Shifting Scenes in Theatrical LifeRoutledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1859 - 295 pages |
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Eliza Winstanley. clever , " returned Emma , gazing up into her husband's face with an expression of trustfulness . 66 ' Dignity , dignity , madam ! If you continue to look so meek , people will not think anything of us ; we shall be ...
Eliza Winstanley. clever , " returned Emma , gazing up into her husband's face with an expression of trustfulness . 66 ' Dignity , dignity , madam ! If you continue to look so meek , people will not think anything of us ; we shall be ...
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... face . " Oh , dear ! let me go - my clothes - my money ! " sobbed the lad , struggling to free himself from the man's iron grasp . " Tha'rt a doon - reet cheet ! that's what ' ee are ! " said the man , in a burly tone ; " and if ' a had ...
... face . " Oh , dear ! let me go - my clothes - my money ! " sobbed the lad , struggling to free himself from the man's iron grasp . " Tha'rt a doon - reet cheet ! that's what ' ee are ! " said the man , in a burly tone ; " and if ' a had ...
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... face for a kiss . " Don't fear , father dear ; you shall see how well I'll dance ; I'll not forget one step . " " Bless you , my precious treasure , " said the clown , in a choked voice ; " what would old Chip be without his pretty ...
... face for a kiss . " Don't fear , father dear ; you shall see how well I'll dance ; I'll not forget one step . " " Bless you , my precious treasure , " said the clown , in a choked voice ; " what would old Chip be without his pretty ...
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... face whose every look she waited upon with the tenderest solicitude , would soon be hidden for ever from her gaze . The last leaves of autumn were falling , and the crazy window of a very humble chamber shook and rattled as the chilly ...
... face whose every look she waited upon with the tenderest solicitude , would soon be hidden for ever from her gaze . The last leaves of autumn were falling , and the crazy window of a very humble chamber shook and rattled as the chilly ...
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... face , the girl bounded on the stage . " There is no profession in the world demands such total abandonment of self as that of the actor ; for he must forget , in his vocation , all aches of mind and body ; he must laugh when his frame ...
... face , the girl bounded on the stage . " There is no profession in the world demands such total abandonment of self as that of the actor ; for he must forget , in his vocation , all aches of mind and body ; he must laugh when his frame ...
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