 | Edward Morris - 1793 - 586 pages
...like garden-trees, they feldom fhew fruit, till time has robb'd them of the more fpecious bloffbm.— Few» like Mrs. Malaprop and the orange-tree, are rich, in both at once ! Mrs. Mai. Sir — you overpower me with goodbreeding — He is the very Pine-apple of politenefs ! You are... | |
 | William Jones - 1795 - 400 pages
...like garden-trees, they feldom mew fruit, till time has robb'd them of the more fpecious bloflbm. — Few like Mrs. Malaprop and the Orangetree, are rich in both at once! Mrs. Mal. Sir — you overpower me with goodbreeding — He is the very Pine-apple of politenefs ! You are... | |
 | 1804 - 556 pages
...sense, BOW, but for the worthless flower of beauty ! Abs. It is but too true, indeed, madam ; yet I fear our ladies should share the blame; they think...superfluous. Thus, like garden trees, they seldom shew fruit, till time has robbed them of the more specious blosgoin. Few, like Mrs Malaprop and the... | |
 | 1804 - 552 pages
...sense, BOW, but for the worthless flower of beauty ! Abs. It is but too true, indeed, madam ; yet I fear our ladies should share the blame ; they think...superfluous. Thus, like garden trees, they seldom shew fruit, till time has robbed tliem of the more specious blossom. Few, like Mrs Malaprop and the... | |
 | 1804 - 556 pages
...beauty so great, that knowledge in them would be superfluous. Thus, like garden trees, they seldom shew fruit, till time has robbed them of the more specious blossom. Few, like Mrs Malaprop and the orangetr e, are rich in both at once ! Mrs Mai. Sir, you overpower me with goodbreeding ; he is the... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 420 pages
...now, but for the worthless flower of beauty ! Capt. Abs. It is but too true, indeed, ma'am ; yet, I fear our ladies should share the blame ; they think...specious blossom : Few, like Mrs. Malaprop, and the orange tree, are rich in both at once ! Mrs. M. Sir, you overpower me with goodbreeding — He is the... | |
 | Thomas Francklin, Jean-François de La Harpe, Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 416 pages
...now, but for the worthless flower of beauty ! Copt. Abs. It is but too true, indeed, ma'am ; yet, I fear our ladies should share the blame ; they think...specious blossom : Few, like Mrs. Malaprop, and the orange tree, are rich in both at once ! Mrs. M. Sir, you overpower me with goodbreeding — He is the... | |
 | English comedy - 1810 - 274 pages
...now, but for the worthless flower of beauty ! Capt. Abs. It is but too true, indeed, ma'am ; yet, I fear, our ladies should share the blame ; they think...specious blossom : few, like Mrs. Malaprop and the orange tree, are rich in both at once ! Mrs. M. Sir, you overpower me with good breeding — He is... | |
 | 1810 - 542 pages
...worthless flower of beauty ! Capt.Abs, It is but too true, indeed, ma'am ; yet, I fear, our ladies shoukl share the blame ; they think our admiration of beauty...specious blossom : few, like Mrs. Malaprop and the orange tree, are rich in both at once ! Mrs. M, Sir, you overpower me with good breeding — He is... | |
 | Thomas Dibdin - 1815 - 490 pages
...indeed, ma'am ; yet I fear our ladies should share the blame ; they think our admiration of beaaty so great, that knowledge, in them, would be superfluous. Thus, like garden trees, they seldom show froit, till time has robbed them of the more specious blossom : Few, like Mrs. Malaprop, and the orange... | |
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It is but too true, indeed, ma'am; yet I fear our ladies should share the blame. They think our admiration of beauty so great, that knowledge in them would be superfluous. Thus, like garden trees, they seldom show fruit, till time has robbed them of the... 
