... the great difficulty he felt was how to justify himself on a musical platform. He felt like the Statesman who was asked to speak about shipping, and felt satisfied when he remembered he had a sixty-fifth share in a canal boat. He (sir Albert) now remembered ...

... her so often before-from the stalls, But never had managed to speak; I'd; heered myself speechless in getting re- . : call s--- For the darling for many a week! But now.'I determined to speak to my queen, :'As soon as I saw her emerge; The curtain was down-they ...

... nineteen years ago, when it had a run which extended to the production in November, 1882, of iola/ahe. We cannot, of course, now speak in detail of the revival, which was announced for Wednesday evening It may, however, be said that, although Patience was beyond ...

... Wales and England. He is con- temnptuous of Sir John Seeley, who speaks of Holland and Sweden as nations who mav re- gard their history as in a manner wound up,' and of writers who speak of Holland as effete, of Belgium as doomed to absorption. of the ...

... Right of Kings, and greatly valued the outward pomp and show of rovalty. For example, in act three, scene three, the King speaks of My gay apparel, and we learn from Holinshed that he was so extravagant in dress that one of his coats on state occasions ...

... stronger than she imagined. I have come back, she cries, for after all I can't leave you. Won't you speak to me? No; Hugh Mortley will never speak to anyone again, for he is dead; and as the horror of the discovery is revealed in the woman's set face ...

... tricks. Quite modestly he speaks of his work, and impresses one with his unostentatious demeanour, and as being a young fellow with his head screwed on the right way. So many people are spoiled by success, and, generally speaking, precocious prodigies get ...

... technique of his Wiork, the chapters that Professor Lee devotes to such subjects as Preparation for Public Speaking, Extem- poraneous -Speaking, and Debate are singularly lucid and informintlg. They are admiirable expositions of the great art of the ...

... stronger than she imagined. I have come hack, she cries, for after all I can't leave you. Won't you speak to me? No; Hugh Mortley will never speak to anyone again, for he is dead ; and as the horror of the discovery is revealed in the woman's set face ...

... a4dressing their readers in the kind of language which the readers themselves speak. Such being the case, it is assumed also that the dialect in which the characters speak is a dialect distinct from that used by the readers: and this assump- tion implies ...

... but the last of them has for title, Age is not Dotage. His popularity 'is legendary. Not more than seven million people speak the tongue in which he writes, and of these scarcely one in three can read, but the total of. his books sold amounts to over ...

... Grant Richards) in no respect less clever and amusing than their first venture. Of Mr. Begbie's share it is not necessary to speak at length, for his position is merely librettist to Mr. Gould, but his verse is alwavs bright and iugenious, and not unworthy ...