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Page 74
... fupported the captain with characteristic spi- rit , but we must give Mr. SMITH an undoubted fuperiority for uniform eafe , elegance and fuitable vivacity ; being the unaffected gentleman in pri- vate life , he is neceffarily fo on the ...
... fupported the captain with characteristic spi- rit , but we must give Mr. SMITH an undoubted fuperiority for uniform eafe , elegance and fuitable vivacity ; being the unaffected gentleman in pri- vate life , he is neceffarily fo on the ...
Page 133
... fupported ; but the charge of gaining Desdemona by spells and medi- cines , however confonant to a Venetian law , ' against fuch practices , I could wish had been rejected by our author , for the fame reason I urged against witches ...
... fupported ; but the charge of gaining Desdemona by spells and medi- cines , however confonant to a Venetian law , ' against fuch practices , I could wish had been rejected by our author , for the fame reason I urged against witches ...
Page 164
... fupported adequately by the several characters . up- Sir William Meadows , a hearty , plain old gentleman begins the third act with Hawthorn , their scene means nothing more than to throw fome glimmering of light on the plot ; indeed ...
... fupported adequately by the several characters . up- Sir William Meadows , a hearty , plain old gentleman begins the third act with Hawthorn , their scene means nothing more than to throw fome glimmering of light on the plot ; indeed ...
Page 193
... fupported by Mrs. PITT ; upon the whole , this play is in a truly deplorable state of action at present in both houses ; and as , fixteen years ago , it was hard to say which company excelled most , the contention now seems to be , who ...
... fupported by Mrs. PITT ; upon the whole , this play is in a truly deplorable state of action at present in both houses ; and as , fixteen years ago , it was hard to say which company excelled most , the contention now seems to be , who ...
Page 210
... fupported a degree of get- teel delicacy very little to be expected from his gé- neral mode of performance ; and indeed fuperior to any other person we have seen . Meff . CLARKE and PACKER wanting effential cha- racteristic threwdness ...
... fupported a degree of get- teel delicacy very little to be expected from his gé- neral mode of performance ; and indeed fuperior to any other person we have seen . Meff . CLARKE and PACKER wanting effential cha- racteristic threwdness ...
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