The monuments and genii of st. Paul's cathedral and of Westminster abbey, Volume 2John Williams, 1826 |
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... death the forms the poet drew , The actor's genius bade them breathe anew ; Though , like the bard himself , in night they lay , Immortal Garrick called them back to day : And till eternity with power sublime Shall mark the mortal 495 ...
... death the forms the poet drew , The actor's genius bade them breathe anew ; Though , like the bard himself , in night they lay , Immortal Garrick called them back to day : And till eternity with power sublime Shall mark the mortal 495 ...
Page 496
... death , which was occasion- ed by a disease of the bladder , will be found in the following version of the Latin epitaph upon his tomb : - ISAAC CASAUBON , ( Arise , ye of the learned who remain , To a name so venerable . ) Produced in ...
... death , which was occasion- ed by a disease of the bladder , will be found in the following version of the Latin epitaph upon his tomb : - ISAAC CASAUBON , ( Arise , ye of the learned who remain , To a name so venerable . ) Produced in ...
Page 499
... death of his father made him his own master , and soon after , the death of his uncle put him in possession of a thousand pounds . He abandoned the des- tined profession of law , engaged in the wine trade with a brother in Durham Yard ...
... death of his father made him his own master , and soon after , the death of his uncle put him in possession of a thousand pounds . He abandoned the des- tined profession of law , engaged in the wine trade with a brother in Durham Yard ...
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... death , which took place during the year 1777 , at the age of 58. He was married , but left no issue . His wife was the fair tragic ac- tress Mrs. Dancer , subsequently better known by the name of her third husband , Mr. Crawford ...
... death , which took place during the year 1777 , at the age of 58. He was married , but left no issue . His wife was the fair tragic ac- tress Mrs. Dancer , subsequently better known by the name of her third husband , Mr. Crawford ...
Page 506
... death deprived him of his partner , Mr. Lacy , and the sole management of the theatre thenceforward devolved upon his shoulders . Equal popularity attended his efforts until the year 1776 , when , feeling satisfied with the fortune and ...
... death deprived him of his partner , Mr. Lacy , and the sole management of the theatre thenceforward devolved upon his shoulders . Equal popularity attended his efforts until the year 1776 , when , feeling satisfied with the fortune and ...
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