 | John Gay - 1882 - 294 страници
...Playhouse " puts it — and made its author's name a household word. How it first occurred to Swift what "an odd pretty sort of a thing a Newgate Pastoral might make ; " how friends hesitated, and Gibber rejected, and the public rapturously applauded ; how it was sung... | |
 | John Gay - 1882 - 398 страници
...Playhouse " puts it — and made its author's name a household word. How it first occurred to Swift what "an odd pretty sort of a thing a Newgate Pastoral might make ; " how friends hesitated, and Gibber rejected, and the public rapturously applauded ; how it was sung... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1883 - 880 страници
...L'owptr to Unwin, 1783. T " Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what an odd pretty sort of thing a Newgate Pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such a thing for sonic time, but afterwards thought it would be better to pretty as in the first piece, however), there... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1883 - 668 страници
...were roaring?' I have been well informed that they all contributed." — Cou'per to Umi'ifi, 1783. * " Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what an odd pretty sort of thing a Newgate Pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such a thing for some time, but afterwards... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1884 - 664 страници
...been observing once to Mr. (iay, what an odd pretty sort of thing a Newgate Pastoral might make. Clay was inclined to try at such a thing for some time, but afterwards thought it would be bettor to write a comedy on the same plan. This was what gave rise to the ' Bihar's Opera.' He began... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1885 - 572 страници
...were roaring?' I have been well informed, that they all contributed." — Cowper to Unwin, 1783. *) "Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what an odd pretty sort of thing a Newgare Pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such a thing, for some time, but afterwards... | |
 | William Henry Kearley Wright - 1886 - 388 страници
...the Fables), the origin of which, according to Pope (as related by Spence), was as follows : — " Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what an odd pretty sort of thing a Newgate pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such a thing for some time; but afterwards... | |
 | William Henry Kearley Wright - 1886 - 444 страници
...the Fables), the origin of which, according to Pope (as related by Spence), was as follows : — " Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what an odd pretty sort of thing a Newgate pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such a thing for some time ; but afterwards... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1886 - 396 страници
...imitated. An interesting account of its origin and production is given by Pope:— ' Dr Swift,' he says, ' had been observing once to Mr Gay, what an odd pretty sort of thing a Newgate Pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such a thing for some time, but afterwards... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1886 - 914 страници
...were roaring ? ' I have been well informed that they all contributed." — Cmpptr to Unwin, 1783. T " Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what an odd pretty tort of thing a Newgate Pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such a thing for some time,... | |
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OOOJJO some time; but afterwards thought it would be better to write a comedy on the same plan. This was what gave rise to the Beggar's Opera. 
