The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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Page 181
... admiration of him as a writer . ' Congreve spoke of his works ' , says Voltaire , ' as of trifles that were beneath ... admire the fineness of this rebuke . But the most glaring instance of this propensity was his leaving the bulk ...
... admiration of him as a writer . ' Congreve spoke of his works ' , says Voltaire , ' as of trifles that were beneath ... admire the fineness of this rebuke . But the most glaring instance of this propensity was his leaving the bulk ...
Page 266
... admired painter ( and it is supposed from one of his performances , the portrait of a Chinese , that he could have been admired by posterity , if he chose ) , was a man of wit ; but so vain , that he is described as being the butt of ...
... admired painter ( and it is supposed from one of his performances , the portrait of a Chinese , that he could have been admired by posterity , if he chose ) , was a man of wit ; but so vain , that he is described as being the butt of ...
Page 285
... admiration'.1 Pepys does not speak much of Betterton , the chief performer at the Portugal Street playhouse . The ... admired character appears to have been that of Hamlet ; though Steele , in a paper to his memory in the Tatler ...
... admiration'.1 Pepys does not speak much of Betterton , the chief performer at the Portugal Street playhouse . The ... admired character appears to have been that of Hamlet ; though Steele , in a paper to his memory in the Tatler ...
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