The Dramatick Works of George Colman ...: The English merchant. The man of business. Man and wife; or, The Shakespeare jubileeT. Becket, 1777 |
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Page 41 - Lord, what a strange man ! does not signify two-pence.-.— Hark ye, young woman ! it is a rule with me (as it ought to be with every good Christian) to give a tenth part of my fortune in charity.
Page 98 - But, however, it has only served to prevent your running away, when the danger was over ; for at present, Sir William, thank heaven and his majesty, you are a whole man again ; and you have nothing to do but to make a legal appearance, and to plead the pardon I have brought you, to absolve you from all inforUBtioN.
Page 89 - Let me but once be about a house, and I'll engage to clear it, like a ventilator, my lord. There is not a door to a single apartment in this house but I have planted my ear at the key-hole.
Page 100 - FaL Mention it no more, my love, I beseech you ! You may justly blame your lover, I confess ; but I will never give you cause to complain of your husband. Free. I don't believe you will I give you joy, my lord ! I give you all joy ! As for you, madam, [To AMELIA.] do but shew the world that you can bear prosperity, as well as you have sustained the shocks of adversity, and there are few women, who may not wish to be an Amelia.
Page 22 - Here ! dispose of this embroidery to the best advantage; what was formerly my amusement, must now become the means of our subsistence. Let us be obliged to nobody, but owe our support to industry and virtue. Mol. You're an angel ! let me kiss those dear hands that have worked this precious embroidery ! let me bathe them with my tears ! You're an angel upon earth.
Page 274 - Bring the laurel, bring the flow'rs, Songs of triumph to him raise; He united all your pow'rs, All uniting, sing his praise! Tho...
Page 19 - England ; the only person, on whose intercession I relied for my pardon ! Cruel fortune ! I have now no hope but to find my daughter. Tell me, Owen ; have you been able to hear any tidings of her ? Owen. Alas, sir ! none that are satisfactory. On the death of Mr Andrews, in whose care you left her, being cruelly abandoned by the relation who succeeded to the estate, she left the country some months ago, and has not since been heard of. Sir Wil.
Page 33 - I fuffer myfelf to be arraigned like a criminal, till I know by what authority you take upon you to act as my judge.
Page 39 - I am not ufed to receive vifits from perfons entirely unknown. Free. Unknown ! There is not a man in all London better known than I am. I am a merchant, my name is Freeport; Freeport of Crutched-Friars: enquire -upon 'Change ! Amelia.
Page 69 - I see now the meaning of Lady Alton's recommendation of such a lodger to my house, as well as of her visits to Amelia, and her frequent conferences with you, sir. Spat. The woman is certainly out of her senses. Free. What has been laid to your charge is no joke, sir. Spat. What ! are you there to keep...