Men and Manners of the Eighteenth CenturyFlood and Vincent, 1898 - 318 strán (strany) |
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Strana 105
... Italian opera , then a novelty , to the lowest class of English life - a sort of parody on grand opera , while it became the origin of the English opera . Its immense vogue was something akin to that of " Pinafore " in our day . EXTRACT ...
... Italian opera , then a novelty , to the lowest class of English life - a sort of parody on grand opera , while it became the origin of the English opera . Its immense vogue was something akin to that of " Pinafore " in our day . EXTRACT ...
Strana 115
... Italy , it is plain he is no better opinion . acquainted with it than he is with Kingdom of Mancomingo . It is certain there are as many marriages as ever . Richardson is so eager for the multiplication of them . I suppose he is some ...
... Italy , it is plain he is no better opinion . acquainted with it than he is with Kingdom of Mancomingo . It is certain there are as many marriages as ever . Richardson is so eager for the multiplication of them . I suppose he is some ...
Strana 117
... and in separate lists , Italians , both men and women ( as if they constituted another sex ) , fourteen in number . It Seven volumes . Harriet Byron in London . may be imagined that all Richardson and Harriet Byron . 117.
... and in separate lists , Italians , both men and women ( as if they constituted another sex ) , fourteen in number . It Seven volumes . Harriet Byron in London . may be imagined that all Richardson and Harriet Byron . 117.
Strana 133
... Italy ; only once in two or three years was allowed if I pleased for two or three months to go to England . " [ It was here that his hand- kerchief was of use to him . ] He went on : “ Satisfied in my own faith , entirely satisfied ...
... Italy ; only once in two or three years was allowed if I pleased for two or three months to go to England . " [ It was here that his hand- kerchief was of use to him . ] He went on : “ Satisfied in my own faith , entirely satisfied ...
Strana 134
... Italian lady . Some of his admirers thought that he returned with a bleeding heart , or a heart left behind ; others ... Italy , with the intention of taking with him an accomplished surgeon of his acquaintance , to examine the wounds of ...
... Italian lady . Some of his admirers thought that he returned with a bleeding heart , or a heart left behind ; others ... Italy , with the intention of taking with him an accomplished surgeon of his acquaintance , to examine the wounds of ...
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Strana 158 - Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault...
Strana 30 - Trembling, and conscious of the rich brocade. Coffee, (which makes the politician wise, And see through all things with his half-shut eyes) Sent up in vapours to the baron's brain New stratagems, the radiant lock to gain.
Strana 57 - It was said of Socrates, that he brought Philosophy down from Heaven to inhabit among Men ; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought Philosophy out of Closets and Libraries, Schools and Colleges, to dwell in Clubs and Assemblies, at Tea-tables, and in Coffee-houses.
Strana 31 - The little engine on his fingers' ends ; This just behind Belinda's neck he spread, As o'er the fragrant steams she bends her head. Swift to the Lock a thousand Sprites repair...
Strana 28 - The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, And wretches hang that jurymen may dine; The merchant from th' Exchange returns in peace, And the long labours of the toilet cease. Belinda now, whom thirst of fame invites, Burns to encounter two advent'rous knights, At Ombre singly to decide their doom, And swells her breast with conquests yet to come.
Strana 208 - Gazed on the lake below. Her conscious tail her joy declared : The fair round face, the snowy beard, The velvet of her paws, Her coat that with the tortoise vies, Her ears of jet, and emerald eyes — She saw ; and purr'd applause.
Strana 27 - And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box.
Strana 28 - Grace, And calls forth all the Wonders of her Face ; Sees by Degrees a purer Blush arise, And keener Lightnings quicken in her Eyes.
Strana 158 - Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skilled to rule, The village master taught his little school. A man severe he was, and stern to view ; I knew him well, and every truant knew...
Strana 60 - Roger, who is very well acquainted with my humour, lets me rise and go to bed when I please, dine at his own table or in my chamber as I think fit, sit still and say nothing without bidding me be merry. When the gentlemen of the country come to see him, he only shows me at a distance.