| John Gay - Ballad operas - 1728 - 102 pages
...him ] Why, that is the whole Scheme and Intention or' all Marriage Articles. The comfortable Eflate of Widow-hood, is the only Hope that keeps up a Wife's Spirits. Where is the Woman who would fcruple to be a Wife, if (he had it in her Power to be a Widow whenever (he plcas'd ? If you have any... | |
| John Milton, John Dalton - English drama - 1791 - 498 pages
...of parting with him ? 486 Peath. Parting with him! why that is the whole scheme and intention of all marriage articles. The comfortable estate of widowhood...she pleased ? If you have any views of this sort, Polly, I shall think the match not io very unreasonable. Polly. How I dread to hear your advice! yet... | |
| British drama - 1804 - 630 pages
...scheme and intention of all marriage articles. The comfortable estate of widowhood is the only lw>pe that keeps up a wife's spirits. Where is the woman, who would scruple to be a wife, if she liad it in her power to he a widow whenever she pleased ? If you have any views of this sort, Polly,... | |
| Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 376 pages
...thoughts of parting with him ? Peach. Parting with him! why that is the whole scheme and intention of all marriage articles. The comfortable estate of widowhood...she pleased ? If you have any views of this sort, Polly, I shall think the match not so very unreasonable. Polly. 'How I dread to hear your advice! yet... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - English drama - 1811 - 698 pages
...thoughts of parting with him ? Peach. Parting with him', why that is the whole scheme and intention of all marriage articles. The comfortable estate of widowhood...she pleased ? If you have any views of this sort, Polly, I shall think the match not so very unreasonable. Polly. How I dread to hear your advice ! yet... | |
| British drama - 1811 - 710 pages
...thoughts of parting with him ? Peach. Parting with him! why that is the whole scheme and intention of all marriage articles. The comfortable estate of widowhood...whenever she pleased? If you have any views of this sort, Polly, I shall think the match not so very unreasonable. Polly. How I dread to hear your advice ! yet... | |
| Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1824 - 432 pages
...thoughts of parting with him ? Peach. Parting with him ! why that is the whole scheme and intention of all marriage articles. The comfortable estate of widowhood...she pleased ? If you have any views of this sort, Polly, I shall think the match not so very unreasonable. Polly. How I dread to hear your advice ! yet... | |
| English drama - 1824 - 656 pages
...scheme and intention of all marriage articles. Tbe comfortable slate of widowhood is the onlv hopĀ« that keeps up a wife's spirits. Where is the woman who would scruple to be a wife, if she lud it in her power to be a widow whenever she pleased t If you have any views of this sort, Polly,... | |
| Joseph Thomas - Burlesques - 1838 - 382 pages
...jointure, and of being a widow. PEACH. Parting with him! why that is the whole scheme and intention of all marriage articles. The comfortable estate of widowhood...keeps up a wife's spirits. Where is the woman who could scruple to be a wife, if she had it in her power to be a widow whenever she pleased ? If you... | |
| Joseph Thomas - Burlesques - 1838 - 380 pages
...jointure, and of being a widow. PEACH. Parting with him! why that is the whole scheme and intention of all marriage articles. The comfortable estate of widowhood...keeps up a wife's spirits. Where is the woman who could scruple to be a wife, if she had it in her power to be a widow whenever she pleased ? If you... | |
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