 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1910 - 480 páginas
...done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, said, ' It would either take greatly, or be damned...great uncertainty of the event, till we were very mncb encouraged by overhearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do... | |
 | James Mason - 1875 - 674 páginas
...done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, said "it would either take greatly or be damned confoundedly." We were all at the first night of it, JOHN GAY. in great uncertainty of the event, till we were very much encouraged by our hearing the Duke... | |
 | 1877 - 730 páginas
...own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who said it would either take greatly or be damned confoundedly....it, in great uncertainty of the event, till we were much encouraged by hearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, " It will do, it... | |
 | 1877 - 564 páginas
...own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who said it would either take greatly or be damned confoundedly....it, in great uncertainty of the event, till we were much encouraged by hearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, " It will do, it... | |
 | Belgravia - 1877 - 696 páginas
...own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who said it would either take greatly or be damned confoundedly....it, in great uncertainty of the event, till we were much encouraged by hearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, " It will do, it... | |
 | John Diprose - 1878 - 336 páginas
...done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, said, ' It would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly.' We were all, at the first sight of it, in great uncertainty of the event, till we were very much encouraged by hearing the Duke... | |
 | John Gay - 1879 - 606 páginas
...done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, said, it would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly...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 before the first act was over,... | |
 | 1880 - 976 páginas
...Pope tells us that neither he nor Swift thought the play would succeed. "We showed it to Congreve, who said it would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly....it, in great uncertainty of the event, till we were much encouraged by hearing the Duke of Argyll, who sat in the next box to us, say, 'It will do —... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 732 páginas
...done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, said, ' It would either take greatly, or be damned...the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, ' It will do — it must do ! — 1 see it in the eyes of them !' This was a good while before the... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 878 páginas
...take greatly, or be damned confoundedly.' \\*e were nil at the first night of it, in great uncerlainty of the event, till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the Duke of Argylc, who sat in (he next box to us, say, ' It will do — it must do! — I see it in the eyi-s... | |
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As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us ; and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice : but it was wholly of his own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve,... 
