Wits, Beaux, and Beauties of the Georgian EraJ. Lane, 1909 - 359 頁 |
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acquaintance admiration afterwards amongst amusing appears beauty Calais called Carlisle character Chesterfield Chudleigh coffee-house correspondence Countess Court daughter death declares dine dinner Dr Hell dress Duchess of Kingston Duchess of Queensberry Duke Duke of Kingston Earl Elizabeth English evidently fashion father favourite Foote Foote's fortune French Garrick gentleman George Selwyn GEORGIAN ERA Gilly give Grace Haymarket honour Horace Walpole Howard humour husband King Lady Hamilton Lady Suffolk letter live London Lord Carlisle Lord Chesterfield Lord Hervey Ludgershall Madame manner Marble Hill marriage married matter morning mother never night O'Donovan Paris person play Pope Prince Queen remarks replied Samuel Foote satire says seems sent servant St George St James's Swift Tate Wilkinson tell theatre thing thought tion told took town Viper Warner wife wish woman writes wrote young
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第 30 頁 - So she went into the garden to cut a cabbage-leaf, to make an apple-pie ; and at the same time a great she-bear, coming up the street, pops its head into the shop.
第 275 頁 - ... privately. After some modest refusals, he swore by G he would not let them in. Her grace, with a noble warmth, answered, by G they would come in in spite of the Chancellor and the whole House. This being reported, the Peers resolved to starve them out; an order was made that the doors should not be opened till they had raised their siege.
第 51 頁 - The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased ; and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenlyj affecting not to mind him.
第 205 頁 - Of all her dears she never slander'd one, But cares not if a thousand are undone. Would Chloe know if you're alive or dead? She bids her footman put it in her head. Chloe is prudent — would you, too, be wise? Then never break your heart when Chloe dies.
第 198 頁 - And sensible soft melancholy. " Has she no faults then, (Envy says) Sir ?" Yes, she has one, I must aver; When all the world conspires to praise her, The woman's deaf, and does not hear.
第 198 頁 - If you come to us, I will find you elderly ladies enough that can halloo, and two that can nurse, and they are too old and feeble to make too much noise ; as you will guess, when I tell you they are my own mother and my own nurse. I can also help you to a lady who is as deaf, though not so old, as yourself; you will be pleased with one another, I will engage, though you do not hear one another : you will converse, like spirits, by intuition. What you will most wonder at is, she is considerable at...
第 265 頁 - WHAT you imagined you heard her say, was a good deal in her style : it was a thousand to one she had said so, but I must do her the justice to say, that she did not, either in thought or word. I am sure she wants to be better acquainted with you, for which she has found out ten thousand reasons, that we will tell you, if you will come.
第 316 頁 - To thee belongs the rural reign; Thy cities shall with commerce shine; All thine shall be the subject main, And every shore it circles, thine. Rule...
第 130 頁 - The peers made her a slight bow. The prisoner was dressed in deep mourning; a black hood on her head ; her hair modestly dressed and powdered ; a black silk sacque, with crape trimmings ; black gauze, deep ruffles, and black gloves. The counsel spoke about an hour and a quarter each. Dunning's manner is insufferably bad, coughing and spitting at every three words, but his sense and his expression pointed to the last degree : he made her Grace shed bitter tears.
第 275 頁 - ... of thumps, kicks, and raps against the door, with so much violence that the speakers in the House were scarce heard.