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... OF THE HAYMARKET THEATRE FOOTE'S " ENVY " 228 234 . • 237 FOOTE'S LAST APPEARANCE WESTON AND FOOTE • 238 • 238 • DEATH OF FOOTE • 239 MEMORIAL OF FOOTE 239 CHARACTERISTICS , PERSONAL TRAITS , AND OPINIONS . FOOTE'S SCHOLARSHIP X CONTENTS .
... OF THE HAYMARKET THEATRE FOOTE'S " ENVY " 228 234 . • 237 FOOTE'S LAST APPEARANCE WESTON AND FOOTE • 238 • 238 • DEATH OF FOOTE • 239 MEMORIAL OF FOOTE 239 CHARACTERISTICS , PERSONAL TRAITS , AND OPINIONS . FOOTE'S SCHOLARSHIP X CONTENTS .
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... appearance , or from natural civility , showed him into the best room , and waited himself at table . The attention of Belcher seems so far to have won upon Swift as to have produced some conversation . " You're an English- 66 man , sir ...
... appearance , or from natural civility , showed him into the best room , and waited himself at table . The attention of Belcher seems so far to have won upon Swift as to have produced some conversation . " You're an English- 66 man , sir ...
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... appeared , greatly to the amusement of the public . At length poor Partridge , in an evil hour , had recourse to his neighbour , Dr. Yalden , who , in Bickerstaff Detected , or the Astrological Impostor Convicted , under Partridge's ...
... appeared , greatly to the amusement of the public . At length poor Partridge , in an evil hour , had recourse to his neighbour , Dr. Yalden , who , in Bickerstaff Detected , or the Astrological Impostor Convicted , under Partridge's ...
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... appearance there from Ambrose Philips , who was one of Mr. Addison's little senate . He said that they had for several successive days observed a strange clergyman come into the coffee house , who seemed utterly unacquainted with any of ...
... appearance there from Ambrose Philips , who was one of Mr. Addison's little senate . He said that they had for several successive days observed a strange clergyman come into the coffee house , who seemed utterly unacquainted with any of ...
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... appearance . An aged man ( upwards of ninety , by his own account ) , showed the grounds to my Correspondent . He was the son of Mrs. Vanhomrigh's gardener , and used to work with his father in the garden while a boy . He remembered the ...
... appearance . An aged man ( upwards of ninety , by his own account ) , showed the grounds to my Correspondent . He was the son of Mrs. Vanhomrigh's gardener , and used to work with his father in the garden while a boy . He remembered the ...
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acquaintance Addison admired afterwards appears Bishop Boevey Boswell called celebrated character church Club coffee-house comedy Dean Dean Swift Dean's Deanery death delight dine dinner Drury-lane Dublin Duke England father favour Foote Foote's Forster fortune friends garden Garrick genius gentleman George Colman give Goldsmith guineas Haymarket Haymarket Theatre honour humour Ireland Isaac Bickerstaff Johnson Jonathan Swift Julius Cæsar Kit-Kat Club Lady laugh letter literary living London Lord Lord Bathurst Lord Macaulay Moor Park morning never night occasion Oliver OLIVER GOLDSMITH Oxford paper person Pilkington play poet poor Pope portrait received remarked replied satire says sent servant Sheridan Sir Richard Steele Spectator Steele's Stella Swift Tatler tells Temple theatre things thought tion told took town Vicar of Wakefield Walpole Whig wife William writing written wrote
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Seite 288 - Here Reynolds is laid, and to tell you my mind, He has not left a wiser or better behind : His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand : His manners were gentle, complying, and bland ; Still born to improve us in every part, His pencil our faces, his manners our heart...
Seite 48 - And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die. who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel ? God forbid : as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground ; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
Seite 249 - His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain; The long remember'd beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast.
Seite 135 - like a distressed prince who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid. I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependence on him.
Seite 72 - He reads much ; He is a great observer and he looks Quite through the deeds of men ; he loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony ; he hears no music ; Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort As if he mock'd himself and scorn'd his spirit That could be moved to smile at any thing.
Seite 313 - Oh ! let him alone, For making a blunder, or picking a bone. But hang it - to poets who seldom can eat, Your very good mutton's a very good treat; Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt, It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
Seite 202 - So he died, and she very imprudently married the barber; and there were present the Picninnies, and the Joblillies, and the Garyulies, and the Grand Panjandrum himself, with the little round button at top; and they all fell to playing the game of catch as catch can, till the gunpowder ran out at the heels of their boots.
Seite 325 - Here Cumberland lies, having acted his parts, The Terence of England, the mender of hearts; A flattering painter, who made it his care To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are.
Seite 275 - THE wretch, condemn'd with life to part, Still, still on hope relies ; And every pang that rends the heart, Bids expectation rise. Hope, like the glimmering taper's light, Adorns and cheers the way ; And still, as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray.
Seite 36 - He talked to the son of Dr. Davenant, to be sent abroad, and took out his pocket-book and wrote down several things as memoranda, to do for him. He turned to the fire, and took out his gold watch, and telling him the time of the day, complained it was very late. A gentleman said, ' he was too fast.' ' How can I help it,' said the Doctor, ' if the Courtiers give me a watch that won't go right?