The Director [ed. by T.F. Dibdin]., Volume 2Thomas Frognall Dibdin 1807 |
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Page 17
... eye . Nothing but tears could express or give vent to the thrilling effect , which such words , such music , and such singing irresistibly produced . Nothing very characteristic marks the next recitative ; but the Sici- liana song which ...
... eye . Nothing but tears could express or give vent to the thrilling effect , which such words , such music , and such singing irresistibly produced . Nothing very characteristic marks the next recitative ; but the Sici- liana song which ...
Page 30
... eye . When time shall have somewhat softened the brilliancy of the present varnish , these roses , and hyacinths , and lilies , may vie with the most successful similar productions of foreign masters . Purchased by the Marquis of ...
... eye . When time shall have somewhat softened the brilliancy of the present varnish , these roses , and hyacinths , and lilies , may vie with the most successful similar productions of foreign masters . Purchased by the Marquis of ...
Page 66
... eyes on all the elegant and simple grandeur of the Grecian costume , and on all the magnificence of the Phry- gian attire ; that I promised myself the most striking effect , from the happy con- trast between 66 On the Drama .
... eyes on all the elegant and simple grandeur of the Grecian costume , and on all the magnificence of the Phry- gian attire ; that I promised myself the most striking effect , from the happy con- trast between 66 On the Drama .
Page 79
... eyes , that the chief source and origin of their crimes and misfortune , was the representation of the Beggar's Opera ; which had the effect of familiarizing their minds to scenes of li- centiousness , at a period when the im- pulse of ...
... eyes , that the chief source and origin of their crimes and misfortune , was the representation of the Beggar's Opera ; which had the effect of familiarizing their minds to scenes of li- centiousness , at a period when the im- pulse of ...
Page 99
... and of the finest quality — if you have only money in your purse . ' Moreover , to the eye of humanity , an evening in London may afford a still 6 more exquisite gratification . Think , I beseech you , A Walk in London . 99.
... and of the finest quality — if you have only money in your purse . ' Moreover , to the eye of humanity , an evening in London may afford a still 6 more exquisite gratification . Think , I beseech you , A Walk in London . 99.
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