Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageOctagon Books, 1967 - English poetry |
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Page 101
... acted night after night for a longer time than , I believe , the publick had allowed to any drama before 5 ; and the author , as Mrs. Porter long afterwards related , wandered through the whole exhibition behind the scenes with restless ...
... acted night after night for a longer time than , I believe , the publick had allowed to any drama before 5 ; and the author , as Mrs. Porter long afterwards related , wandered through the whole exhibition behind the scenes with restless ...
Page 290
... acted ; but offending the ears of some ladies who set up for chastity , it made its exit . ' Roscius Anglicanus , p . 60 . 36 ' Though we have seen The Merchant of Venice received and acted as a comedy , and the part of the Jew ...
... acted ; but offending the ears of some ladies who set up for chastity , it made its exit . ' Roscius Anglicanus , p . 60 . 36 ' Though we have seen The Merchant of Venice received and acted as a comedy , and the part of the Jew ...
Page 331
... acted , yet it appeared so late in the year that the author obtained no other advantage from it than the acquaintance of Sir Richard Steele and Mr. Wilks , by whom he was pitied , caressed , and relieved 1 . Sir Richard Steele , having ...
... acted , yet it appeared so late in the year that the author obtained no other advantage from it than the acquaintance of Sir Richard Steele and Mr. Wilks , by whom he was pitied , caressed , and relieved 1 . Sir Richard Steele , having ...
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