British Theatre, Volume 24J. Bell, 1792 - English drama |
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... lady he's guardian to . Hon . Perhaps so . Mr. Croaker , knowing my friend- ship for the young lady , has got it into his head , that I can persuade her to what I please . Jar . Ah if you lov'd yourself but half as well as she loves you ...
... lady he's guardian to . Hon . Perhaps so . Mr. Croaker , knowing my friend- ship for the young lady , has got it into his head , that I can persuade her to what I please . Jar . Ah if you lov'd yourself but half as well as she loves you ...
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... ladies , I assure you . Croak . May be not . Indeed , what signifies whe- ther they be perverted or no ? The women in my time were good for something . I have seen a lady drest from top to toe in her own manufactures formerly . But now ...
... ladies , I assure you . Croak . May be not . Indeed , what signifies whe- ther they be perverted or no ? The women in my time were good for something . I have seen a lady drest from top to toe in her own manufactures formerly . But now ...
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... in antiques ! herself the most genuine piece of antiquity in the whole col- lection . Hon . Excuse me , ladies , if some uneasiness from t friendship makes me unfit to share in this good hu- 20 A & t 1 . THE GOOD NATURED MAN .
... in antiques ! herself the most genuine piece of antiquity in the whole col- lection . Hon . Excuse me , ladies , if some uneasiness from t friendship makes me unfit to share in this good hu- 20 A & t 1 . THE GOOD NATURED MAN .
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... ladies . Miss Fruzz , Miss Odbody , and Miss Winterbottom , praise him in all companies . As for Miss Biddy Bundle , she's C iij ла1 . 21 THE GOOD NATURED MAN . friendship makes me unfit to share in this good hu- ...
... ladies . Miss Fruzz , Miss Odbody , and Miss Winterbottom , praise him in all companies . As for Miss Biddy Bundle , she's C iij ла1 . 21 THE GOOD NATURED MAN . friendship makes me unfit to share in this good hu- ...
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... lady's beauty till she's beginning to lose it . [ Smiling . Mrs. Croak . But she's resolved never to lose it , it seems . For as her natural face decays , her skill im- proves in making the artificial one . Well , nothing diverts me ...
... lady's beauty till she's beginning to lose it . [ Smiling . Mrs. Croak . But she's resolved never to lose it , it seems . For as her natural face decays , her skill im- proves in making the artificial one . Well , nothing diverts me ...
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