 Melantha is as finished an impertinent as ever fluttered in a drawing-room, and seems to contain the most complete system of female foppery, that could possibly be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady.  The Life of John Dyrden - Page 121by Walter Scott - 1882Full view - About this book
 | Pickering & Chatto - 1659 - 104 pages
...fashionable raillery, and tihe character of Melautha is pronounced by Gibber to exhibit th« most complete system of female foppery that could possibly be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. In the fourth act there is a song which is remarkably indecent, but equally as well written. The prologue... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...fashionable raillery; and the character of Melantha is pronounced by Cibber to exhibit the most complete system of female foppery that could possibly be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. It was adtnirably acted by Mrs Monfort, afterwards Mrs Verbruggen. The piece thus supported was eminently... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 474 pages
...finished an impertinent as ever fluttered in a drawing-room; and seems to contain the most complete system of female foppery that could possibly be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. Her language, dress, motion, manners, foul, and body, are in a continual hurry to be something more... | |
 | 1820 - 394 pages
...finished an impertinent, as ever fluttered in a drawing-room, and seems to contain the most compleat system of female foppery, that could possibly be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. Her language, dress, motion, manners, soul, and body, are in a continual hurry to be something more... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1820 - 402 pages
...finished an impertinent, as ever fluttered in a drawing-room, and seems to contain the most compleat system of female foppery, that could possibly be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. Her language, dress, motion, manners, soul, and body, are in a continual hurry to be something more... | |
 | John Dryden - 1821 - 570 pages
...fashionable raillery ; and the character of Melantha is pronounced by Gibber to exhibit the most complete system of female foppery that could possibly be crowded...form of a fine lady. It was admirably acted by Mrs Monfort, afterwards Mrs Verbruggen. The piece thus supported was eminently successful ; a fortunate... | |
 | Colley Cibber - Actors - 1822 - 564 pages
...finished an impertinent as ever fluttered in a drawing-room, and seems to contain the most complete system of female foppery, that could possibly be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. Her language, dress, motion, manners, soul, and body, are in a continual hurry to be something more... | |
 | English literature - 1824 - 436 pages
...finished an impertinent as ever fluttered in a drawing-room, and icems to contain the most complete system of female foppery, that could possibly be crowded into the tortured form of a< fine lady. Her language, dress,motion, mannen, soul aril body, are in a continual hurry to be something more than... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 532 pages
...fashionable raillery; and the character of Melantha is pronounced by Gibber to exhibit the most complete system of female foppery that could possibly be crowded...disaster they were compelled to occupy the old theatre in Lincoln's-inn Fields, lately deserted by the rival company for a splendid one in Dorset Gardens. From... | |
 | 1826 - 362 pages
...finished an impertinent as ever fluttered in a drawing-room, and seems to contain the most complete system of female foppery that could possibly be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. Her language, dress, motion, manners, soul, and body, are in a continual hurry to be something more... | |
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