 | James Hardie - 1801 - 526 pagine
...the reperjpon of one of Tony Lump-kin's speeches, being apprehensive it might injure the play, Mr. C. with great keenness, replied, " psha, my dear doctor,...squibs, when we have been sitting almost these two hours upon a barrel of gunpowder." The piece, however, contrary to Mr. Coleman's expectations, was received... | |
 | 1805 - 448 pagine
...repetition of one of Tony Lumpkin's speeches, being apprebensive it might injure the play, the manager, with great keenness, replied, " Psha, my dear Doctor,...squibs, when we have been sitting almost these two hours upon a harrel of gunpowder." The piece, however, contrary to Mr. Colman's expectation, was received... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 304 pagine
...little doubt whether one of the sallies of Tony Lumpkin would be relished by the audience, the Manager replied, " Psha, my dear Doctor, do not be fearful...almost these two hours on a barrel of gunpowder." In a letter to Boswell, written in the year 1773, Dr. Johnson says, ' Dr. Goldsmith has a new Comedy... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 pagine
...repetition of one of Tony Lumpkin's speeches, bting apprehensive it might injure the play, the manager, with great keenness replied, " Psha, my dear Doctor, do not be fearful of squib*, when we have been sitting almo5t these two hours upon a barrel of gunpowder." The piece, nevertheless,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 438 pagine
...little doubt whether one of the sallies of Tony Lumpkin would be relished by the audience, The Manager replied, " Psha, my dear Doctor, do not be fearful...almost these two hours on a barrel of gunpowder." In a letter to Boswell, written in the year 1773, Dr. Johnson says, ' Dr. Goldsmith has a new Comedy... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 pagine
...apprehensive it might injure the play, the manager with grea: keenness replied, v Psha, my dear poctor, do not be fearful of squibs, when we have been sitting almost these two hours upon a barrel . q/ gunpowder !' The piece, however, contrary tc Mr. Colnum'g expectation, was received... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 pagine
...home, though near her own house! " What's that?" he asked in alarm. " Pshaw!" replied Colman, " don't be fearful of squibs, when we have been sitting almost these two hours upon a barrel of gunpowcjer." This answer was never forgiven. The comedy cleared him eight hundred... | |
 | 1821 - 670 pagine
...with which he was sure to chartn his readers. " My lord," replied Goldsmith, " in courting the Muses, I should starve; but by my other labours I eat, drink>...which produced to our author 850/. brought on him thfe envy and malignity of some of his contemporaries. A scurrilous letter was inserted in the London... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 762 pagine
...terrified at the sound. * Pshaw, Doctor,' says Colman, who was standing by the side of the scene, ' don't came to York, and my upon a barrel of gunpowder.' " In the Life ofDr Goldsmith, prefixed to his Works, the above reply of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 268 pagine
...repetition of one of Tony Lumpkin's speeches, bemg apprehensive it might injure the play, the manager, with great keenness replied, ' Psha, my dear Doctor,...squibs, when we have been sitting almost these two hours upon a barrel of gunpowder.' The piece, however, contrary to Mr. Colman's expectation, was received... | |
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What's that?' says the Doctor, terrified at the sound. ' Pshaw, Doctor,' says Colman, who was standing by the side of the scene, ' don't be fearful of squibs, when we have been sitting almost these two hours upon a barrel of gunpowder. 
