New Way to Pay Old Debts: A Comedy, Adapted to the Stagetheatre, 1810 - 77 pages |
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... hope it will torment you , I'll briefly tell your story . Your dead father , Old Sir John Wellborn , My quondam master , was a man of worship ; Bare the whole sway of the shire ; kept a great house ; Reliev'd the poor , and so forth ...
... hope it will torment you , I'll briefly tell your story . Your dead father , Old Sir John Wellborn , My quondam master , was a man of worship ; Bare the whole sway of the shire ; kept a great house ; Reliev'd the poor , and so forth ...
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... hope To enjoy a quiet bed with her , whose father Ruin'd thy state ? →→→→ Allw . And yours too . Well . I confess it , Allworth.- Or canst thou think , if self - love blind thee not , That Sir Giles Overreach - who , to make her ...
... hope To enjoy a quiet bed with her , whose father Ruin'd thy state ? →→→→ Allw . And yours too . Well . I confess it , Allworth.- Or canst thou think , if self - love blind thee not , That Sir Giles Overreach - who , to make her ...
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... hope it . These were your father's words : -If e'er my son Follow the war , tell him , it is a school Where all the principles tending to honour Are taught , if truly follow'd : But for such As repair thither , as a place in which They ...
... hope it . These were your father's words : -If e'er my son Follow the war , tell him , it is a school Where all the principles tending to honour Are taught , if truly follow'd : But for such As repair thither , as a place in which They ...
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... hope , assures her , though she make herself Close prisoner ever for her husband's loss , " T will not recover him . Ord . Sir , ' t is her will ; Which we , that are her servants , ought to serve , And not dispute : Howe'er , you ' re ...
... hope , assures her , though she make herself Close prisoner ever for her husband's loss , " T will not recover him . Ord . Sir , ' t is her will ; Which we , that are her servants , ought to serve , And not dispute : Howe'er , you ' re ...
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... hope a blessing Beyond your master's leavings , who advances ? Who shows me the way ? All the Servants . Help , fellows , help ! -within there ! Ord . Here comes my lady . Enter Lady ALLworth . Lady . How now ? -What noise is this ...
... hope a blessing Beyond your master's leavings , who advances ? Who shows me the way ? All the Servants . Help , fellows , help ! -within there ! Ord . Here comes my lady . Enter Lady ALLworth . Lady . How now ? -What noise is this ...
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ABIGAIL Allw angry Art thou bak'd belly call'd command cormorant cozen'd Dar'st thou dare deed dine dinner doubt dumpling durst E'en e'er Enter GREEDY Enter Lady ALLWORTH Enter LOVELL Enter MARGARET Enter MARRALL Enter Sir GILES Enter WATCHALL Enter WELLBORN Exeunt Exit GREEDY Exit MARRALL fair father favour fortune FURNACE gentleman give thanks Gree hath hear honest hope husband Justice GREEDY justice of peace kiss knave Lady Allworth's House lady's ladyship land leave Lord Lovell lordship madam Marg marriage married master Allworth master Greedy mistress Musick ne'er nephew noble Noble lady o'er old debts PAY OLD DEBTS pleas'd poor Pray rascal rich sake SCENE Sir G Sir Giles Overreach Sir GILES's sirrah speak stay stomach swear TABITHA TAPWELL and FROTH thee There's thou art Troth true undone Vintner what's WILLDO word worship
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Page 52 - To my wish: we are private. I come not to make offer with my daughter A certain portion, — that were poor and trivial : In one word, I pronounce all that is mine, In lands or leases, ready coin or goods, With her, my lord, comes to you; nor shall you have One motive to induce you to believe I live too long, since every year I'll add Something unto the heap, which shall be yours too. Lov. You are a right kind father.
Page 23 - Well. By this light I think he's mad. Mar. Mad ! had you ta'en compassion on yourself, You long since had been mad. Well. You have ta'en a course, Between you and my venerable uncle, To make me so.
Page 77 - I redeem it Some noble way, I am but half made up. It is a time of action. If your lordship Will please to confer a company upon me In your command, I doubt not in my service To my king and country but I shall do something That may make me right again. Lov. Your suit is granted, And you loved for the motion. Well. [Coming forward] Nothing wants then But your allowance...
Page 54 - For though I do contemn report myself, As a mere sound, I still will be so tender Of what concerns you, in all points of honour, That the immaculate whiteness of your fame, Nor your unquestioned integrity, Shall e'er be sullied with one taint or spot That may take from your innocence and candour.
Page 54 - I write nil ultra to my proudest hopes. As for possessions, and annual rents, Equivalent to maintain you in the port Your noble birth and present state requires, I do remove that burthen from your shoulders, And take it on mine own : for, though I ruin The country to supply your riotous waste, The scourge of prodigals, want, shall never find you.
Page 22 - And therefore, I'll not have a chambermaid ; That ties her shoes, or any meaner office, But such whose fathers were right worshipful. 'Tis a rich man's pride ! there having ever been More than a feud, a strange antipathy, Between us and true gentry.
Page 24 - Mar. With choice, no doubt, of dogwhips Why, dost thou ever hope to pass her porter? Well. 'Tis not far off, go with me; trust thine own eyes. Mar. Troth, in my hope, or my assurance rather, To see thee curvet...
Page 14 - Sir, it is her will, Which we, that are her servants, ought to serve, And not dispute. Howe'er, you are nobly welcome; And, if you please to stay, that you may think so, There came, not six days since, from Hull, a pipe Of rich Canary, which shall spend itself For my lady's honour. GREEDY. Is it of the right race?
Page 49 - And what is more, unfold my nature to you. We worldly men, when we see friends, and kinsmen, Past hope sunk in their fortunes, lend no hand To lift...