Bell's British Theatre: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays, Том 27

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and under the direction of George Cawthorn, British Library, Strand, 1797
 

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Сторінка 44 - ... but that out of respect to my honour — as he had taken a great deal of my honour's money — he would not suffer his lawyer to serve it, till he had first informed my honour, because he was not willing to affront my honour ; ha, ha, ha ! a son of a whore ! Sir Per.
Сторінка 75 - He never gave his wife cause to repine at his being abroad in his life. Just. Pray, madam, how may he be in the grand matrimonial point. — Is he true to your bed ? Sir John.
Сторінка 46 - You had a much more limited complaisance this morning, sir.— Would you believe it, ladies ? the gentleman has been so exceeding generous, to tell me of above fifty faults in less time than it was well possible for me to commit two of 'em.
Сторінка 11 - But there's some comfort still ; if one would be revenged of him, these are good times; a woman may have a gallant, and a separate maintenance too. — The surly puppy ! — Yet, he's a fool for't ; for hitherto he has been no monster : but who knows how far he may provoke me ? I never...
Сторінка 90 - Wear a sword, sir ! — And what of all that sir? He comes to my house; eats my meat; lies with my wife; dishonours my family; gets a bastard to inherit my estate — And when 1 ask a civil account of all this — Sir, says he, I wear a sword.
Сторінка 60 - My next boo, sir, was till your ain mother, whom I ran away with fra the boarding-school ; by the interest of whose family I got a guid smart place in the treasury ; and, sir, my vary...
Сторінка 81 - ... just as it stands ; otherwise there must be new writings drawn, new consultations of lawyers, new objections and delays will arise, — creditors will be impatient and impertinent, so that we shall nai finish the Lord knows when.
Сторінка 31 - tis to make their husbands fight, in hopes they may be killed when their affairs require it should be so : but most commonly 'tis to engage \ two men in a quarrel, that they may have the credit of being fought for ; and if the lover's killed in the business, they cry, Poor fellow, he had ill luck/ — and so they go to cards.
Сторінка 57 - ... got a little tipsy, I am sure, when we had him in that mood, we might have settled the point as I could wish it, among ourselves, before the lawyers came ; but now, sir, I do not ken what will be the consequence. Eger. But when a man is intoxicated, would that have been a seasonable time to settle...
Сторінка 35 - And yet let me expose my weakness, 'tis the only man on earth I cou'd resolve to dispense my favours on, were he but a fine gentleman. Well ! did men but know how deep an impression a fine gentleman makes in a lady's heart, they would reduce all their studies to that of good-breeding alone.

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