients in gluttony . After much eating and drinking it was customary to have recourse to an eme 、, tic , either ...
Page 23
... shews that the " virgû corrigatur " applied only to boys under six- teen , and proves from the College Register , in correction of War- ton , who says he was but fifteen , that he was in his seventeenth year , when he was admitted at ...
... shews that the " virgû corrigatur " applied only to boys under six- teen , and proves from the College Register , in correction of War- ton , who says he was but fifteen , that he was in his seventeenth year , when he was admitted at ...
Page 41
... shews a won- derful deal of naiveté and cleverness . The farce of Barnaby Brittle , is taken from Betterton's Amorous Widow , or the Wanton Wife , which is " no more than a translation ad libitum of Moliere's George Dandin , " although ...
... shews a won- derful deal of naiveté and cleverness . The farce of Barnaby Brittle , is taken from Betterton's Amorous Widow , or the Wanton Wife , which is " no more than a translation ad libitum of Moliere's George Dandin , " although ...
Page 44
... shew that if Mr. Hook's pieces were not all flyers , that is , if he could but stand still , or sit still a little , he has wit and invention enough to produce something very superior to what he has done . Killing no Murder soars in its ...
... shew that if Mr. Hook's pieces were not all flyers , that is , if he could but stand still , or sit still a little , he has wit and invention enough to produce something very superior to what he has done . Killing no Murder soars in its ...
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