Lionel and Clarissa, by I. Bickerstaff. The toy shop; the king and the miller of Mansfield; Sir John Cockle at court; the blind beggar of Bethnal Green, by R. Dodsley. Barataria, by F. Pilon. Rosina, by Mrs. BrookeJames Plumptre F. Hodson, 1812 - English drama |
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... poor tame ducks and chickens in your yard ? N the partridge , the pheasant , the woodcock , are t game ; there is some sport in bringing them down , b cause they are wild ; and it is just the same with an hu band or a lover . I would ...
... poor tame ducks and chickens in your yard ? N the partridge , the pheasant , the woodcock , are t game ; there is some sport in bringing them down , b cause they are wild ; and it is just the same with an hu band or a lover . I would ...
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... Poor , dear Mr. Lionel , he does not seem to be in over great spirits either . To be sure , madam , it's no business of mine ; but , I believe , if the truth was known , there are those in the house who would give more than ever I shall ...
... Poor , dear Mr. Lionel , he does not seem to be in over great spirits either . To be sure , madam , it's no business of mine ; but , I believe , if the truth was known , there are those in the house who would give more than ever I shall ...
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... poor servant , ' tis true ma'am ; But was I a lady , like you , ma'am , In grief would I sit ? No , no , not a bit ; I would certainly search the world thro ' , ma'am , To find what my liking could hit . And if a young man , In my fancy ...
... poor servant , ' tis true ma'am ; But was I a lady , like you , ma'am , In grief would I sit ? No , no , not a bit ; I would certainly search the world thro ' , ma'am , To find what my liking could hit . And if a young man , In my fancy ...
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... Poor dear soul , I pity you ! Yes , yes , I believe you are miserable enough , indeed ; and , I assure you , I have pitied you a great while , and spoke many words in your favour , when you little thought you had such a friend in a ...
... Poor dear soul , I pity you ! Yes , yes , I believe you are miserable enough , indeed ; and , I assure you , I have pitied you a great while , and spoke many words in your favour , when you little thought you had such a friend in a ...
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... poor young fellow under misfor- tunes ? Give him your hand , and ask his pardon.- Don't mind her , Harman . - For all this , she is as good- natured a little girl as ever was born . Har . You may remember , Sir , I told you before din ...
... poor young fellow under misfor- tunes ? Give him your hand , and ask his pardon.- Don't mind her , Harman . - For all this , she is as good- natured a little girl as ever was born . Har . You may remember , Sir , I told you before din ...
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acted Ballad Barataria Beggar Beggar's Opera believe BELVILLE Bessy Bethnal Green better called Capt character Clar Clare Hall Clarissa Colonel OLDBOY Comic Opera Courtier Covent Garden daughter dear Diana Dodsley Dodsley's Don Quix Don Quixote Dorcas Duke edition Enter Exeunt Exit father favour Gent gentleman give governor hand happy hear heart honest honour hope ISAAC BICKERSTAFF Jenkins Jenny justice Kate King labour Lady Rand Lion Lionel look Looking-Glass Lord Lurewell madam Majesty marry Mast Miller mind Miss Miss KITTY never Non-Juror Opera Pedro Peggy Phoebe piece play Poor Richard says pray Preface Ranby Rich ROBERT DODSLEY Rosina Sancho SCENE servant shew Sir John Flowerdale Sir Timothy song speak stage sure tell thee there's thing thou thought Toy-Shop virtue Welf William wish woman young
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Page 344 - Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himself no Leisure? I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well, if thou meanest to gain Leisure; and, since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an Hour.
Page 342 - A word to the wise is enough, and many words wont fill a bushel, as Poor Richard says." They joined in desiring him to speak his mind, and gathering round him, he proceeded as follows; "Friends," says he, and neighbours, "the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the Government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride,...
Page 348 - And again, Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but Poor Dick says, 'Tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.
Page 349 - The day comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it; or, if you bear your debt in mind, the term, which at first seemed so long, will, as it lessens, appear extremely short. Time will seem to have added wings to his heels as well as his shoulders. Those have a short Lent, who owe money to be paid at Easter.
Page 344 - One today is worth two tomorrows, as Poor Richard says; and further, Never leave that till tomorrow, which you can do today. If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle? Are you then your own master? Be ashamed to catch yourself idle...
Page 347 - You expect they will be sold cheap, and perhaps they may for less than they cost ; but if you have no occasion for them they must be dear to you. Remember what Poor Richard says : Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries.
Page 348 - Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy.' And after all, of what use is this pride of appearance for which so much is risked, so much is suffered? It cannot promote health nor ease pain ; it makes no increase of merit in the person ; it creates envy ; it hastens misfortune.
Page 345 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost,' being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail.
Page 343 - He that hath a Trade hath an Estate, and He that hath a Calling hath an Office of Profit and Honor; but then the Trade must be worked at, and the Calling well followed, or neither the Estate, nor the Office, will enable us to pay our Taxes.— If we are industrious we shall never starve; for, as Poor Richard says, At the working Man's House Hunger looks in, but dares not enter.
Page 347 - A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of: they think, It is day, and will never be night; that a little to be spent out of so much is not worth minding ; but Always taking out of the mealtub, and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom, as Poor Richard says; and then, When the well is dry, they know the worth of water.