An Apology for the Life of George Anne Bellamy: Late of Covent-garden Theatreauthor, and sold, 1786 |
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... first and most generous men in the kingdom . That our differences did not arise folely from the impropriety of my behaviour to him , notwith- ftanding fome reports have been circulated by my enemies to the contrary , is plainly evinced ...
... first and most generous men in the kingdom . That our differences did not arise folely from the impropriety of my behaviour to him , notwith- ftanding fome reports have been circulated by my enemies to the contrary , is plainly evinced ...
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... first post . I afterwards heard , that , upon Mr. Calcraft's treat- ing the perfon who made the demand very cava- lierly , he was arrested . Hurt at fuch an indignity offered to a man of his great confequence , he threw * Midfummer's ...
... first post . I afterwards heard , that , upon Mr. Calcraft's treat- ing the perfon who made the demand very cava- lierly , he was arrested . Hurt at fuch an indignity offered to a man of his great confequence , he threw * Midfummer's ...
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... first fent my plate to Alderman Cracroft's , as a fecurity for his debt . The companion of my journey was Mifs Betty Cibber , who had been left me as a le- gacy by her grandfather , Colley Cibber . As her intellects were rather weak ...
... first fent my plate to Alderman Cracroft's , as a fecurity for his debt . The companion of my journey was Mifs Betty Cibber , who had been left me as a le- gacy by her grandfather , Colley Cibber . As her intellects were rather weak ...
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... first time in my life , was apprehenfive of knowing the want of money for my prefent exi- gencies . All my wardrobe had been put on board the pacquet at Harwich , fo that I had no apparel with me but a few fhifts , my night - drefs ...
... first time in my life , was apprehenfive of knowing the want of money for my prefent exi- gencies . All my wardrobe had been put on board the pacquet at Harwich , fo that I had no apparel with me but a few fhifts , my night - drefs ...
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... first time , I had recourse to falfe ; and , as I had not even neceffa- ries , İ was obliged to have cloaths made at a great expence . But my fuccefs was fo much beyond expectation , that I was very well enabled to do this . Curiofity ...
... first time , I had recourse to falfe ; and , as I had not even neceffa- ries , İ was obliged to have cloaths made at a great expence . But my fuccefs was fo much beyond expectation , that I was very well enabled to do this . Curiofity ...
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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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Página 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.
Página 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, .
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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...