 | John Gay - Ballad operas - 1728 - 102 pages
...afimilitude of Manners in high and low Life, that it is difficult to determine Whether (in the f^iliionable Vices) the fine Gentlemen imitate the Gentlemen of...fine Gentlemen.— Had the Play remain'd, as I at fir(t intended, it would have carried a moft excellent Moral. 'Twould have (hown that the lower Sort... | |
 | John Gay - English poetry - 1770 - 372 pages
...manners in high and low life, that it is difficult to determine whether (in the fafttionable vice*) the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of the road,...have carried a- moft excellent moral : 'twould have fhown that the lower fort of people have their vices in a degree as well as the rich ; and that they... | |
 | John Gay - English drama - 1772 - 386 pages
...fimilitudeof manners in high and low life, that it is difficult to determine whether (in the fafhionable vices) the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of...have carried a moft excellent moral : 'twould have fhown that the lower fort of people have their vices in a degree as well as the rich ; and that they... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1777 - 374 pages
...fimilitude of manners in high and low life, that it is difficult to determine whether (in the faihionable vices-) the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of...gentlemen of the road the fine gentlemen. Had the play remained as I at firft intended, it would have carried a molt excellent moral ; 'twould have (hewn... | |
 | English drama - 1777 - 380 pages
...fimilitude of manners in high and low life, that it is difficult to determine whether (in the fafliionable vices) the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of...gentlemen of the road the fine gentlemen. Had the play remained as I at firft intended, it would have carried a moil excellent moral ; 'twould have fliewn... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1780 - 340 pages
...fimilitude of manners in high and low life, that it is difiicult to determine whether (in the falhionable vices) the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of the road, or the gentlemen of the road the line gentlemen. Had the Play remained as I at iirlt intended it would have carried a moft excellent... | |
 | John Milton, John Dalton - English drama - 1791 - 498 pages
...similitude of manners in high and low life, that it is difficult to determine whether, in the fashionable vices, the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of...gentlemen of the road the fine gentlemen. Had the Play remained as I at first intended, it would have carried a most excellent moral ; 'twould have shewn... | |
 | English drama - 1804 - 630 pages
...similitude of manners in hi^h and low life, that it is difficult to determine whether, in the fashionable vices, the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of...gentlemen of the road the fine gentlemen. Had the play remained as Г at first intended, it would have carried a most excellent moral ; 'twould have shewn,... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 696 pages
...similitude of manners m high and low life, that it is difficult to determine whéthér, in the fashionable vices, the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of...road, or the gentlemen of the road the fine gentlemen. I « naire, quand même elle ne serait jamais allée à « la cour ni dans une assemblée. . . Comment... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1871 - 568 pages
...similitude of manners in high and low life, that it is difficult to determine whether (in the fashionable vices) the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of...road, or the gentlemen of the road the fine gentlemen. ' * Wherein, for example, is Peachum different from a great minister ? Like him, he is a leader of... | |
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Through the whole Piece you may observe such a similitude of Manners in high and low Life, that it is difficult to determine whether (in the fashionable Vices) the fine Gentlemen imitate the Gentlemen of the Road, or the Gentlemen of the Road the fine... 
