Jones's British Theatre, 6. kötet

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Chambers, 1795
 

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27. oldal - In the mean while, sir — notwithstanding your contempt of my advice, and your disobedience till my commands, I will convince you of my paternal attention till your welfare, by my management of this voluptuary — this Lord Lumbercourt, — whose daughter you are to marry.
43. oldal - I am afraid we shall have a warm squabble ; and therefore I wanted your assistance in it. Eger. But how, sir, could my drinking contribute to assist you in your squabble ? Sir P.
3. oldal - THE Postman -is at the gate, Sam ; pray step and take in the letters. Sam. John the gardener is gone for them, Mrs. Betty. Bet. Bid John bring them to me, Sam : tell him I am here in the Library.
48. oldal - I got intill the vary bowels of his confidence ; and then, sir, I wriggled and wrought, and wriggled, till I wriggled myself among the very thick of them.
64. oldal - My dear Sir Pertinax, what could provoke you to break off this business so abruptly ? — You are really wrong in the point; and if you will give yourself time to recollect, you will find that my having the nomination to the boroughs for my life, was a preliminary article — and I appeal to Mr.
13. oldal - Indeed, sir, it is no more than you deserve, and what all the world and all the servants say of you. Sid. I am much obliged to them, Mrs. Betty. But pray what are your commands with me ? Bet.
4. oldal - As sure as you are alive, Nanny, or I am greatly deceived — And yet I can't be deceived neither.
22. oldal - I say, and return to town directly, and see what is become of my Lord Lumbercourt. Lady Mac. Here he comes. — I will get out of his way. — But I beg, Charles, while he is in this ill humour that you will not oppose him, let him say what he will — when his passion is a little cool, I will return, and try to bring him to reason : but do not thwart him. Eger. Madam, I will not. [Exit Lady Mac. Sir Per. [JVithout."} Here, you Tomlins, where is my son Egerton ? Tom. [Without.*] In the library, sir....
47. oldal - I plumped me down upon my knees, close by her — cheek by jowl — and prayed, and sighed, and sung, and groaned, and gnashed my teeth as vehemently as she could do for the life of her ; ay, and turned up the whites of mine een, till the strings awmost cracked again. I watched her motions, handed her till her chair, waited on her home, got...
8. oldal - I am sensible how unseemly it appears in a son, to descant on the unamiable passions of a parent ; but as we are alone, and friends, I cannot help observing, in my own defence, that when a father will not allow the use of reason to any of his family...

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