 | 1837 - 654 pages
...Countess ;" nor is he disposed to submit himself " to the impertinence of that jackanapes Garrick,who lets nothing appear but his own wretched stuff, or that of creatures still duller, who sufifer him to alter their pieces as he pleases." In those days there were loud complaints, as there... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 734 pages
...Mysterious Mother to his lady friends who remained, and rejoicing that he did not need to expose himself to ' the impertinencies ' of that jackanapes Garrick,...who suffer him to alter their pieces as he pleases : ' but Goldsmith's withers are unwrung. Hume was receiving a considerable increase to his pension,... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 740 pages
...Mysterious Mother to his lady friends who remained, and rejoicing that he did not need to expose himself to ' the impertinencies ' of that jackanapes Garrick,...who suffer him to alter their pieces as he pleases : ' but Goldsmith's withers ire nnwrung. Hume was receiving a considerable increase to his pension,... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 pages
...Mysterious Mother to his lady friends who remained, and rejoicing that he did not need to expose himself to ' the impertinencies ' of that jackanapes Garrick,...who suffer him to alter their pieces as he pleases : ' but Goldsmith's withers are unvvrung. Hume was receiving a considerable increase to his pension,... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 744 pages
...Mysterious Mother to his lady friends who remained, and rejoicing I that he did not need to expose himself to ' the impertinencies ' of that jackanapes Garrick,...or that of creatures still duller, ~ ' who suffer bim to alter their pieces as he pleases : ' but Goldsmith's withers are unwrung. Hume was receiving... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1850 - 918 pages
...good nature, and strokes of delicacy." 237. " Nor am I disposed to expose myself to the impertinences of that jackanapes Garrick, who lets nothing appear...who suffer him to alter their pieces as he pleases." 239. " I have long had thoughts of drawing up something for London like St. Foix's Rues de Paris, and... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1850 - 866 pages
...delicacy." 237. " Nor am I disposed to expose myself to the impertinences of that jackanapeGarrick, who lets nothing appear but his own wretched stuff, or that of creature.« still duller, who suffer him to alter their pieces as he pleases." 239. " I have long had... | |
 | 1851 - 608 pages
...that jaclutnaprs, Garrick, who lets nothing appear but his own wretched stuff', or thaj of crcatirres still duller, who suffer him to alter their pieces...pleases. I have written an epilogue in character for tlit; Clive, which she would speak admirably ; but I am not so sure that she would like to speak it."... | |
 | Eliot Warburton - 1852 - 596 pages
...month, I know nobody could play the Countess ; nor am I disposed to expose myself to the impertinences of that jackanapes, Garrick, who lets nothing appear...Lady Aylesbury, Lady Lyttelton, and Miss Rich, are to eome hither the day after to-morrow, and Mr. Conway and I are to read my play to them: for I have not... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 572 pages
...Mysterious Mother to his lady-friends who remained, and rejoicing that he did not need to expose himself to " the impertinencies of that jackanapes Garrick,...who suffer him to alter their " pieces as he pleases ;"* — but Goldsmith's withers are unwrung. Hume was receiving a considerable increase to his pension,... | |
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I am not yet intoxicated enough with it to think it would do for the stage, though I wish to see it acted ; but, as Mrs. Pritchard leaves the stage next month, I know nobody could play the Countess; nor am I disposed... 
