An Apology for the Life of George Anne Bellamy: Late of Covent-garden Theatreauthor, and sold, 1786 |
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... to forward the attainment of his wishes . G. A. B. LETTER LXXIV . July 31 , 17- My bill , for wine and other articles , had of Mr. Crump , amounted to four hundred pounds , two two of which I had paid ; and intended fettling 14 THE LIFE OF.
... to forward the attainment of his wishes . G. A. B. LETTER LXXIV . July 31 , 17- My bill , for wine and other articles , had of Mr. Crump , amounted to four hundred pounds , two two of which I had paid ; and intended fettling 14 THE LIFE OF.
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... paid but myself , though by what means he expended his money I could not imagine . As I went one day as ufual to the rehearsal , I observed a mean- looking fellow run by the fide of my chair . I called , in my way , upon a lady . Still ...
... paid but myself , though by what means he expended his money I could not imagine . As I went one day as ufual to the rehearsal , I observed a mean- looking fellow run by the fide of my chair . I called , in my way , upon a lady . Still ...
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... paid the debt , and by that means have difappointed their purpose . It was two o'clock in the morning be- fore the plaintiff could be met with , and as he had given orders that the affair fhould only be fettled by himself , I was ...
... paid the debt , and by that means have difappointed their purpose . It was two o'clock in the morning be- fore the plaintiff could be met with , and as he had given orders that the affair fhould only be fettled by himself , I was ...
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... paid , I was doubly angry at his meannefs in having in his letter pretended ignorance of the affair . I there- fore immediately figned the writing that was fent me , and forwarded it to London by the first post . I afterwards heard ...
... paid , I was doubly angry at his meannefs in having in his letter pretended ignorance of the affair . I there- fore immediately figned the writing that was fent me , and forwarded it to London by the first post . I afterwards heard ...
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... made a peremptory demand of fifty pounds , which he in- fifted on being paid immediately , otherwife he would go and lodge an information against me . Finding Finding from my good coufin that there was no redress 28 THE LIFE OF.
... made a peremptory demand of fifty pounds , which he in- fifted on being paid immediately , otherwife he would go and lodge an information against me . Finding Finding from my good coufin that there was no redress 28 THE LIFE OF.
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acquainted advertiſement affiftance affured againſt Alderman anfwer appearance bufinefs buſineſs Calcraft caufe cauſe chaife circumftance Colman conclufion confent confequence confiderable Cracroft creditor debt defired Digges engagement expence faid falutation fame favour feemed fent fervant ferve fettled feven fhall fhew fhort fhould figned fince firft firſt fituation fome foon friendſhip ftill fuccefs fuch fummer fuppofed fure furprized gentleman GEORGE ANNE BELLAMY greateſt herſelf himſelf honour houfe houſe hundred pounds informed JOHN CALCRAFT juft juſt lady laſt letter likewife lofs Lord Lord Granby Lordſhip Metham Mifs Wordley moft moſt muſt myſelf neceffary never notwithſtanding obferving obliged occafion paffed perfon performer play pleaſed pleaſure poffeffed poffible prevented promiſe proprietors purpoſe racter reafon received refidence refuſed requeſted Scotland ſee ſeemed ſhe Sir George ſome ſtage theatre thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion told ufual uſe vifit whilft whofe whoſe woman Woodward
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Seite 3 - tis slander; Whose edge is sharper than the sword ; whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile; whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world : kings, queens, and states, Maids, matrons, nay, the secrets of the grave This viperous slander enters.
Seite 18 - Ah me! for aught that ever I could read. Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth: But, either it was different in blood; Her.
Seite 18 - Or, if there were a fympathy in choice, War, death, or ficknefs did lay fiege to it ; 'Making it momentary as a found, Swift as a fhadow, fhort as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night, .
Seite 152 - Tis thou, thrice sweet and gracious goddess, addressing myself to LIBERTY, whom all in public or in private worship, whose taste is grateful, and ever will be so, till NATURE herself shall change no tint of words can spot thy snowy mantle...
Seite 68 - Glasgow, told his auditors that he dreamed the preceding night he was in the infernal regions, at a grand entertainment, where all the devils...
Seite 173 - I wondered any gentleman who profefled liberal fentiments could advife a breach of truft. He told me that, if he had got hold of it, he would have burnt it, as he was fure two capital performers had figned it, who would not have done fo, had another paper been preferrted in their favour.
Seite 126 - Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler, sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song, both in one key, As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds Had been incorporate. So we grew together Like to a double cherry, seeming parted But yet an union in partition, Two lovely berries moulded on one stem...
Seite 9 - Fashion to yourself the idea of a little dirty creature, bent nearly double, enfeebled by fatigue, her countenance tinged with the jaundice, and in every respect the reverse of a person who could make the least pretensions to beauty.
Seite 72 - I had prevailed upon a gentleman, who was poffefled of fome talents, to compile a little piece from the celebrated poem of Offian ; and I appeared in the character of Commela, there, with great fuccefs. But at Glafgow the applaufe I received was beyond all bounds. This little piece alone, tacked to any indifferent comedy, would fill the houfe, fo that it was crowded every night ;' which tended greatly to relieve me from the fatigue I daily underwent, not only from the duties of my profeffion, but...