The British drama, Том 21804 |
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... present to observe , that Farce cannot be deemed an ex- act and legitimate species of the Drama . It delights in exaggeration ; and , in every portrait , it enlarges the features of the individual beyond their true pro- portion so that ...
... present to observe , that Farce cannot be deemed an ex- act and legitimate species of the Drama . It delights in exaggeration ; and , in every portrait , it enlarges the features of the individual beyond their true pro- portion so that ...
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... present ; for the ancients were lamentably deficient in the histrionic art : and the mask , which was uni- versally worn by performers in those times , is alone sufficient to evince , that the science of just representation was then but ...
... present ; for the ancients were lamentably deficient in the histrionic art : and the mask , which was uni- versally worn by performers in those times , is alone sufficient to evince , that the science of just representation was then but ...
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... present to you one of the best - natured men in the world ! Mr Barnard here , the flower of hospitality ! I congratulate you upon having so good a neighbour . Mr Barn . Sir ! Baron . It is an advantage I am proud of . Mr Barn . Sir ...
... present to you one of the best - natured men in the world ! Mr Barnard here , the flower of hospitality ! I congratulate you upon having so good a neighbour . Mr Barn . Sir ! Baron . It is an advantage I am proud of . Mr Barn . Sir ...
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... present of this ring . Peach . I have set his name down in the black- list ; that's all , my dear ! he spends his life among women , and , as soon as his money is gone , one or other of the ladies will hang him for the re- ward ; and ...
... present of this ring . Peach . I have set his name down in the black- list ; that's all , my dear ! he spends his life among women , and , as soon as his money is gone , one or other of the ladies will hang him for the re- ward ; and ...
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... present time is ours , and nobody alive hath more . Why are the laws levelled at us ? Are we more dishonest than the rest of man- Lind ? What we win , gentlemen , is our own , by the law of arms , and the right of conquest . Crook ...
... present time is ours , and nobody alive hath more . Why are the laws levelled at us ? Are we more dishonest than the rest of man- Lind ? What we win , gentlemen , is our own , by the law of arms , and the right of conquest . Crook ...
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