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LITERATURE

... case spoil the book as a work of art; but they are doubly objectionable from the violence of Mr. Stigand's tone. He always speaks in the superlative degree, and in denouncing Germany and the Germans invariably loses control of himself. Our Teutonic kinsmen ...

CRIPPS THE CARRIER

... were attached to this young lady? Certainly, I am. I would give my life at any moment for her. ' Well, well; I will not speak quite so strongly as you do. Life grows dearer as it gets more short. But still, I would give my best year remaining to get ...

Published: Saturday 22 January 1876
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6104 | Page: 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE READER

... correct pronuncia- tion, namely, by mechanically placing the organs of speech in the same relative position as natives do in speaking their own language. There are twelve sounds thus to be mastered in French, divided under the heads of laryngeal, pharyngeal ...

Published: Saturday 22 January 1876
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2863 | Page: 21 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE DRAMA IN PARIS

... little trifle proved extremely amnnsiug, and it was interpreted with great verse. Porel made up capitally as Aiolidre, but he speaks his verses with a precision and solemnity quite foreign to the manner of his great prototype. The vivacious Moliere would ...

Published: Sunday 23 January 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1679 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LITERARY MISCELLANEA

... tells of heaven end holines. The thorough knowledge of his discourse, before he enters- tbe pulpit, enables -the preacher to speak with more ease -and freedom. ?? has not to decipher a manuscript by -the dim religious igit, hut it is an in his memory befere ...

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS

... their attempt at characterization makes their de. pravitynsore manifest. Our disgust is excited when we see a bad woman speaking the pure and exalted ?? of Julief, or invoking the protection of fleaven as Leo. flora, or a man of exceptionable habits ...

THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... Secosd; es', thre Metrry M elonarec7. She looks sremarkably hand- some in the costume of the period, and whether singing, speak- ing, or dancing she is the admired of all admirers. The coin- pany generally is a strong one, and comprises Geretti, wiso ...

Published: Sunday 23 January 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1638 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE DRAMA ON THE CONTINENT

... same fatal result. Fui7fare11fa, an operetta in three acts, by one Herr Wrirth, wvlo leas been hisown librettist, does not speak well for the discerning judgment of the Manager. The plot is absurb beyond imagination, and the music presents nothing but ...

Published: Sunday 23 January 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1605 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

GREATNESS OR DECLINE OF FRANCE.*

... Bonapartist champion flies at him like a bull-dog, barking insults which have no name in decent language. A Frenchman can speak more plainly about his country's sores than a foreigner would think it kind to do; and M. de Girardin has excep- tional claims ...

MUSIC

... bin1's bright and wstial) rele to lji ?? Gazza Laura. To complete our record of'tho instrumental selection, it remains to speak of the brilliant end refned pianoforte playing, of Misi M'arxie kebs' which was displayed with speqial euc'e.- in Sir Ste I44i ...

DRAMA

... impicates $ th orising in the west of I E lpad in l; 1 asd th0 inci4enit of th Etrl of Feyve- ?? ?? toobtain apardon, not to speak of the name S Welthorp, uigne~d h9 ,po~of tho.,laroters, ?? the nonie one of . the pear4ons Whoim the w1w QbaXgca with hbarburing ...

TERESINA IN AMERICA.*

... have been taken a good many years ago, if at least we may safely draw this inference from such passages as that in 'hich she speaks of Mr. Dilke's recent work on America. ...