 I mustered up all the courage I could, and, recommending my cause to Providence, threw myself boldly on the stage, and was received by one of the loudest thunders of applause I ever before experienced. " ' The opening scenes being rather tame and level,...  Tales and Novels - Page 49by Maria Edgeworth - 1836Full view - About this book
 | William Cook - Actors - 1804 - 468 pages
...right — till the last bell rung — then, I confess, my heart began to beat a little : however, I mustered up all the courage I could, and, recommending...thunders of applause I ever before experienced. " The " The opening scenes being rather tame and level, I could not expect much applause ; but I found myself... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - 376 pages
...was right, till the last bell rung ; then, I confess, my heart began to beat a little : however, I mustered up all the courage I could, and recommending...and level, I could not expect much applause ; but I found myself listened to : I could hear distinctly in the pit, the words ' Very well — very well... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - 380 pages
...all was right, till the last bell rung; then, I confess, my heart began to beat a little: however, I mustered up all the courage I could, and recommending...and level, I could not expect much applause ; but I found myself listened to: I could hear distinctly in the pit, the words ' Very well—very well indeed!... | |
 | Great Britain - 1834 - 614 pages
...rung : then, I contess, my heart began to beat a little ; however, I mustered up all the courage 1 could, and recommending my cause to Providence, threw...experienced. The opening scenes being rather tame and level, 1 could not expect much applause ; but I found myself well listened to : I could hear distinctly in... | |
 | Great Britain - 1834 - 730 pages
...was right, till the last bell rung : then, I confess, my heart began to beat a little ; however, I mustered up all the courage I could, and recommending...and level, I could not expect much applause ; but I found myself well listened to : I could hear distinctly in the pit, the words, ' very well — very... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 260 pages
...was right, till the last bell rung : then, I confess, my heart began to beat a little ; however, I mustered up all the courage I could, and recommending...and level, I could not expect much applause ; but I found myself well-listened to : I could hear distinctly in the pit, the words, ' Very well — very... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 530 pages
...part, with my red hat on my head, my piqued beard, my loose black gown, and with a confidence which I had never before assumed, the performers all stared...and level, I could not expect much applause ; but I found myself well-listened to : I could hear distinctly in the pit, the words, ' Very well — very... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1863 - 826 pages
...was right, till the last bell rung : then, I confess, my heart began to beat a little ; however, I mustered up all the courage I could, and recommending...and level, I could not expect much applause ; but I found myself well-listened to : I could hear distinctly in the pit, the words, ' Very well — very... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1878 - 180 pages
...was right — till the last bell rung— then, I confess, my heart began to beat a little: however, I mustered up all the courage I could, and, recommending...tame and level, I could not expect much applause; but I found myself well listened to — I could hear distinctly in the pit the words, "Very well — very... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Jews - 1881 - 154 pages
...right — till the last bell rung — then, I confess, my heart began to beat a little : however, I mustered up all the courage I could, and, recommending...and level, I could not expect much applause ; but I found myself well listened to — I could ' hear distinctly in the pit the words, ' ' Very welt -... | |
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