The Roué, Bind 1J. and J. Harper, 1828 |
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Side 12
... seemed to proceed in doubly slow time this evening , they arrived at the theatre just as the curtain was rising . Agnes could scarcely repress her delight as she first caught a glimpse of the stage from the private - box 12 THE ROUÉ .
... seemed to proceed in doubly slow time this evening , they arrived at the theatre just as the curtain was rising . Agnes could scarcely repress her delight as she first caught a glimpse of the stage from the private - box 12 THE ROUÉ .
Side 13
... seemed absorbed in the horrors of the tragedy before them ; when , to the consternation of Lady Pomeroy , at a moment when the whole house was wrapt in silent admiration of the powers of Mrs. Siddons , poor Agnes burst into a convulsive ...
... seemed absorbed in the horrors of the tragedy before them ; when , to the consternation of Lady Pomeroy , at a moment when the whole house was wrapt in silent admiration of the powers of Mrs. Siddons , poor Agnes burst into a convulsive ...
Side 19
... seemed to conspire to his wishes . He loved fame too , and wished to live in futurity - he could not bear that with his life his name should pass away - he wished that it might be enrolled among the master spirits of poetry in the Abbey ...
... seemed to conspire to his wishes . He loved fame too , and wished to live in futurity - he could not bear that with his life his name should pass away - he wished that it might be enrolled among the master spirits of poetry in the Abbey ...
Side 22
... seemed so peremptory , as to take no denial and admit of no argu- ment , -poor Agnes was thunder - struck . Her first impulse was to tell the true state of her feelings - but the words seemed glued to her lips ; all she could murmur in ...
... seemed so peremptory , as to take no denial and admit of no argu- ment , -poor Agnes was thunder - struck . Her first impulse was to tell the true state of her feelings - but the words seemed glued to her lips ; all she could murmur in ...
Side 23
... seemed to ren- der that which she felt for Augustus the stronger . It was during this period of mourning that the absence of company , and the comparative solitude in which they lived , gave Lady Mary the opportunity of discovering the ...
... seemed to ren- der that which she felt for Augustus the stronger . It was during this period of mourning that the absence of company , and the comparative solitude in which they lived , gave Lady Mary the opportunity of discovering the ...
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accomplish admiration affection Amelia appeared arrival aunt beauty Brighton brother Calisthenic ceremony character cheval glass Clifton conversation D'Oyley dancing Dashington's dear delight determined dinner drawing-room dress Eau de Cologne enjoyment envy excited exclaimed eyes fashion feelings felt female Fleming Fleming's Flounce fortune Fred gave give governess gratified Grosvenor Square happiness Hartley heart honour hope husband idea imagination India Isola Madre knew Lady Emily Lady Mary Lady Pome Lady Pomeroy Lago Maggiore Leadenhall Street libertine lived London look lover Macbeth marriage married ment midst mind Miss Turner Miss Wheeler mistress morning mother mulligatawny nature never parties passion person pleasure Pomeroy's present pursuits quadrille rank recollection rendered romantic scene seemed sentiments Shakspeare sigh silent Sir Robert Leslie sister smile society talent thing thought tion Trevor and Agnes vanity Villars virtue wife wish woman women wonder young ladies youthful
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Side 199 - Man's love is of man's life a thing apart, 'Tis woman's whole existence ; man may range The court, camp, church, the vessel, and the mart ; Sword, gown, gain, glory, offer in exchange Pride, fame, ambition, to fill up his heart, And few there are whom these cannot estrange ; Men have all these resources, we but one, To love again, and be again undone.
Side 238 - And put it to the foil : but you, O you, So perfect, and so peerless, are created Of every creature's best.
Side 55 - O, how this spring of love resembleth The uncertain glory of an April day ; Which now shows all the beauty of the sun, And by and by a cloud takes all away ! Re-enter PANTHINO.
Side 88 - Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death?
Side 74 - You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will, But the scent of the roses will cling 'round it still.
Side 160 - Only, this one : — lord Angelo is precise ; Stands at a guard ' with envy ; scarce confesses That his blood flows, or that his appetite Is more to bread than stone : hence shall we see, If power change purpose, what our seemers be.
Side 88 - Her serious sayings darken'd to sublimity ; In short, in all things she was fairly what I call A prodigy — her morning dress was dimity, Her evening silk, or, in the summer, muslin, And other stuffs, with which I won't stay puzzling. XIII. She knew the Latin— that is,
Side 10 - Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek ; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Side 245 - I must have liberty Withal, as large a charter as the wind, To blow on whom I please...
Side 227 - ... on this head have almost been given up, and the subject generally thought to be a matter of too high and too delicate a nature to admit of any true or intelligible discussion.