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... character , and the charlatan " Lofty , " a sort of " Beau Tibbs above - Stairs , " is almost as good . But , as Garrick's keen eye saw , to have a second male figure of greater importance than the central personage was a serious error ...
... character , and the charlatan " Lofty , " a sort of " Beau Tibbs above - Stairs , " is almost as good . But , as Garrick's keen eye saw , to have a second male figure of greater importance than the central personage was a serious error ...
Page 59
... CHARACTER OF FOR you , bright fair , the Nine address their lays , And tune my feeble voice to sing thy praise . The heartfelt power of every charm divine , Who can withstand their all commanding shine ? She how she moves along with ...
... CHARACTER OF FOR you , bright fair , the Nine address their lays , And tune my feeble voice to sing thy praise . The heartfelt power of every charm divine , Who can withstand their all commanding shine ? She how she moves along with ...
Page 291
... character in Buckingham's Rehearsal , 1672 , intended for Dryden . Here it is used by extension for " poet " or " dramatist . " EPILOGUE1 To be spoken in the character of TONY LUMPKIN Epilogue 291.
... character in Buckingham's Rehearsal , 1672 , intended for Dryden . Here it is used by extension for " poet " or " dramatist . " EPILOGUE1 To be spoken in the character of TONY LUMPKIN Epilogue 291.
Contents
THE DESERTED VILLAGE | 16 |
Part of a Prologue written and spoken by the Poet Laberius | 53 |
On Seeing Mrs perform in the Character | 59 |
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