Frogs in a marsh, flies in a bottle, wind in a crevice, a preacher in a field, the drone of a bagpipe, all, all yielded to the inimitable and soporific monotony of Mr. Kemble... Sporting Magazine - Page 2431796Full view - About this book
| Curiosities and wonders - 1796 - 622 pages
...jade! • Frogs in a marjb, flitt in a bottle tuind in a crevtct, a preacher i« a field, the dront of a bagpipe, all, all yielded to the inimitable and foporific monotony of Mr. JLemble.' Mr. Colman compares Mr. Kemble to a Hack fcnvling luHt and to a Jew. The writer of this pamphlet... | |
| England - 1839 - 894 pages
...six legs better than a hog with four." Of his playing this part, Colman says, " Frogs in a marsh — flies in a bottle — wind in a crevice — a preacher in a field — the drone of a bagpjpe, all — all yielded to the inimitable and soporific monotony of Mr Kemble." All this amused... | |
| Theater - 1823 - 432 pages
...with no attempt to break the lulling stream, or check its sleep-inviting course. " Frogs in a marsh, flies in a bottle, wind in a crevice, a preacher in...a bagpipe, all, all yielded to the inimitable and soporific monotony of Mr. KEMBLE ! " The very best dramatic writing, where passion is expressed, if... | |
| Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...with no attempt to break the lulling stream, or check its sleep-inviting course. .1 Frogs in a marsh, flies in a bottle, wind in a crevice, a preacher in...a bagpipe, all, all yielded to the inimitable and soporific monotony of Mr. Kemble ! ...| . ' The very best dramatic writing, where passion is expressed,... | |
| John Adolphus - Actors - 1839 - 434 pages
...six legs better than a hog with four." On his playing this part, Mr. Colman says, " Frogs in a marsh, flies in a bottle, wind in a crevice, a preacher in...bagpipe, all — all yielded to the inimitable and soporific monotony of Mr. Kemble." Even a phrase in general use, and uttered in a private conversation,... | |
| England - 1839 - 876 pages
...six legs better than a hog with four." Of his playing this part, Colman gays, " Frogs in a marsh — flies in a bottle — wind in a crevice — a preacher...bagpipe, all — all yielded to the inimitable and soporific monotony of Mr Kemble." All this amused the town prodigiously. It was calculated to amuse... | |
| Richard Brinsley Peake - 1841 - 462 pages
...with no attempt to break the lulling stream, or check its sleep-inviting course. " Frogs in a marsh, flies in a bottle, wind in a crevice, a preacher in...a bagpipe, all, all yielded to the inimitable and soporific monotony of Mr. Kemble ! " The very best dramatic writing, where passion is expressed, if... | |
| Dr. Doran (John) - Actors - 1865 - 446 pages
...published the most insulting of prefaces to the play, in which he remarked that " Frogs in a marsh, flies in a bottle, wind in a crevice, a preacher in...bagpipe, all — all yielded to the inimitable and soporific monotony of Mr. Kemble !" In one class of character Kemble was pre-eminent. He was " the... | |
| Dr. Doran (John) - Actors - 1865 - 442 pages
...published the most insulting of prefaces to the play, in which he remarked that " Frogs in a marsh, flies in a bottle, wind in a crevice, a preacher in...bagpipe, all — all yielded to the inimitable and soporific monotony of Mr. Kemble !" In one class of character Kemble was pre-eminent. He was " the... | |
| Literature - 1879 - 990 pages
...ТНОМЛ8 LA WBKNOK.J hy writing a preface to the printed play, in which he said: "Frogs in a marsh, flies in a bottle, wind in a crevice, a preacher in a field, the drone of a bagpipe, all yielded to the inimitable soporific monotony of . Mr. Kemble." Leigh Hunt says his words fell so slowly... | |
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