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" In spite of outward blemishes, she shone, For humour fam'd, and humour all her own. Easy, as if at home, the stage she trod, Nor sought the critic's praise, nor fear'd his rod. Original in spirit and in ease, She pleas'd by hiding all attempts to please.... "
The Works, of the Right Honourable Sir Chas. Hanbury Williams ...: From the ... - Page 191
by Sir Charles Hanbury Williams - 1822
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 107-109

John Bell - 1793 - 612 pages
...Hoydons and romps, led on by Gen. Clive. 686 In spite of outward blemishes she shone, For humour fam'd, and humour all her own : Easy, as if at home, the stage she trode, Nor sought the critic'spraise nor fear'd his rod : 690 Original in spirit and in ease, She pleas'd...
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The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners: With Strictures on ..., Volume 2

1807 - 474 pages
...Jordan for Clive, and uiaka it a pleasure of memory to record, that " She shone, For humour fam'd, and humour all her own. Easy, as if at home, the stage...fear"d his rod : Original in spirit and in ease, She pleas'd, by hiding all attempts to please ; No comic actress ever yet could raise, On humour's base...
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Critical Essays on the Performers of the London Theatres: Including General ...

Leigh Hunt - 1807 - 436 pages
...characters, might still be drawn for Miss POPE : In spite of outward blemishes she shone For humour fam'd and humour all her own. Easy, as if at home, the stage...praise nor fear'd his rod. Original in spirit and in case She pleas'd by hiding all attempts to please. It has not been my fortune to see Miss Port in her...
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Elegant Extracts, Volumes 1-2

Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...blemishes, she shone KIT humor fam'd, and humor all her own. liasy, as if at r.ome, the stage she trod, Knr y black, brown, ojf.ii: pless'd by hiding all attempts to please. No eomic actress ever yet could raise, On humor's base, more...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;: Mallet, Akenside ...

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 622 pages
...Hoydens and ю nps, led on by gen'ral Clive. In spite of outward blemishes, she shone For humour t'am'd, and humour all her own. Easy, as if at home, the stage...praise, nor fear'd his rod. Original in spirit and in She pleas'd by hiding all attempts to please. No comic actress ever yet could raise, On Humour's base,...
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Posthumous Letters, from Various Celebrated Men: Addressed to Francis Colman ...

George Colman - 1820 - 402 pages
...Hill. " First, giggling, plotting chambermaids arrive, Hoydens and romps, led on by Gen'ral Clive. In spite of outward blemishes she shone, For Humour famed, and Humour all her own ;" &c. &c. CHURCHIUL. I shall be extreamly glad to See you, and think it woud be very right if you...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 7

John Aikin - 1821 - 412 pages
...Hoydens and romps, led on by gen'ral ('live. In spite of outward blemishes, she shone For humour fam'd, and humour all her own. Easy, as if at home, the stage...fear'd his rod. Original in spirit and in ease, She pleas'd by hiding all attempts to please. No comic actress ever yet could raise, On Humour's base,...
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Select British Poets, Or, New Elegant Extracts from Chaucer to the Present ...

William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...Hoydens and romps, led on by Gen'ral Clive. In spite of outward blemishes, she ahone For humour fam'd, ms are Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn,...withdrawn; Amidst thy bowers the tyrant's hand is seen, pleas'd by hiding all attempts fo please. No comic actress ever yet could raise. On humour's base,...
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Select Poets of Great Britain: To which are Prefixed, Criticial Notices of ...

William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...Hoydens and romps, led on by Gen'ral Clive. In spite of outward blemishes, she shone For humour fam'd, r — but far above the eritie's praise, nor fear'd his rod. Original in spirit and in ease, She pleas'd by hiding all attempts...
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The British Satirist: Comprising the Best Satires of the Most Celebrated ...

1831 - 790 pages
...Hoydens and romps led on by Gen'ral Clive. In spite of outward blemishes, she shone, For humour fam'd, and humour all her own. Easy, as if at home, the stage...fear'd his rod. Original in spirit and in ease, She pleas'd by hiding all attempts to please. No comic actress ever yet could raise, On humour's base,...
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