The British Theatre: Or, A Collection of Plays, which are Acted at the Theatres Royal, Drury Lane, Convent Gardin, Haymarket, and Lyceum, Volume 9Mrs. Inchbald Hurst, Robinson, 1824 |
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Belcour believe better Billy brother Charles Cicely David dear Dennis O'Flaherty Dick doctor Dowlas Duke Eust Exeunt Exit FABIAN father fellow fool fortune Fred Frederick Fulmer gentleman girl give hand happy hath Hawth hear heart Heaven Henry hither Hodge honour hope Illyria Kenrick Lady D Lady Ruby ladyship look Lord D Lord Sensitive Louisa Lucin Lucinda madam Malvolio Marg marry Master Hawthorn Mead Miss Rusport Mowbray never night O'Fla OLIVIA on't Pang Pangloss pardon poor pray RICHARD CUMBERLAND Rosetta Rosny Sabina SCENE servant SIR ANDREW SIR ANDREW AGUE-CHEEK Sir Miles Sir Toby Sir William sister soul speak Sted Stock Stockwell Stuke sure tell thee there's thing thou VIOLA Waiter what's wish woman Wood WOODCOCK word Wrangle young Zekiel
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