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Page 43
... humour , I had almost said wit : This debt to thy mem'ry I cannot refuse , " Thou best humour'd man with the worst humour'd muse . " " 1 [ An adaptation of Rochester on Lord Buckhurst . It is half suspected that Whitefoord wrote this ...
... humour , I had almost said wit : This debt to thy mem'ry I cannot refuse , " Thou best humour'd man with the worst humour'd muse . " " 1 [ An adaptation of Rochester on Lord Buckhurst . It is half suspected that Whitefoord wrote this ...
Page 131
... humour , in whatever walks of life they were most conspicuous . The author of the following scenes never imagined that more would be expected of him , and therefore to delineate character has been his principal aim . Those who know ...
... humour , in whatever walks of life they were most conspicuous . The author of the following scenes never imagined that more would be expected of him , and therefore to delineate character has been his principal aim . Those who know ...
Page 218
... Humour , my dear : nothing but humour . Come , Mr. Hardcastle , you must allow the boy a little humour . Hard . I'd sooner allow him a horse - pond ! If burn- ing the footmen's shoes , frightening the maids , and worrying the kittens , be ...
... Humour , my dear : nothing but humour . Come , Mr. Hardcastle , you must allow the boy a little humour . Hard . I'd sooner allow him a horse - pond ! If burn- ing the footmen's shoes , frightening the maids , and worrying the kittens , be ...
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RETALIATION | 35 |
Part of a Prologue written and spoken by the Poet Laberius | 53 |
On Seeing Mrs | 59 |
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