Poems and PlaysIntroduction and notes by Austin Dobson]--The traveller; or, A. prospect of society.--The deserted village.--Retaliation.--The haunch of venison.--Miscellaneous pieces.--The good-natur'd man.--She stoops to conquer; or, The mistakes of a night.--Scene from The grumbler.--Appendix. |
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Page 145
... scarce older than himself — And what if I bring my last letter to the Gazetteer on the increase and pro- gress of earthquakes ? It will amuse us , I promise you . I there prove how the late earthquake is coming round to pay us another ...
... scarce older than himself — And what if I bring my last letter to the Gazetteer on the increase and pro- gress of earthquakes ? It will amuse us , I promise you . I there prove how the late earthquake is coming round to pay us another ...
Page 176
... scarce gotten out of one scrape , but he's running his head into another . Sir Will . How so ? Jarvis . The house has but just been cleared of the bailiffs , and now he's again engaging tooth and nail in assisting old Croaker's son to ...
... scarce gotten out of one scrape , but he's running his head into another . Sir Will . How so ? Jarvis . The house has but just been cleared of the bailiffs , and now he's again engaging tooth and nail in assisting old Croaker's son to ...
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... scarce anything will be left upon which he can lay claim to applause in poetry . Rowe was only outdone by Shakespeare and Otway as a tragic writer ; he has fewer absurdities than either ; and is , perhaps , as pathetic as they ; but his ...
... scarce anything will be left upon which he can lay claim to applause in poetry . Rowe was only outdone by Shakespeare and Otway as a tragic writer ; he has fewer absurdities than either ; and is , perhaps , as pathetic as they ; but his ...
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