The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners : with Strictures on Their Epitome, the Stage, Том 15proprieters., 1802 |
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... wife's remains , in the family- vault , on the south side of St. Paul's church yard , Covent Garden . His two amiable sons were incapable , through excessive grief , of attending him to the grave . His funeral was handsome , not osten ...
... wife's remains , in the family- vault , on the south side of St. Paul's church yard , Covent Garden . His two amiable sons were incapable , through excessive grief , of attending him to the grave . His funeral was handsome , not osten ...
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... wife ! " For on the rope that hangs my dear " Depends poor Polly's life . " Towards the end- " Soe lett hym die ! " Duke Richard sayde ; " And maye echone oure foes " Bende downe theyre neckes to bloudie axe . Shakspeare- GLOUCESTER ...
... wife ! " For on the rope that hangs my dear " Depends poor Polly's life . " Towards the end- " Soe lett hym die ! " Duke Richard sayde ; " And maye echone oure foes " Bende downe theyre neckes to bloudie axe . Shakspeare- GLOUCESTER ...
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... wife , yet , from a fear of being laughed at by the gay world for uxoriousness , is perpetually assuming the tyrant , and treating her , at least before company , with great unkindness . The manner in which the au- thor has interwoven ...
... wife , yet , from a fear of being laughed at by the gay world for uxoriousness , is perpetually assuming the tyrant , and treating her , at least before company , with great unkindness . The manner in which the au- thor has interwoven ...
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... wife , from his home , and a valuable woman the mistress of that home , into gallantries with other women , and a total indifference to his wife . The design has great merit , and the execution of it is pleasingly conducted . The ...
... wife , from his home , and a valuable woman the mistress of that home , into gallantries with other women , and a total indifference to his wife . The design has great merit , and the execution of it is pleasingly conducted . The ...
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... wife , by whom he had one daughter , doing , as we under- stand , tolerably well in London . He was generally liked in the neighbouring villages , and remarked for the simplicity of his manners , and the punctuality of his dealings ...
... wife , by whom he had one daughter , doing , as we under- stand , tolerably well in London . He was generally liked in the neighbouring villages , and remarked for the simplicity of his manners , and the punctuality of his dealings ...
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