 Our women are defective, and so sized, You'd think they were some of the guard disguised ; For, to speak truth, men act, that are between Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen ; With bone so large, and nerve so incompliant, When you call " Desdemona,  Diprose's Book of the Stage and the Players - Page 117by John Diprose - 1877 - 288 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1824 - 462 pages
...: Our women aro defective,' and so slz'd You'd think they were some of the guard dlstrtlis'd ; Fur (to speak truth) men act, that are between Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen ; With bone KO uirtfe, and nerve so incomplyant, When you call TJfstlMona, enter Giant. The anecdote of Charles... | |
 | 1821 - 436 pages
...to introduce the first actress on our stage, has humorously touched on this gross absurdity : — " Our women are defective, and so sized, You'd think...between Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen ; With brow so large, and nerve so uncompliant, When you call Desdemona — enter Giant." Yet, at this time,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 574 pages
...stage. " Our women are defective, and so siz'd, " You'd think they were some of the guard disguis'd : " For, to speak truth, men act, that are between " Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen ; 4 A Royal Harbour of Loyal Poesie, by Thomas Jordan, no date, but printed. I believe, in 1662. Jordan... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1823 - 338 pages
...Othello, to introduce the first actress on our stage, has humorously touched on this gross absurdity. " Our women are defective, and so sized, You'd think...between Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen ; With brows so large, and nerve so uncompliant, When you call Desdemona—-enter Giant. Yet at the time the... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1823 - 334 pages
...Othello, to introduce the first actress on our stage, has humorously touched on this gross absurdity. " Our women are defective, and so sized, You'd think...between Forty and fifty, wenches of 'fifteen ; With brows so large, and nerve so uncompliant, When yon call Desdemonu—— enter Giant. Yet at the time... | |
 | Richard Ryan - 1825 - 526 pages
...TFIEATRES " Our women are defective, and to siz'd, You'd think they were some of the guard disguis'd ; For, to speak truth, men act, that are between Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen ; With bones so large, and nerve so incompliant. When yon call Desdemona, enter Giant." The following passage... | |
 | Richard Ryan - 1830 - 348 pages
...THEATRES " Our women are defective, and so siz'd, You'd think they were some of the guard disguis'd ; For, to speak truth, men act, that are between Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen ; With bones so large, and nerve so incorupliant, When you call Desdemona, enter Giant." The following passage... | |
 | 1826 - 370 pages
...had written a prologue to Othello, thus noticing the absurdity of men sustaining female characters: " Our women are defective, and so sized, You'd think...between Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen; With brow so large, and nerve so uncompliant, When you call Desdemona, enters giant." A few years previous,... | |
 | The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction VOL.XXXII - 1838 - 474 pages
...(liovani. " Our women are defective, and so sized, ' E You'd think they were some of the guard disguis'd ; For, to speak truth, men act, that are between Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen : With bones so large, and nerves so meompliant, When you call Desdemoua, enter giant.*' ^ • Female characters... | |
 | 1838 - 472 pages
...Tom Killejjrew got up an entertainment called. The Parsons Wedding, which was acted by women only. 44 Our women are defective, and so sized, You'd think they were some of the guard disguis'd; For, to speak truth, men act, that are between Forty aud fifty, wenches of fifteen : With... | |
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