 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - Počet stránok 591
...represent an army with a drum and five men behind it ; all which, the hero of the other side is to drive in before him; or to see a duel fought, and one slain...an hour to kill another in good earnest with them. I have observed that in all our tragedies, the audience cannot forbear laughing when the actors are... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - Počet stránok 624
...represent an army with a drum and five men behind it ; all which, the hero of the other side is to drive in before him ; or to see a duel fought, and one slain...an hour to kill another in good earnest with them. I have observed that in all our tragedies, the audience cannot forbear laughing when the actors are... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - Počet stránok 634
...and five men behind it; all which, the hero of the other side is to drive in before him; or to sec a duel fought, and one slain with two or three thrusts of the foils, which we know arc so blunted, that we might give a man an hour to kill another in good earnest with them. I have... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - Počet stránok 432
...represent an army with a drum and five men behind it ; all which, the hero of the other side is to drive in before him ? or to see a duel fought, and one slain...an hour to kill another in good earnest with them "-. I have observed, that in all our tragedies the audience cannot forbear laughing when the actors... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - Počet stránok 442
...represent an army with a drum and five men behind it ; all which, the hero of the other side is to drive in before him ? or to see a duel fought, and one slain...an hour to kill another in good earnest with them ? I have observed, that in all our tragedies the audience cannot forbear laughing when the actors are... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - 1836 - Počet stránok 488
...represent an army with a drum and five men behind it ; all which, the hero of the other side is to drive in before him? or to see a duel fought, and one slain...an hour to kill another in good earnest with them ? I have observed, that in all our tragedies the audience cannot forbear laughing when the actors are... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - 1844 - Počet stránok 536
...army with a drum and five men hehind it ; all which, the hero of the other side is to drive in hefore him? or to see a duel fought, and one slain with two...or three thrusts of the foils, which we know are so hlunted, that we might give a man an hour to kill another in good earnest whh them ? I have ohserved,... | |
 | William Spalding - 1853 - Počet stránok 446
...represent an army with a drum and five men behind it ; all which the hero of the other side is to drive in before him ? Or to see a duel fought, and one slain...an hour to kill another in good earnest with them? I have observed, that in all our tragedies, the audience cannot forbear laughing when the actors are... | |
 | William Spalding - 1854 - Počet stránok 446
...represent an army with a drum and five men behind it ; all which the hero of the other side is to drive in before him ? Or to see a duel fought, and one slain...an hour to kill another in good earnest with them? I have observed, that, in all our tragedies, the audience cannot forbear laughing when the actors are... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - Počet stránok 482
...army with a drum and live men hehind it ; alt which, the hero of the other side u to drive in hefore him? or to see a duel fought, and one slain with two...or three thrusts of the foils, which we know are so hlunted, that we might give a man an hour to kill another in good earnest with them ? I have ohserved,... | |
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England, by representing duels, battles, and the like; which renders our stage too like the theatres where they fight prizes. For what is more ridiculous than to represent an army with a drum and five men behind it; all which, the hero of the other side... 
