 The acting lion at present is, as I am informed, a country gentleman, who does it for his diversion, but desires his name may be concealed. He says, very handsomely, in his own excuse, that he does not act for gain ; that he indulges an innocent pleasure...  The Spectator - Strana 51úprava: - 1897Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Joseph Addison - Počet stránok 278
...must not omit, that it was this second lion who treated me with so much humanity behind the scenes. The acting lion at present is, as I am informed, a...handsomely in his own excuse, that he does not act from gain, that he indulges an innocent pleasure in it ; and that it is better to pass away an evening... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1961 - Počet stránok 278
...must not omit, that it was this second lion who treated me with so much humanity behind the scenes. The acting lion at present is, as I am informed, a...handsomely in his own excuse, that he does not act from gain, that he indulges an innocent pleasure in it ; and that it is better to pass away an evening... | |
 | Alfred Harris Body - 1940 - Počet stránok 186
...second lion who treated me with so much humanity behind the scenes. The acting lion at present is, I am informed, a country gentleman, who does it for...diversion, but desires his name may be concealed. This gentleman's temper is made of such a happy mixture of the mild and the choleric, that he outdoes... | |
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