The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the Theatres Royal, Drury Lane, Covent Garden, and Haymarket ...Mrs. Inchbald Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808 - English drama |
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... thought that it was bad to want fortune . Mar. And why now , my pretty simplicity ? Miss Hard . Because it puts me at a distance from one , that if I had a thousand pound I would give it all to . Mar. [ Aside . ] This simplicity ...
... thought that it was bad to want fortune . Mar. And why now , my pretty simplicity ? Miss Hard . Because it puts me at a distance from one , that if I had a thousand pound I would give it all to . Mar. [ Aside . ] This simplicity ...
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... thoughts : before I was your age , I had finished , with my own fingers , a complete set of chairs , and a fire - screen ... thought it would come to this ; I'll be shot if I did'nt - So , here's a fine job - But what can they do to me ...
... thoughts : before I was your age , I had finished , with my own fingers , a complete set of chairs , and a fire - screen ... thought it would come to this ; I'll be shot if I did'nt - So , here's a fine job - But what can they do to me ...
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... thought you inherited his good qua- lities - you were left an orphan ; I adopted you , put you upon the footing of my own son ; educated like a gentleman ; and designed you for a profession , to which I thought your virtues would have ...
... thought you inherited his good qua- lities - you were left an orphan ; I adopted you , put you upon the footing of my own son ; educated like a gentleman ; and designed you for a profession , to which I thought your virtues would have ...
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