The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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Page 23
... supposed to be witches ; and of other domestic superstitions , of which we are , perhaps , nowadays unable to calculate the mischief . Surely we desire to see no more of them ; and we are heartily willing that the same progress of ...
... supposed to be witches ; and of other domestic superstitions , of which we are , perhaps , nowadays unable to calculate the mischief . Surely we desire to see no more of them ; and we are heartily willing that the same progress of ...
Page 40
... supposed by Warton to be a remnant of it . The choristers of West- minster Abbey , and of the chapel of Queen Elizabeth , ( who took great pleasure in their performances ) , were celebrated as actors , though not so much so as those of ...
... supposed by Warton to be a remnant of it . The choristers of West- minster Abbey , and of the chapel of Queen Elizabeth , ( who took great pleasure in their performances ) , were celebrated as actors , though not so much so as those of ...
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... supposed it , nor himself either : but it is useful to know the tendencies of those who have a habit of thinking otherwise . Congreve's bequest created a good deal of gossip . Curll , the principal scandalmonger of those times , got up ...
... supposed it , nor himself either : but it is useful to know the tendencies of those who have a habit of thinking otherwise . Congreve's bequest created a good deal of gossip . Curll , the principal scandalmonger of those times , got up ...
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