 | John Gay - 1826 - 376 páginas
...succeed. We shewed it to Congreve; who, after reading it over, said, it would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly, — We were all, at the first...the next box to us, say, ' It will do— it must do ! 1 see it in the eyes of them.' This was a good while before the first act was over, and so gave us... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 446 páginas
...succeed. We shewed it to Congreve; who, afier reading it over, said, it would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly. — We were all, at the first...who sat in the next box to us, say, " It -will do — itmustdo! Iseeitin the eyes of them." This was a good while before the first act was over, and... | |
 | 1826 - 372 páginas
...succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, said, ' It would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly.' We were all at the first night...of the event, till we were very much encouraged by our hearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say ' it will do—it must do—I see... | |
 | John Genest - 1832 - 670 páginas
...thought it would succeed — we " showed it to Congreve ; who said, it would either " take greatly, or be damned confoundedly — we were " all, at the first...in great uncertainty of " the event ; till we were much encouraged by over" hearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next " box to us, say, ' It will... | |
 | John Genest - 1832 - 672 páginas
..." showed it to Congreve ; who said, it would either " take greatly, or be damned confoundedly—we were " all, at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of " the event; till we were much encouraged by over" hearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next " box to us, say, ' It will... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 532 páginas
...succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, said, ' It would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly.' We were all at the first night...of the event, till we were very much encouraged by our hearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say,' It will do—it must do— I see... | |
 | Englishmen - 1835 - 476 páginas
...succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, said, ' It would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly.' We were all at the first night...of the event, till we were very much encouraged by our hearing the duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do — it must do —... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1835 - 586 páginas
...the representation, the Duke of Argyle, a great judge of the public taste, pronounced its fate : ' It will do, — it must do, — I see it in the eyes of them.' MC Philadelphia, December, 1834. THE SOUL. A. N EXTBACT FНOМ AN UNPUBLISHED POEM. AND is this education... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 páginas
...Pope nor Swift thought it would sueceed. " We were all at the first night of it," says Pope, " in very great uncertainty of the event; till we were very...This was a good while before the first act was over." Its suecess was extraordinary indeed. The manager made his fortune — the actress of Polly won the... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 438 páginas
...thought it would succeed. " We were all at the first night of it," says Pope, " in very great uncertainly of the event ; till we were very much encouraged,...the eyes of them !' This was a good while before the firat act was over." Its success was extraordinary indeed. The manager made his fortune — the actress... | |
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We were all at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do, — it must do ! — I see it is in the eyes of them. 
