Autobiographies: A Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives Ever Published, Volumen9Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot, 1827 |
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... least are amused with the shrewd and animated obser- vations of an entertaining and lively man . Neither , although his fame as a dramatist has much declined since his death , are his merits as a writer so low as not to claim some ...
... least are amused with the shrewd and animated obser- vations of an entertaining and lively man . Neither , although his fame as a dramatist has much declined since his death , are his merits as a writer so low as not to claim some ...
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... least was unknown to me . On this subject I wrote a comedy , which filled a whole octavo page . I was indeed sensible , that to bear any resem- blance to a real comedy , it ought to have been im- measurably longer ; but where was I to ...
... least was unknown to me . On this subject I wrote a comedy , which filled a whole octavo page . I was indeed sensible , that to bear any resem- blance to a real comedy , it ought to have been im- measurably longer ; but where was I to ...
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... least , the text and heads of the discourse , which , in truth , was usually a most vapid composi- tion . In winter , this task was performed with perish- ing fingers ' ends ; and in summer , when the weather was bright and serene ...
... least , the text and heads of the discourse , which , in truth , was usually a most vapid composi- tion . In winter , this task was performed with perish- ing fingers ' ends ; and in summer , when the weather was bright and serene ...
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... least into a mediocre ! My passion for the stage increased every day . As the theatre was entirely supported by the court , there was no paying for admission , but a limited number of tickets were regularly given out . Thus , on fes ...
... least into a mediocre ! My passion for the stage increased every day . As the theatre was entirely supported by the court , there was no paying for admission , but a limited number of tickets were regularly given out . Thus , on fes ...
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... least in the orchestra , concealed by the great drum . Happy the trimmers of the lamps , who are never clapped or hissed , and who perhaps at home , as they represent a contented family - scene , can exclaim with Gresset : - " Une ...
... least in the orchestra , concealed by the great drum . Happy the trimmers of the lamps , who are never clapped or hissed , and who perhaps at home , as they represent a contented family - scene , can exclaim with Gresset : - " Une ...
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