The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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Page 285
... speak much of Betterton , the chief performer at the Portugal Street playhouse . The reason must be , either that Betterton played chiefly in tragedy , or that his comic talent ( which is probable ) was not equal to his tragic . He was ...
... speak much of Betterton , the chief performer at the Portugal Street playhouse . The reason must be , either that Betterton played chiefly in tragedy , or that his comic talent ( which is probable ) was not equal to his tragic . He was ...
Page 329
... speak the epilogue . The poet makes her say of herself , in the course of the lines , that she was ' a harmless little devil ' , and that she was slatternly in her dress . Lely painted her with a lamb under her arm . Mr. Pegge ...
... speak the epilogue . The poet makes her say of herself , in the course of the lines , that she was ' a harmless little devil ' , and that she was slatternly in her dress . Lely painted her with a lamb under her arm . Mr. Pegge ...
Page 460
... speak French , to take the pains to go down into the hall to encounter and to receive them , according to their estates , and to conduct them into this chamber , where they shall see us , and all these noble personages sitting merrily ...
... speak French , to take the pains to go down into the hall to encounter and to receive them , according to their estates , and to conduct them into this chamber , where they shall see us , and all these noble personages sitting merrily ...
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