 We were all, at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do — it must do ! I see it in the eyes of them.  Lives of the English Poets: Smith-Savage - Page 276by Samuel Johnson - 1905Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 514 pages
...great uncertainty of the event ; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do —...taste of the publick. He was quite right in this, as usual ; the good-nature of the audience appeared stronger and stronger every act, and ended in a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 pages
...great uncertainty of the event ; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do —...taste of the publick. He was quite right in this, as usual ; the good-nature of the audience appeared stronger and stronger every act, and ended in a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 682 pages
...great uncertainty of the event ; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do —...taste of the publick. He was quite right in this, as usual ; the good-nature of the audience appeared stronger and stronger every act, and endedin a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 520 pages
...great uncertainty of the event; till we were very much^ encouraged by overhearing the duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do —...own good taste, has a particular knack, as any one uow living, in discovering the taste of the publick. He was quite right in this, as usual ; the good-nature... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 524 pages
...great uncertainty of the event ; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do —...own good taste, has a particular knack, as any one uow living, in discovering the taste of the publick. He was quite right in this, as usual ; the good-nature... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 520 pages
...great uncertainty of the event ; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do it...and so gave us ease soon ; for that duke, besides hia own good taste, has a particular knack, as any one LIOW living, in discovering the taste of the... | |
 | Richard Ryan - Actors - 1825 - 374 pages
...great uncertainty of the event, till we were very much encouraged by our hearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do,...was over ; and so gave us ease soon, for that Duke, (beside his own good taste) has as particular a knack as any one now living, in discovering the taste... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 384 pages
...great uncertainty of the event, till we were very much encouraged by our hearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, " it will do —...was over, and so gave us ease soon ; for that duke (beside his own good taste) has as particular a knack as any one now living, in discovering the taste... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 372 pages
...by our hearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say ' it will do—it must do—I see it in the eyes of them.' This was a good while...soon ; for that duke (besides his own good taste) has as particular a knack as any one now living, in discovering the taste of the public. He was quite right... | |
 | John Gay - English poetry - 1826 - 376 pages
...great uncertainty of the event; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do— it must do ! 1 see it in the eyes of them.' This was a good while before the first act was over, and so gave us... | |
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