An Apology for the Life of George Anne Bellamy, Late of Covent-Garden Theatre, Band 3author, and sold, 1786 |
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... himself was to be rendered fub- fervient to any fway . - He rules with as high a hand as the most defpotic fovereign . - And as it is not in the power of mortals to withstand his fhafts , so neither is it to direct them . - The union of ...
... himself was to be rendered fub- fervient to any fway . - He rules with as high a hand as the most defpotic fovereign . - And as it is not in the power of mortals to withstand his fhafts , so neither is it to direct them . - The union of ...
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... himself , but to those who were dependent on him or had concerns with him . To those who came to tranfact business , or to folicit fuch favours as he could with propriety bestow , he gave a ready admiffion , and fent them away pleased ...
... himself , but to those who were dependent on him or had concerns with him . To those who came to tranfact business , or to folicit fuch favours as he could with propriety bestow , he gave a ready admiffion , and fent them away pleased ...
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... himself . As an indisputa- ble proof , he avowed a partiality for a lady of easy virtue , ycleped Lucy Cooper . In confequence of this , he encouraged my resolution of going to France ; and we parted equally well pleased . — Is it not ...
... himself . As an indisputa- ble proof , he avowed a partiality for a lady of easy virtue , ycleped Lucy Cooper . In confequence of this , he encouraged my resolution of going to France ; and we parted equally well pleased . — Is it not ...
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... himself the donor , as well as of the fifty for my Tunbridge horses . I was thunder - ftruck at this direct refufal of his paying thefe debts , for I not only flattered myfelf that he would have difcharged them , but the fix hundred ...
... himself the donor , as well as of the fifty for my Tunbridge horses . I was thunder - ftruck at this direct refufal of his paying thefe debts , for I not only flattered myfelf that he would have difcharged them , but the fix hundred ...
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... himself at liberty to folicit my favour ever since my difunion with Mr. Metham . Mr. Calcraft having detained me , he concluded with saying , that if I would once convince him that I knew the value of money , he would give me a thousand ...
... himself at liberty to folicit my favour ever since my difunion with Mr. Metham . Mr. Calcraft having detained me , he concluded with saying , that if I would once convince him that I knew the value of money , he would give me a thousand ...
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accompliſhed affured almoſt anſwer Antwerp buſineſs Calcraft cauſe Charles Hanbury Williams circumftance confequence confiderable debts defired diſappointment drefs faid fame favour feafon feemed fent fervant feven fhall fhort fhould fifter fince firft firſt fituation fome foon ftill fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofed G. A. B. LETTER gentleman GEORGE ANNE BELLAMY greateſt happineſs heart herſelf himſelf Hollwood honour houfe houſe hundred pounds increaſed indifpofition informed intereft John Calcraft juft juſt Lady Lady Rochford Ladyfhip laft laſt leaſt likewife Lord Granby Lord Tyrawley Lordſhip mafter Majefty Metham Mifs moft moſt muſt myſelf never notwithſtanding obferved obliged occafion paffed paffion perfon pleaſed pleaſure poffeffed poffible prevented promiſe propofed purchaſe purpoſe racter reaſon received refidence requeſted ſaid Secretary at War ſee ſhe ſtage ſuch theatre thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion told uſe uſual vifit viſit whilft whofe whoſe wiſhed
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Seite 80 - The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils ; The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted.
Seite 71 - Hath seal'd thee for herself: for thou hast been As one, in suffering all, that suffers nothing; A man that fortune's buffets and rewards Hast ta'en with equal thanks : and blest are those Whose blood and judgment are so well commingled That they are not a pipe for fortune's finger To sound what stop she please.
Seite 102 - Recd my Dearest Miss Bellamy Letter at Last : after her long silence, indeed I was very Jealous with you, but you make me amen's in Letting me hear from you now, it gives me great Joy & all our faimely to hear that yr Dr mama and...
Seite 68 - Lordfhip would not fuffer me to enter the gate, left the noifomenefs of the place fhould prove difagreeable to me ; but he ordered the coachman to drive to the George Inn in the Borough, where a dinner was ordered for the happy wretches he was about to liberate.
Seite 66 - At Christmas and Easter he was more than usually grave, and then always had on an old shabby blue coat. I was led, as well as many others, to conclude that it was some affair of the heart which caused this periodical singularity.
Seite 67 - is one of his extraordinary visits. He has but a few to take out to-day." " Do you know who the gentleman is ? " inquired the Major. " "We none of us know him by any other marks," replied the man, " but by his humanity and his blue coat.
Seite 82 - HAIL ye small sweet courtesies of life, for smooth do ye make the road of it! like grace and beauty which beget inclinations to love at first sight : 'tis ye who open this door and let the stranger in.
Seite 109 - The pain 1 was in from a blifter, which my indifpofition had rendered neceflary, together with the anxiety naturally attendant on appearing in, a new character, made me anfwer that good man with a petulance, which afterwards gave me uneafinels.