The adventures of Hugh Trevor, Volúmenes3-4Shepperson and Reynolds, 1794 |
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... called upon the town , and was acquainted more or less with all orders of men . He was intimate with authors , actors , and ar- tists , of every kind and degree ; knew their private and public history , could give anecdotes of each ...
... called upon the town , and was acquainted more or less with all orders of men . He was intimate with authors , actors , and ar- tists , of every kind and degree ; knew their private and public history , could give anecdotes of each ...
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... called a run ! How capricious a thing is public taste ! It can regale on garbage , from which Hottentots would turn with loathing , and yet , in the frenzy of idiotism , could reject and condemn Congreve's " Way of the World ! " Glibly ...
... called a run ! How capricious a thing is public taste ! It can regale on garbage , from which Hottentots would turn with loathing , and yet , in the frenzy of idiotism , could reject and condemn Congreve's " Way of the World ! " Glibly ...
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Thomas Holcroft. few raised their voices and called off ! off ! he more loudly than the rest vo- ciferated , Go on ! go on ! When it was over , he left me ; saying it was the most execrable piece he had ever be- beld ; but he had ...
Thomas Holcroft. few raised their voices and called off ! off ! he more loudly than the rest vo- ciferated , Go on ! go on ! When it was over , he left me ; saying it was the most execrable piece he had ever be- beld ; but he had ...
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... this propensity was strongly communi- cated to my brother . The danger of a war between England and Spain called my father up to town , in the hope of 4 iny 5.2 THE ADVENTURES OF us better perhaps than the children of ...
... this propensity was strongly communi- cated to my brother . The danger of a war between England and Spain called my father up to town , in the hope of 4 iny 5.2 THE ADVENTURES OF us better perhaps than the children of ...
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... called my uncle , He is too artful not to have a shelter for his proceedings.- She continued : ' An adept which as I have before said Mr. Wakefield is , in reading the weak and vicious inclinations of the human heart , heart , he hoped ...
... called my uncle , He is too artful not to have a shelter for his proceedings.- She continued : ' An adept which as I have before said Mr. Wakefield is , in reading the weak and vicious inclinations of the human heart , heart , he hoped ...
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acquainted adviſed againſt answer aunt becauſe Belmont bishop cern CHAP character Clarke continued controlling folly countenance danger defire diſcover doubt dread endeavoured Evelyn fafe faid fame fatirical favour fear feelings feemed felt fenfations fhall fhould filence fince fleep folly fome fomething foon fortune ftill fubject fuch fuffer fuppofed fure gave genius guineas happineſs happy haps hear heard heart Hector himſelf hope HUGH TREVOR imagination impoffible increaſed injustice itſelf kind knew labour lady lefs madam mankind Mary means Mifs mind Miss Wilmot moft moſt mother muft muſt myſelf never night occafion Olivia paffed pain passions perfon perhaps pleaſure poffible poor pounds prefent racter recollection returned rouzed ſhe ſpeak ſtate tell thefe themſelves ther theſe thing thofe THOMAS HOLCROFT Thornby thoſe thought tion told tragedy Turl turn uncon vice Wakefield whofe young
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Página 95 - Is to make midnight mushrooms, that rejoice To hear the solemn curfew; by whose aid, Weak masters though ye be, I have bedimm'd The noontide sun, call'd forth the mutinous winds, And 'twixt the green sea and the azur'd vault Set roaring war...
Página 94 - Antony, or quaffing nectar with Jupiter himself, it is a safe wager of a pound to a penny that half of them go supperless to bed. A set of poor, but pleasant rogues ! miserable, but merry wags ! that weep without sorrow, stab without anger, die without dread, and laugh, sing, and dance, to inspire mirth in others, while surrounded themselves with wretchedness. A thing still more remarkable in these enchanters is, that they completely effect their purpose, and make...
Página 131 - Gray; And warm thy old heart with a glass. 'Nay, but credit I've none, And my money's all gone; Then say how may that come to pass? Well-a-day!
Página 132 - His fat beeves and his beer And his merry new year Are all for the flush and the fair, Well-a-day !" " My keg is but low, I confess, Gaffer Gray : What then ? While it lasts, man, we'll live." " The poor man alone, When he hears the poor moan, Of his morsel a morsel will give, Well-a-day...
Página 132 - The lawyer lives under the hill, Gaffer Gray, Warmly fenced both in back and in front." " He will fasten his locks, And will threaten the stocks, Should he ever more find me in want, Well-a-day!
Página 132 - Hie away to the house on the brow, Gaffer Gray; And knock at the jolly priest's door. 'The priest often preaches Against worldly riches, But ne'er gives a mite to the poor, Well-a-day!
Página 95 - twixt the green sea and the azur'd vault Set roaring war : to the dread rattling thunder Have I given fire, and rifted Jove's stout oak With his own bolt : the strong-bas'd promontory Have I made shake ; and by the spurs pluck'd up The pine and cedar : graves, at my command, Have wak'd their sleepers ; op'd, and let them forth By my so potent art...
Página 135 - ... to suffer imposition, from assumed worth and fictitious distress. Beings of supposed benevolence, capable of perceiving, loving, and promoting merit and virtue, have now and then seemed to flit and glide before it. But the visions were deceitful : ere they were distinctly seen, the phantoms vanished. Or, if such beings do exist, it has experienced the peculiar hardship of never having met with any, in whom both the purpose and the power were fully united. Therefore, with hands wearied with labour,...
Página 161 - Italian vender of artificial flowers ; the day after, the prince, and the devil does not know who beside, were with her ; and so on till patience and spleen were at daggers drawn. At last, from the hall I was introduced to the drawing-room, where I was half amazed to find myself. Could it be real ? Should I, after all, see a creature so elevated ; so unlike the poor compendium of flesh and blood with which I crawled about the earth ? Why, it was to be hoped that I should ! Still she did not come...
Página 134 - It moved about the earth despised and unnoticed ; and died indigent and unlamented. It could hear, see, feel, smell, and taste, with as much quickness, delicacy, and force, as other bodies. It had desires and passions like other bodies, but was denied the use of them by such as had the power and the will to engross the good things of this world to themselves. The doors of the great were shut upon it ; not because it was infected with disease, or contaminated with infamy ; but on...