The Merry Monarch: Or, England Under Charles II. Its Art, Literature, and Society, Volume 1Remington & Company, 1885 - Great Britain |
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... plot at work ; but he went with the men , and did put it out in a little time , so that that was well again . " It was pretty to see how hard the women did work in the cannells , sweeping of water ; but then they would scold for drink ...
... plot at work ; but he went with the men , and did put it out in a little time , so that that was well again . " It was pretty to see how hard the women did work in the cannells , sweeping of water ; but then they would scold for drink ...
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... plot , and thrown into the Tower . The favour always shown to him by the Duke of York seems to have been the motive of this attack , from which he did not get entirely free until February , 1680 . In September , 1683 , Pepys , by order ...
... plot , and thrown into the Tower . The favour always shown to him by the Duke of York seems to have been the motive of this attack , from which he did not get entirely free until February , 1680 . In September , 1683 , Pepys , by order ...
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... plot , derived from a Spanish source , is extravagant , and the characters are absurdly unreal . There is a good deal of lively incident in it ; but , as Scott remarks , few modern audiences would endure the gross deceit practised on ...
... plot , derived from a Spanish source , is extravagant , and the characters are absurdly unreal . There is a good deal of lively incident in it ; but , as Scott remarks , few modern audiences would endure the gross deceit practised on ...
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... plot , which is obviously borrowed from some Spanish drama of intrigue , it is so complex as almost to defy unravelling ; but the incidents are numerous and entertaining . Several of the scenes are written in rhyme , in what was then ...
... plot , which is obviously borrowed from some Spanish drama of intrigue , it is so complex as almost to defy unravelling ; but the incidents are numerous and entertaining . Several of the scenes are written in rhyme , in what was then ...
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... plot will show the kind of dramatic interest which then pleased the public . In Act I. , Mon- tezuma is loaded with rewards by the Inca of Peru for his victories over the Mexicans , and among these receives as a prisoner Prince Acacis ...
... plot will show the kind of dramatic interest which then pleased the public . In Act I. , Mon- tezuma is loaded with rewards by the Inca of Peru for his victories over the Mexicans , and among these receives as a prisoner Prince Acacis ...
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Page 270 - Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill : But their strong nerves at last must yield ; They tame but one another still : Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds ; Upon Death's purple altar now See, where the victor-victim bleeds : Your heads must come To the cold tomb ; Only the actions of the just Smell sweet,...
Page 269 - The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
Page 381 - Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man. What passion cannot Music raise and quell? When Jubal struck the chorded shell, His listening brethren stood around, And, wondering, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound. Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly, and so well.
Page 373 - Tis resolved, for Nature pleads that he " Should only rule who most resembles me. " Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, " Mature in dulness from his tender years ; " Shadwell alone of all my sons is he " Who stands confirmed in full stupidity. " The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, " But Shadwell never deviates into sense.
Page 184 - tis all a cheat; Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay: To-morrow's falser than the former day; Lies worse, and, while it says, we shall be blest With some new joys, cuts off what we possest.
Page 241 - Ibs. of tallow : now, all things civil, no rudeness anywhere ; then, as in a bear-garden : then, two or three fiddlers ; now, nine or ten of the best : then, nothing but rushes upon the ground, and every thing else mean ; now, all otherwise...
Page 34 - The poor inhabitants were dispersed about St. George's Fields and Moorfields, as far as Highgate, and several miles in circle, some under tents, some under miserable huts and hovels, many without a rag, or any necessary utensils, bed, or board; who, from delicateness, riches, and easy accommodations in stately and well- furnished houses, were now reduced to extremest misery and poverty.
Page 30 - ... season, I went on foot to the same place; and saw the whole south part of the City burning from Cheapside to the Thames...
Page 280 - He, who still wanting, tho' he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing left: And He, who now to sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning...
Page 367 - As I am no successor to Homer in his wit, so neither do I desire to be in his poverty. I can make no rhapsodies, nor go a begging at the Grecian doors, while I sing the praises of their ancestors. The times of Virgil please me better, because he had an Augustus for his patron; and, to draw the allegory nearer you, I am sure I shall not want a Maecenas with him.