The Stage: Both Before and Behind the Curtain, from "observations Taken on the Spot", Volumes 1-3Richard Bentley, 1840 - Theater |
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Page vi
... ONCE IT COMES TO ' CALLING NAMES , ' argument is pretty well at an end ! " On so much more humble a subject than the learned disputation here alluded to , I have presumed to act upon the judgment of the good old King ; and shall ...
... ONCE IT COMES TO ' CALLING NAMES , ' argument is pretty well at an end ! " On so much more humble a subject than the learned disputation here alluded to , I have presumed to act upon the judgment of the good old King ; and shall ...
Page x
... of delivery at Her Majesty's Theatre , by Mr. Howell , Mr. Duncombe brought the matter before parliament , and defeated the Government opposition by 73 to 49 . contemptible , when once brought under royal conside- ration ,
... of delivery at Her Majesty's Theatre , by Mr. Howell , Mr. Duncombe brought the matter before parliament , and defeated the Government opposition by 73 to 49 . contemptible , when once brought under royal conside- ration ,
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... once brought under royal conside- ration , may best be ascertained from the statement of another fact , viz . that on the very first night of Lent , when the prohibition was taken off , Her Majesty was pleased to visit Covent Garden ...
... once brought under royal conside- ration , may best be ascertained from the statement of another fact , viz . that on the very first night of Lent , when the prohibition was taken off , Her Majesty was pleased to visit Covent Garden ...
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... once as at a pre- mium , and it was not doubted that there would be a scramble in the market , even to get a peep at one . Halycon dreams ! what a pity it is the beauties should ever have awoke from them ! I have more than once come to ...
... once as at a pre- mium , and it was not doubted that there would be a scramble in the market , even to get a peep at one . Halycon dreams ! what a pity it is the beauties should ever have awoke from them ! I have more than once come to ...
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... once to par . Confidence was not altogether shaken , because a strong impression prevailed that something in reserve was coming out to astonish and delight mankind . When , however , the panic in the Drury Lane money market became known ...
... once to par . Confidence was not altogether shaken , because a strong impression prevailed that something in reserve was coming out to astonish and delight mankind . When , however , the panic in the Drury Lane money market became known ...
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