Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical and Critical, Volume 18George Daniel, John Cumberland J. Cumberland, 1828 - English drama |
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... true , Sweet Jane of Grisipoly . Enter JENNY , L. Jen . ( L. C. ) Welcome home , my Sandy ! San . ( c . ) [ Embrace . ] My love ! I must gather all the lads to make a handsome wedding procession to the kirk , Jenny . Jen . And I to ...
... true , Sweet Jane of Grisipoly . Enter JENNY , L. Jen . ( L. C. ) Welcome home , my Sandy ! San . ( c . ) [ Embrace . ] My love ! I must gather all the lads to make a handsome wedding procession to the kirk , Jenny . Jen . And I to ...
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... true , you're come to marry Sandy and Jenny - ah ! that's all up , sir . She . Don't speak to him , sir . M'Gil . Damn your busy - Sirrah ! you are the cause of my child's present distresses , you miscreant ! I'll- Ecod ! I'll revenge ...
... true , you're come to marry Sandy and Jenny - ah ! that's all up , sir . She . Don't speak to him , sir . M'Gil . Damn your busy - Sirrah ! you are the cause of my child's present distresses , you miscreant ! I'll- Ecod ! I'll revenge ...
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... true , my lad - however , [ Turns to the room door , R. , where he thinks Moggy is . ] Stay you there , the plague of my family ! [ Locks the door . ] I think I have you fast now , my dearee ! Cha . My poor girl ! [ Aside . M'Gil ...
... true , my lad - however , [ Turns to the room door , R. , where he thinks Moggy is . ] Stay you there , the plague of my family ! [ Locks the door . ] I think I have you fast now , my dearee ! Cha . My poor girl ! [ Aside . M'Gil ...
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... true ; you know I'm a piper . M'Gil . Keep off - if you dare use your infernal scis- sors- She . I've no scissors ; but I have - look here - I know you'll be hatching up a story to Laird Donald ; but , if you dare open your lips to the ...
... true ; you know I'm a piper . M'Gil . Keep off - if you dare use your infernal scis- sors- She . I've no scissors ; but I have - look here - I know you'll be hatching up a story to Laird Donald ; but , if you dare open your lips to the ...
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... true , Shelty told me the dumb- ness was transferable . M'Gil . Transferable ! the dumbness - What's that you say , boy ? Char . Yes , by the motion of his lips , the poor gentle- man thinks he's speaking . M'Gil . Speaking ! Zounds ! I ...
... true , Shelty told me the dumb- ness was transferable . M'Gil . Transferable ! the dumbness - What's that you say , boy ? Char . Yes , by the motion of his lips , the poor gentle- man thinks he's speaking . M'Gil . Speaking ! Zounds ! I ...
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Benin Bertram Briefwit captain Charley Clown Count Covent Garden Crosses CUMBERLAND TERRACE Dame dear door dress Duke Dumain Edmund Egerton Eglamour Enter Ernestine Exeunt Exit father fellow gentlemen Gentlemen of Verona girl give Greville Grumio hand happy hast hath hear heart heaven Helena Highland Reel honour JOHN CUMBERLAND Julia Kate Katharine King lady Launce Lefeu letter look lord M'Gil M'Gilpin Madame Gertrude marriage marry master Milan mistress Moggy Narbon nestine never Nicholas Old F Paroles Petruchio poor pray ring Rosambert Rose Rostrum Rousillon Sally SCENE servant Shakspeare Shelty Silvia Sir Proteus speak sweet tell THEATRES ROYAL thee there's thing thou art Thurio Tourville Valentine wife Zounds
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Page 44 - How use doth breed a habit in a man ! This shadowy desert, unfrequented woods, I better brook than flourishing peopled towns : Here can I sit alone, unseen of any, And, to the nightingale's complaining notes, Tune my distresses, and record my woes.
Page 10 - They say, miracles are past; and we -have our philosophical persons, to make modern and familiar things, supernatural and causeless. Hence is it, that we make trifles of terrors; ensconcing ourselves into seeming knowledge, when we should submit ourselves to an unknown fear.
Page 10 - I will be master of what is mine own : She is my goods, my chattels ; she is my house, My household stuff, my field, my barn, My horse, my ox, my ass, my any thing ; And here she stands, touch her whoever dare ; I'll bring mine action on the proudest he That stops my way in Padua.
Page 49 - Then I am paid ; And once again I do receive thee honest : — Who by repentance is not satisfied, Is nor of heaven, nor earth...
Page 21 - Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign ; one that cares for thee And for thy maintenance : commits his body To painful labour, both by sea and land ; To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, While thou liest warm at home, secure and safe ; And craves no other tribute at thy hands But love, fair looks, and true obedience — Too little payment for so great a debt.
Page 30 - Who is Silvia ? what is she, That all our swains commend her ? Holy, fair, and wise is she ; The Heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be.
Page 22 - I am ashamed that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace ; Or seek for rule, supremacy and sway, When they are bound to serve, love and obey.
Page 35 - I have no other but a woman's reason ; I think him so, because I think him so.
Page 50 - I found you wond'rous kind. There is your ring, And, look you, here's your letter ; This it says, When from my finger you can get this ring, And are by me with child, &c.