 | Colley Cibber - 1740 - 524 pages
...feldom the Mother of a Child, but in the fame Year the other made me the Father of a Play: I think we had a Dozen of each Sort between us; of both which kinds, fome died in their Infancy, and near an equal Number of each were alive, when I quitted the Theatre... | |
 | Colley Cibber - Actors - 1750 - 594 pages
...feldom the Mother of a Child, but in the fame Year the other made me the Father of a Play : I think we had a Dozen .of each. Sort between us; of both which kinds, fome died in their Infancy, and near an equal Number of each were alive, when I quitted the Theatre... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - Actors - 1764 - 396 pages
...Father of a Play ; and that they had had a Dozen of each Sort between them , of both which Kinds lome died in their Infancy, and near an equal Number of each were alive when he quitted the Theatre. — No Wonder then, when the МиГе is only called upon by Family Duty, that... | |
 | John Noorthouck - 1776 - 406 pages
...me father of a " play. I think we had a dozen о " each fort between us ; of both which " kinds fome died in their infancy " and near an equal number of each " were alive, when I quitted the " theatre." The Carelt/s Husband, saed in 1704, met with much ap£ufe, and is reckoned... | |
 | Colley Cibber - 1777 - 408 pages
...father of a play ; and that they had had a dozen of each fort between them, of both which kinds fome died in their infancy, and near an equal number of each were alive when he quitted the theatre. — No wonder then, when the mufe is only called upon by family duty, that... | |
 | Biography - 1795 - 408 pages
...me the father of a play. I think we had a dozen of each fort between us ; of both which kinds fome died in their infancy, and near an equal number of each were alive when I quitted the theatre." " The Carelefs Hufband" is reckoned his beft play : and acted in 1704, with... | |
 | Biography - 1798 - 560 pages
...me the father of a play. I think we had a dozen of each fort between us ; of both which kinds fome died in their infancy, and near an equal number of each were alive when I quitted the theatre." The Carelefs Hufband is reckoned his beft play } and afled in 1704, with great... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...seldom the mother of a child, but in the same year the other made me the father of a play. I think we had a dozen of each sort between us; of both which kinds some died in their iafancy,' &c. Life of CC p. 217. 8vo. edit. Ye shall not beg, like gratis-given Bland, Sent with a... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 824 pages
...me the father of a play. I think we had a dozen of each fort between US ; of both which kinds fome died in their infancy, and near an equal number of each were alive when we quitted the theatre." The Carelefs Hit/band, afled in j 704, met with great applaufe, and is reckoned his beft play ; but none... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...seldom the mother of a child, but in the same year the other made me the father of a play, t think we had a dozen of each sort between us ; of both which kinds some died in their infancy," 4cc. Life of CC p. 217. 8vo edit Ver. 231. gratis-given Bland,— Sent with a pass,] It was a practice... | |
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It may be observable too, that my muse and my spouse were equally prolific ; that the one was seldom the mother of a child, but in the same year the other made me the father of a play. I think we had a dozen of each sort between us ; of both which kinds... 
