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... playing at one - and - thirty with him and his family the other night . He gave us all twelvepence apiece to begin with ; it put me in mind of Sir William Temple . " — Ibid . " I thought I saw Jack Temple [ nephew to Sir William ] and ...
... playing at one - and - thirty with him and his family the other night . He gave us all twelvepence apiece to begin with ; it put me in mind of Sir William Temple . " — Ibid . " I thought I saw Jack Temple [ nephew to Sir William ] and ...
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... He was the son of Colonel William Congreve , and grandson of Richard Congreve , Esq . , of Congreve and Stretton in Staffordshire- a very ancient family . fortune . And it is recorded that his first play 4 [ 49 ] THE ENGLISH HUMOURISTS.
... He was the son of Colonel William Congreve , and grandson of Richard Congreve , Esq . , of Congreve and Stretton in Staffordshire- a very ancient family . fortune . And it is recorded that his first play 4 [ 49 ] THE ENGLISH HUMOURISTS.
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William Makepeace Thackeray. fortune . And it is recorded that his first play , the " Old Bachelor , " brought our author to the notice of that great patron of English muses , Charles Montague Lord Halifax who , being desirous to place ...
William Makepeace Thackeray. fortune . And it is recorded that his first play , the " Old Bachelor , " brought our author to the notice of that great patron of English muses , Charles Montague Lord Halifax who , being desirous to place ...
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... plays , the favourite of all the town of her day ; and the Duchess of Marl- borough , Marlborough's daughter , had such an admira- tion of him , that when he died she had an ivory figure made to imitate him , 2 and a large wax doll with ...
... plays , the favourite of all the town of her day ; and the Duchess of Marl- borough , Marlborough's daughter , had such an admira- tion of him , that when he died she had an ivory figure made to imitate him , 2 and a large wax doll with ...
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... play , is , I believe , not very distant from the real character of Congreve . ” — Dramatic Miscellanies , vol . iii . 1784 . She retired from the stage when Mrs. Oldfield began to be the public favourite . She died in 1748 , in the ...
... play , is , I believe , not very distant from the real character of Congreve . ” — Dramatic Miscellanies , vol . iii . 1784 . She retired from the stage when Mrs. Oldfield began to be the public favourite . She died in 1748 , in the ...
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Página 250 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs - and God has given my share I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose.
Página 162 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike...
Página 238 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray.
Página 162 - Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk...
Página 118 - I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow: when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions and debates of mankind.
Página 113 - like a distressed prince who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid. I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependence on him.
Página 238 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs, were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm...
Página 75 - The marriage, if uncontradicted report can be credited, made no addition to his happiness ; it neither found them nor made them equal. She always remembered her own rank, and thought herself entitled to treat with very little ceremony the tutor of her son.
Página 137 - Of manners gentle, of affections mild ; In wit, a man ; simplicity, a child ; With native humour temp'ring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age ; Above temptation, in a low estate ; And uncorrupted...
Página 133 - So when I am wearied with wandering all day, To thee, my delight, in the evening I come: No matter what beauties I saw in my way; They were but my visits, but thou art my home.