The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays,: Which are Acted at the Theatres Royal, Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden, and Haymarket ...A collection of plays, each of which has an Innopac Index record, by English authors. Most plays have a special t.p. and engraved general t.p. representing a scene from the play and a frontispiece showing an actor in a leading role. Most plays have information about the author, criticism of the play and a list of the actors. |
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Hapless Ægeon ! whom the fates have mark'd To bear th ' extremity of dire
mishap , Now trust me , were it not against our laws , Against my crown , my oath ,
my dignity , My soul should sue as advocate for thee : But though thou art
adjudged ...
Hapless Ægeon ! whom the fates have mark'd To bear th ' extremity of dire
mishap , Now trust me , were it not against our laws , Against my crown , my oath ,
my dignity , My soul should sue as advocate for thee : But though thou art
adjudged ...
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Go , bear it to the Centaur , where we host , And stay there , Dromio , till I come to
thee . Within this hour it will be dinner - time ; Till then I'll view the manners of the
town , Peruse the traders , gaze upon the buildings , And then return , and sleep ...
Go , bear it to the Centaur , where we host , And stay there , Dromio , till I come to
thee . Within this hour it will be dinner - time ; Till then I'll view the manners of the
town , Peruse the traders , gaze upon the buildings , And then return , and sleep ...
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Where is the gold , I gave in charge to thee ? Dro . of Eph . To me , sir ! -why , you
gave no gold to me ! Ant . of Syr . Come , come , have done your foolishness ,
And tell me how thou hast dispos'd my charge . Dro . of Eph . My charge was but
to ...
Where is the gold , I gave in charge to thee ? Dro . of Eph . To me , sir ! -why , you
gave no gold to me ! Ant . of Syr . Come , come , have done your foolishness ,
And tell me how thou hast dispos'd my charge . Dro . of Eph . My charge was but
to ...
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Spake he so doubtfully , thou couldst not find his meaning ? Dro . of Eph . Nay ,
he struck so plainly , I could too well feel his blows ; and withal so doubtfully , that
I could scarce understand them . Adr . But say , I pray thee , is he coming home ?
Spake he so doubtfully , thou couldst not find his meaning ? Dro . of Eph . Nay ,
he struck so plainly , I could too well feel his blows ; and withal so doubtfully , that
I could scarce understand them . Adr . But say , I pray thee , is he coming home ?
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Adr . By thee , and thus thou didst return from him , That he did buffet thee , and in
his blows , Denied my house for his , me , for his wife . Ant . of Syr . Did you
converse , sir , with this gentlewoman ? Dro . of Syr .. I , sir ? I never saw her till
this ...
Adr . By thee , and thus thou didst return from him , That he did buffet thee , and in
his blows , Denied my house for his , me , for his wife . Ant . of Syr . Did you
converse , sir , with this gentlewoman ? Dro . of Syr .. I , sir ? I never saw her till
this ...
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Page 32 - I have of late— but wherefore I know not— lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory; this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, why, it appears no other thing to me than a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours.
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Page 23 - Do not swear at all ; Or, if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self, Which is the god of my idolatry, And I'll believe thee.
Page 79 - Alas ! poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio ; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy ; he hath borne me on his back a thousand times ; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is ! my gorge rises at it. Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft.
Page 26 - Sweet, so would I : Yet I should kill thee with much cherishing. Good night, good night ! parting is such sweet sorrow. That I shall say good night till it be morrow.
Page 37 - Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, Remembers me of all his gracious parts, Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form; Then, have I reason to be fond of grief ? Fare you well: had you such a loss as I, I could give better comfort than you do.
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| Title | The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays,: Which are Acted at the Theatres Royal, Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden, and Haymarket ... Volumes 1-25 of British theatre Volume 1 of The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the Theatres Royal, Drury Lane, Covent Garden, and Haymarket, Mrs. Inchbald |
| Author | Mrs. Inchbald |
| Editor | Mrs. Inchbald |
| Publisher | Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 29 Dec 2006 |
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