The Theatrical Bouquet: Containing an Alphabetical Arrangement of the Prologues and Epilogues, which Have Been Published by Distinguished Wits, from the Time that Colley Cibber First Came on the Stage to the Present Year ... |
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... poor deferted place , None to our Boxes now in pity ftray , But Poets free o'ch ' Houfe , and Beaux who never pay . No longer now we fee our crouded door Send the late Comer back again at four . At feven now into our empty Pit Drops ...
... poor deferted place , None to our Boxes now in pity ftray , But Poets free o'ch ' Houfe , and Beaux who never pay . No longer now we fee our crouded door Send the late Comer back again at four . At feven now into our empty Pit Drops ...
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... poor Patrick Kelly , There was no joking with the belly . Thefe facts laid down , then thus I reafon , Wit in a Prologue's out of feafon . Yet ftill will you for jokes fit watching , Like Cock - Lane folks for - Fanny's scratching . And ...
... poor Patrick Kelly , There was no joking with the belly . Thefe facts laid down , then thus I reafon , Wit in a Prologue's out of feafon . Yet ftill will you for jokes fit watching , Like Cock - Lane folks for - Fanny's scratching . And ...
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... poor women could not write as well : Yes , ladies , we have written , and we will ; No lords , alive , or dead , fhall stop our quill . Break down the fences of a partial tribe , And let us too preach , counfel and prefcribe ! Firm as ...
... poor women could not write as well : Yes , ladies , we have written , and we will ; No lords , alive , or dead , fhall stop our quill . Break down the fences of a partial tribe , And let us too preach , counfel and prefcribe ! Firm as ...
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... poor fervar Shift ? Your father talks of lending me a lift- A great man's promife , when his turn is ferv'd ! Capons on promifes wou'd foon be starv'd : No , on myself alone , I'll now rely : ' Gad I've a thriving traffic in my eye ...
... poor fervar Shift ? Your father talks of lending me a lift- A great man's promife , when his turn is ferv'd ! Capons on promifes wou'd foon be starv'd : No , on myself alone , I'll now rely : ' Gad I've a thriving traffic in my eye ...
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... poor . An EPILOGUE UPON PROLOGUES . A N Epilogue methinks I heard you cry , You want an Epilogue - and fo do I. Not having epilogue materials by me , I'll speak concerning Prologues - don't deny me : In Prologues and in Epilogues we ...
... poor . An EPILOGUE UPON PROLOGUES . A N Epilogue methinks I heard you cry , You want an Epilogue - and fo do I. Not having epilogue materials by me , I'll speak concerning Prologues - don't deny me : In Prologues and in Epilogues we ...
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applaufe bard beft boaft breaft Britons caufe charms comic critic damn DAVID GARRICK e'er English EPILOGUE ev'n ev'ry eyes faid fame faſhion fatire fave favour fcenes fcorn fear feem fenfe fhall fhew fhould filk firft flain fmile foes foft folly fome fons fool foon foul fpeak fpirit friends ftage ftand ftate ftill fuccefs fuch fure fweet GARRICK gen'rous give grace Greece heart heroes honeft honour hufbands juft KING Ladies laft laugh Lord Mifs mind mufe muft muſt ne'er night o'er OGUE paffion play pleafe pleaſe pleaſure poet poet's poor pow'r praife praiſe pray PROLOGUE R. B. SHERIDAN reafon rife ſcene ſkill ſpeak Spoken ſtage tafte taſte tears thefe there's theſe thofe thoſe thro to-night tragic Twas uſe virtue WESTO whofe wife worfe wou'd WRITTEN ye fair Zounds то
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