pt.2. Authors and actors : I-Y. Appendix. Additions and correctionsLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1812 |
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acted actor afterwards appeared became born called Cambridge celebrated character Cibber College comedy court Covent Garden Covent Garden Theatre daugh daughter death died dramatic pieces Drury Lane Drury Lane Theatre Dryden Dublin Duke Earl England English entertainment entitled esteem father favour fortune friends Garrick genius gentleman Haymarket Haymarket Theatre honour humour Ireland James John King Charles lady Langbaine latter Lincoln's Inn Fields lived London Lord Lord Chamberlain Lord Halifax Love manager married master ment merit never obliged Oxford performed person play poem poet poetical poetry printed profession published Queen racter received reign Royal says seems sent Shakspeare soon stage success Theatre Theatre Royal theatrical Thomas thor tion tleman took the degree Trag tragedy translation Trinity College vols Westminster Abbey Westminster school wife William William Davenant writer written wrote young
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Стр. 174 - Latin proverb, were not always the least happy ; and as his fancy was quick, so likewise were the products of it remote and new. He borrowed not of any other ; and his imaginations were such as could not easily enter into any other man.
Стр. 268 - The person who acted Polly, till then obscure, became all at once the favourite of the Town. Her pictures were engraved and sold in great numbers, her life written, books of letters and verses to her published, and pamphlets made even of her sayings and jests. ' Furthermore, it drove out of England for that season the Italian opera, which had carried all before it for ten years...
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