The Dramatic and Poetical Works of the Late Lieut. Gen. J. Burgoyne: The heiress. Richard Coeur de Lion. PoemsC. Whittingham, 1808 |
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Antonio Blandish Blondel castle Cavaliers charms Chorus of Soldiers curtsey dance dare daugh dear door Enter CHIGNON Enter Lord GAYVILLE Enter Miss Enter Servant Enter Sir Exeunt Exit Servant eyes father Florestan fortune Furnival's Inn give Governor guard Guillot hand happy hear heart Heartly heaven Heiress honour hope humble joy like drinking keep King Lady Emily Lauretta letter look Lord Gayville's loving bands Madam Madamoiselle Matilda misanthropy Miss Alscrip Miss Alton Miss Clifford Molly monsieur never passion Peasants poor pray pretty pride Prompt Richard Rightly rogue Sagely Saracens SCENE secret Seneschal shew sight sing Sir Clement Flint Sir Owen sister smile soft speak sure sweet tell tender thee There's no joy thing thou thought Tiffany true truth uncle William Charlton woman word young lady your's youth Zounds
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Σελίδα 216 - Of power to cheat the eye with blear illusion, And give it false presentments, lest the place And my quaint habits...
Σελίδα 91 - Governess? Miss Als. And as for commoners, had not I the choice of the market ¡ And the handsome Irish colonel at Bath, that had carried off six heiresses before, for himself and friends, and would have found his way to Gretna Green blindfolded?
Σελίδα 52 - Nay, ifs worse, if I am carried among my great neighbours in Miss Alscrip's suite, as she calls it. My lady looks over me ; my lord walks over me ; and sets me in a little tottering cane chair, at the cold corner of the table — Though I have a mortgage upon the house and iiirniture, and arrears due of the whole interest.
Σελίδα 136 - Leave it in doubt as it is; fixing circumstances confines the curiosity to one story, which may be disproved ; uncertainty leaves it open to an hundred, and makes them all probable. But I hear some of the company upon the stairs. Now, Blandish, you shall be witness to the temper and dignity with which a woman of my consequence can discard a quality courtship that, offends her.
Σελίδα 32 - And what is your device, sirrah ? Prompt. Lord, sir, nothing so easy as to bring every living creature in this town to the window : a tame bear, or a mad ox ; two men, or two dogs fighting ; a balloon in the air — (or tied up to the ceiling 'tis the same thing) make but noise enough, and out they come, first and second childhood, and every thing between — I am sure I shall know her by inspiration. Lord Gayville.
Σελίδα 43 - You do me great injustice ; several, several; and upon the old principle, that "honesty is the best policy." Self-interest is the great end of life, says human nature. Honesty is a better agent than craft, says the proverb.
Σελίδα 48 - Upon the broad basis of family hatred. Excellent, my dear uncle, excellent indeed ! and upon that principle, though the lady is likely to be your niece, and my sister, I am sure you will have no objection to my laughing at her a little. Sir Clement.
Σελίδα 50 - You may be right, but he'll confess more to you in an hour, than to me in a month, for all that ; come, Clifford, look as you ought to do at your interest —Sift him — Watch him — You cannot guess how much you will make me your friend, and how grateful I may be if you will discover—— Cliff".
Σελίδα 89 - ... writings? You can have no difficulty in laying your hand upon them, for I perceive you keep things in a distinguish'd regularity.
Σελίδα 70 - What perplexing scenes I already meet with in this house ! I ought, however, to be contented in the security it affords against the attempts of Heartly. I am contented — But, oh Clifford ! It was hard to be left alone to the choice of distresses. Enter CHIGNON, introducing Lady EMILY. ' Chignon. My Lady Emily Gayville — Madame no here ! Madamoiselle, announce, if you please, my lady.