Bombastes Furioso: A Burlesque Tragic Opera in One Act, Now Performing with Universal Applause at the Theatres RoyalR. Benison, 1828 - 18 стор. |
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Afric's burn alack angry ARTAX blest Bloomsbury-square blue BOMBASTES FURIOSO boots displace bowl brave BURLESQUE charms cut or long dares this pair darn DRUMMER Dyot-street e'er Enter ARTAXOMINOUS Enter BOMBASTES Enter DISTAFFINA Enter FUSBOS Exeunt Exit Fal de ral Fancy fate feast Fifer flattering tale Gen'ral give a grievous give o'er grievous roar Griskinissa's HARVARD COLLEGE hath head heard on Afric's heart Heigh Hope told LANE Liege lion give Lov'd love's lu ral maid Majesty meant for Kings meet Bombastes face Michael Wiggins mighty Monument morning dreams mulligrubs Ne'er o'er thy pair of boots Palace pipe pots and pans pouch pretty tale Queen rover SCENE school-boy scorning shalt shore Short cut smok'd smoke Soldiers SONG soon squinted street swear sword taste tell thee there's thou thyself told a flattering town Tu ral watch Whilst Вом
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Сторінка 15 - Who dares this pair of boots displace, " Must meet Bombastes face to face." Ha ! dost thou dare me, vile obnoxious elf; I'll make thy...
Сторінка 7 - So when two feasts, whereat there's nought to pay, Fall unpropitious on the self-same day, The anxious Cit each invitation views, And ponders which to take or which refuse : From this or that to keep away is loth, And sighs to think he cannot dine at both.
Сторінка 5 - For which we make you Duke of Strombelo; [Bombastes kneels; the King dubs him with a pipe, and then presents the bowl. From our own bowl here drink, my soldier true; And if you'd like to take a whiff or two, He whose brave arm hath made our foes to crouch, Shall have a pipe from this our royal pouch. 70 BOM. Honours so great have all my toils repaid! My Liege, and Fusbos, here's "Success to trade.
Сторінка 11 - Rosy-cheek'd maid, henceforth my only queen, Full soon shalt thou in royal robes be seen; And through my realm I'll issue this decree, None shall appear of taller growth than thee : Painters no other face pourtray—each sign O'er alehouse hung shall change its head for thine.
Сторінка 4 - The sapient Doctor Muggins came in haste,^ Who suits his physic to his patients' taste ; He, knowing well on what our heart is set, Hath just...
Сторінка 10 - ART. (puts his hat down to kneel on) Here on my knees (those knees which ne'er till now To man or maid in suppliance bent) I vow Still to remain, till you my hopes fulfil, Fixt as the Monument on Fish-street-hill.
Сторінка 12 - Lov'd Distaffina ! now by my scars I vow, Scars got — I haven't time to tell you how; By all the risks my fearless heart hath run, Risks of all shapes from bludgeon, sword, and gun, Steel traps, the patrole, bailiff shrewd, and dun; By the great bunch of laurels on my brow, Ne'er did thy charms exceed their present glow ! go O let me greet thee with a loving kiss — Hell and the devil!
Сторінка 11 - tis what's his name, The General; send him packing as he came. ART. And is it he ? and doth he hither come ? Ah me ! my guilty conscience strikes me dumb : Where shall I go ? say, whither shall I fly ? Hide me, oh hide me, from his injur'd eye ! Dis. Why, sure you' re not alarm'd at such a thing!
Сторінка 3 - Pregnant with news—but ere that news I tell, First let me hope your Majesty is well. ART. Rise, learned Fusbos ! rise, my friend, and know We are but middling—that is, but so so.
Сторінка 17 - And o'er thy grave a monument shall rise, Where heroes yet unborn shall feast their eyes ; And this short Epitaph that speaks thy fame, Shall also there immortalize my name : — " Here lies Bombastes stout of heart and limb, " Who conquer'd all but Fusbos — Fusbos him.