The modern theatre: a collection of successful modern plays, Volumes 3-4Georg Olms Verlag |
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Aman Berin Blac Bloom Blun BLUNTLY brother Char Claransforth Cleve Colonel Colonel Talbot Crev Cyprus dare daugh dear death Douglas Earl Edwin Elea Eliz Elwina Enter Euston Exeunt Exit eyes Fash father fear forgive fortune give hand happy hath hear heart heaven honour hope husband Julia ladyship Ld Fop live look Lord lordship Lory Loveless madam Major Cyp Mand Mandeville Manly married Mary Matilda mean Metland Miss Hoy Miss Wingrove Morcar never Nurse Oldstock pardon passion peace Percy pity poor pray Prot queen SCENE servant shou'd Sir Geo Sir George Sir Ol Sir Tun Sir Tunbelly Siward soul speak suppose sure Surrey tears tell thee thing thou art thou hast thought twas wife wish woman word wou'd wretched young Zounds
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Page 266 - Ber. Yet I'm very innocent Aman. That I dare swear you are. I know how to make allowances for your humour; but you resolve, then, never to marry again ? Ber.
Page 281 - I would not care if he was hanged, so I were but once married to him. No, that which pleases me is to think what work I'll make when I get to London; for when I am a wife and a lady both, ecod, I'll flaunt it with the best of 'em.
Page 278 - A blank, my lord. She never told her love, But let concealment, like a worm i...
Page 4 - To the generous mind The heaviest debt is that of gratitude, When 'tis not in our power to repay it.
Page 261 - This is the first I have heard on't — so, I suppose, 'tis his quality more than his love has brought him into this adventure. He thinks his title an authentic passport to every woman's heart below the degree of a peeress.
Page 272 - I was debating, madam, whether I was so or not, and that was it which made me look so thoughtful.
Page 300 - Ay, strollers. Come , give an account of yourself. What's your name? where do you live? do you pay scot and lot? Come, are you a freeholder or a copyholder?
Page 271 - Here's rare news, Lory ; his lordship has given me a pill has purged off all my scruples. Lory. Then my heart's at ease again : for I have been in a lamentable fright, sir, ever since your conscience had the impudence to intrude into your company.
Page 257 - Most certainly, madam. There is my lady Tattle, my lady Prate, my lady Titter, my lady Sneer, my lady Giggle, and my lady Grin — these have boxes in the front, and while any favourite air is singing, are the prettiest company in the waurld, stap my vitals ! — Mayn't we hope for the honour to see you added to our society, madam ? Aman. Alas ! my lord, I am the worst company in the world at a concert, I'm so apt to attend to the music.
Page 263 - If that be all, you shall e'en sleep here to-night. Ber. To-night! Aman. Yes, to-night. Ber. Why, the people where I lodge will think me mad. Aman. Let 'em think what they please.