 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1779 - 260 pagine
...fcene, which I took particular notice of. But all the reft were perfectly fine in their kind. The ftory of the opera is the. enchantment of Alcina, which gives opportunities for great1 variety of machines, and changes of the fcenes, which are performed with a furprifing fwiftnefs.... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1790 - 404 pagine
...fcenc, which I took particular notice of. But all tte reft were perfeftly fine in their kind. The Itory of the opera is the enchantment of Alcina , which gives opportunities for great variety of machines and changes of i- ' • the 1 . ' ' * the feenes , ' which are performed... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1796 - 468 pagine
...discovering the water, on which there immediately came from different parts , two fleets of little gilded vessels , that gave the representation of a naval fight. It is not easy to imagme the beauty of this scene , which I took particular notice of. But all the rest were perfectly... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 458 pagine
...discovering the water, on which there immediately came, from different parts, two fleets of little gilded vessels, that gave the representation of a...Alcina, which gives opportunities for a great variety of ma. chines, and changes of the scenes, which are performed with a surprising swiftness. The theatre... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 318 pagine
...discovering the water, on which there immediately came, from different parts, two fleets of little gilded vessels, that gave the representation of a...kind. The story of the opera is the enchantment of 41cina, which gives opportunities for great variety of machines and changes of the scenes, which are... | |
 | 1821 - 396 pagine
...discovering the water, on which there immediately came, from different parts, two fleets of little gilded vessels, that gave the representation of a...which I took particular notice of. But all the rest them must be directed by circumstances; and, as most of them were written to lady Mary during her first... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 510 pagine
...discovering the water, on which there immediately came, .from different parts, two fleets of little gilded vessels, that gave the representation of a...changes of the scenes, which are performed with a surprizing swiftness. The theatre is so large, that it is hard to carry the eye to the end of it, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 512 pagine
...discovering the water, on which there immediately came, from different parts, two fleets of little gilded vessels, that gave the representation of a...changes of the scenes, which are performed with a surprizing swiftness. The theatre is so large, that it is hard to carry the eye to the end of it, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 510 pagine
...discovering the water, on which there immediately came, from different parts, two fleets of little gilded vessels, that gave the representation of a...changes of the scenes, which are performed with a surprizing swiftness. The theatre is so large, that it is hard to carry the eye to the end of it, and... | |
 | lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1825 - 352 pagine
...discovering the water, on which there immediately came, from different parts, two fleets of little gilded vessels, that gave the representation of a...were perfectly fine in their kind. The story of the directed by circumstances ; and, as most of them were written to Lady Mary during her first absence... | |
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... am told, th.at the decorations and habits cost the emperor thirty thousand pounds sterling. The stage was built over a very large canal, and at the beginning of the second act, divided into two parts, discovering the water, on which there immediately... 
