Bell's British Theatre, Volume 12Bell, 1797 |
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Page iv
... never felt a greater shock than what his death occa- sioned : their grief had been inconsolable , if Heaven , out of its wonted beneficence to this favourite isle , had not transmitted all his shining qualities to you , and phoenix ...
... never felt a greater shock than what his death occa- sioned : their grief had been inconsolable , if Heaven , out of its wonted beneficence to this favourite isle , had not transmitted all his shining qualities to you , and phoenix ...
Page vii
... never to be won without stratagem . They invariably display the ro- mantic cast of the sex , in such redundance of dis- guises and surprises , such conjurations of the lover , and such caprices of the mistress - so much inex- orable ...
... never to be won without stratagem . They invariably display the ro- mantic cast of the sex , in such redundance of dis- guises and surprises , such conjurations of the lover , and such caprices of the mistress - so much inex- orable ...
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... never to do so , he left her in the care of four men , as opposite to each other as the four elements ; each has his quarterly rule , and three months in a year she is oblig'd to be subject to each of their humours , and 3 they are ...
... never to do so , he left her in the care of four men , as opposite to each other as the four elements ; each has his quarterly rule , and three months in a year she is oblig'd to be subject to each of their humours , and 3 they are ...
Page 18
... never pass thro ' at that hour without seeing him there . - But what do you intend ? Col. To address him in his own way , and find what he designs to do with the lady . Free . And what then ? Col. Nay , that I cann't tell ; but I shall ...
... never pass thro ' at that hour without seeing him there . - But what do you intend ? Col. To address him in his own way , and find what he designs to do with the lady . Free . And what then ? Col. Nay , that I cann't tell ; but I shall ...
Page 19
... before I'd put on the pinch'd cap again . Mrs. Lov . Then I must never expect one moment's ease : she has rung such a peal in my ears already , that I sha'n't have the right use of them this At 1 . 19 A BOLD STROKE FOR A WIFE .
... before I'd put on the pinch'd cap again . Mrs. Lov . Then I must never expect one moment's ease : she has rung such a peal in my ears already , that I sha'n't have the right use of them this At 1 . 19 A BOLD STROKE FOR A WIFE .
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