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HAWTHORNE

... , which made him a master in the * description of external objects, whether animate or inanimate. Without ostentatiously speaking from behind the scenes, he succeeds in expressing the minutest peculiarities of his subjects; he reproduces their atmo- sphere ...

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT

... him orcb-rs to say that no one in if any called to inquire after Wilton, He proved that had heard the defendants frequently speaking about the pledging g..ods. and general corroborated the evidence iven by the othei Griffiths, to nature tiie business ...

A STRANGE JOURNEY

... term of two years only, and their children are reared in vast public nurseries. Highly cultured from the cradle upwards and speaking a common language, they enter young into life, they make fortunes easily and rapidly, they retire early, and thenceforward ...

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

... fine thoughts in which the tragedy abounds were not only not within their grasp, but altogether beyond the reach of music. To speak of modern times alone, Romeo and Juliet has during the present century been set to music by no less than five composers; ...

STROUD CONSERVATIVE BENEFIT SOCIETY

... Yet good dinners annually in every hamlet tlie constituency are most important part of the programme, whicL dinners all the speaking power oi local Conservatism is supplemented by any help obtainable—last year Sir M. Bcach, this year Sir Stafford .Northcote ...

New Novels

... flat, Since, though hearing, at times what was said on the stage, I had seen-well, a Gainsborough Hat! MORAL Young ladies-I speak to the whole of the sex, For every lady is young- I trust that my tale will not one of you vex, If upon it this Moral be hung: ...

SIR BERNARD BURKE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE

... distributed among the peeresses awl the peers of Scotland and Ireland. And very few of the whole number, coa- paratively speaking, can boast of any higher antiqu ity than the barornetcies. At the death of Queen Elizabeth, in 60 3, the dukedomns of Norfoik ...

THE READER

... not so rare as they are. It was of course a great help to be the wife of an archdeacon who could astonish the natives by speaking the clear language, and who had won their goorl will by his tact no less than by his zeal. Temple doors flew ojten to the ...

THE LITERARY EXAMINER

... too much. After all, Henry was the second in command. To be thought, in so many words, that anything he thought proper to speak of was a bagatelle / And a person whom he had commended pooh-poohed ! ! And a blunder, wilful of course, made in describing ...

THEATRICAL GOSSIP

... the Olympic. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ERA. Sir,-In your notice of the revival of Brigkhton at the Olympic Theatre, your Critic speaks of the piece as the farcical comedy by Mr Bronson IHoward, originally produced in America under the title of SaisatOqa ' ...

Published: Sunday 25 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3177 | Page: 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE ERRATICS AT ST. GEORGE'S HALL

... somewhat failed in her vindictiveness in the second act, and she would do well, generally. to exercise her voice so as to speak more powerfully, as we found it difficult to hear many of her lines. We give this advice for her good, as, withl such advantages ...

Published: Sunday 25 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1685 | Page: 8 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL DRAMA

... noticed by you in a previous issue. If Mr Carton had any unpleasantness through others assuming the name he had better speak out, as his letter seems to mean more than it says. No theatrical or other tradesman requires a caution on my account, as my ...

Published: Sunday 25 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1246 | Page: 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture