 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1837 - 484 pages
...acted ; but, as Mrs. Pritchard2 leaves the stage next month, I know nobodv could play the countess ; nor am I disposed to expose myself to the impertinences...who suffer him to alter their pieces as he pleases. I have written an epilogue in character for the Clive, which she would speak admirably , but I am not... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1837 - 490 pages
...acted; but, as Mrs. Pritchard 2 leaves the stage. next month, I know nobody could play the countess ; nor am I disposed to expose myself to the impertinences...who suffer him to alter their pieces as he pleases. I have written an epilogue in character for the Clive, which she would speak admirably ; but I am not... | |
 | Books - 1837 - 654 pages
...Countess ;" nor is he disposed to submit himself " to the impertinence of that jackanapes Garrick,who lets nothing appear but his own wretched stuff, or that of creatures still duller, who sufifer him to alter their pieces as he pleases." In those days there were loud complaints, as there... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840 - 536 pages
...acted ; but, as Mrs. Pritchard3 leaves the stage next month, I know nobody could play the Countess ; nor am I disposed to expose myself to the impertinences...who suffer him to alter their pieces as he pleases. I have written an epilogue in character for the Clive, which she would speak admirably; but I am not... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1840 - 542 pages
...acted; but, as Mrs. Pritchard 3 leaves the stage next month, I know nobody could play the Countess; nor am I disposed to expose myself to the impertinences...who suffer him to alter their pieces as he pleases. I have written an epilogue in character for the Clive, which she would speak admirably; but I am not... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Authors, English - 1842 - 580 pages
...month, I know nobody could play the Countess ; nor am I disposed to expose myself to the impertinencies of that jackanapes Garrick, who lets nothing appear...who suffer him to alter their pieces as he pleases. I have written an epilogue in character for the Clive, which she would speak admirably; but I am not... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1842 - 580 pages
...month, I know nobody could play the Countess ; nor am I disposed to expose myself to the impertinencies of that jackanapes Garrick, who lets nothing appear...who suffer him to alter their pieces as he pleases. I have written an epilogue in character for the Clive, which she would speak admirably; but I am not... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Authors, English - 1842 - 574 pages
...month, I know nobody could play the Countess; nor am I disposed to expose myself to the impertinencies of that jackanapes Garrick, who lets nothing appear...who suffer him to alter their pieces as he pleases. I have written an epilogue in character for the Clive, which she would speak admirably; but I am not... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 pages
...friends who remained, and rejoicing that he did not need to expose himself to ' the impertinencies ' of that jackanapes Garrick, who lets nothing appear...who suffer him to alter their pieces as he pleases : ' but Goldsmith's withers are unvvrung. Hume was receiving a considerable increase to his pension,... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 740 pages
...friends who remained, and rejoicing that he did not need to expose himself to ' the impertinencies ' of that jackanapes Garrick, who lets nothing appear...who suffer him to alter their pieces as he pleases : ' but Goldsmith's withers ire nnwrung. Hume was receiving a considerable increase to his pension,... | |
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Countess; nor am I disposed to expose myself to the impertinences of that jackanapes Garrick, who lets nothing appear but his own wretched stuff, or that of creatures still duller, who suffer him to alter their pieces as he pleases. 
