Acting National Drama, Volume 1Benjamin Webster Chapman and Hall, 1840 |
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Alice Aloud Amintor Aspatia Baron better Bill Brief Briefless Brutus Cecile Cham Cherub Cherubino Coun Count Countess Covent Garden crosses dear DIPHILUS door DRAMATIC AUTHORS dress Duchess Duke Dumont Editha Emer Emeralda Enter entrance Evadne Exeunt Exit eyes Fanny father fellow FIORELLO gentleman George give Griz hand happy hear heart honour Horace Julia King Lavish Linda Liston look Lord Lydia LYSIPPUS MADAME VESTRIS Marg married Melantius Miss mother Myrt never Novara OLYMPIC THEATRE pardon Patch PEPITO Philippe Picote Pierce Egan pray Prince Prog PROMPTER'S COPY Riquet Sally Sammy SCENE Schlopps Schloppsen Scribl Senor Figaro Seraphina servant Sir Tob Sophy Sparrow speak Squire sure Susanetta Susanna tell Temp thank Theatre THEATRE ROYAL thee there's thing thou Toby Tomkins Toribio umbrella Walt Walter What's wife wish Young Lady
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Page 24 - tis not like a friend To hide your soul from me. Tis not your nature To be thus idle : I have seen you stand As you were blasted 'midst of all your mirth ; Call thrice aloud, and then start, feigning joy So coldly ! — World, what do I here ? a friend Is nothing.
Page 2 - Do my face (If thou hadst ever feeling of a sorrow) Thus, thus, Antiphila : Strive to make me look Like sorrow's monument ! And the trees about me, Let them be dry and leafless; let the rocks Groan with continual surges; and, behind me, Make all a desolation. Look, look, wenches ! A miserable life of this poor picture ! Olym.
Page 9 - All joys upon him ! for he is my friend. Wonder not that I call a man so young my friend : His worth is great ; valiant he is and temperate ; And one that never thinks his life his own, If his friend need it.
Page 2 - Do my face (If thou had'st ever feeling of a sorrow) Thus, thus, Antiphila : strive to make me look Like Sorrow's monument ; and the trees about me, Let them be dry and leafless ; let the rocks Groan with continual surges ; and behind me, Make all a desolation.
Page 15 - Oh, no; what look soe'er thou shalt put on To try my faith, I shall not think thee false : I cannot find one blemish in thy face, Where falsehood should abide. Leave, and to bed. If you have sworn to any of the virgins, That were your old companions, to preserve Your maidenhead a night, it may be done Without this means. Evad.
Page 9 - I returned (as, without boast, I brought home conquest), he would gaze upon me And view me round, to find in what one limb The virtue lay to do those things he heard; Then would he wish to see my sword, and feel The quickness of the edge, and in his hand Weigh it: he oft would make me smile at this. His youth did promise much, and his ripe years Will see it all performed.
Page 1 - Weeps for the ruined merchant, when he roars; Rather, the wind courts but the pregnant sails, When the strong cordage cracks ; rather, the sun Comes but to kiss the fruit in wealthy autumn, When all falls blasted.
Page 25 - My shaking flesh, be thou a witness for me, With what unwillingness I go to scourge This railer, whom my folly hath...
Page 24 - You will wish't unknown, When you have heard it. Mel. No. Amin. Is much to blame, And to the King has given her honour up, And lives in whoredom with him.