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" Through the whole piece you may observe such a similitude of manners in high and low life, that it is difficult to determine whether (in the fashionable vices) the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of the road, or the gentlemen of the road the fine... "
Bell's British Theatre,: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays ... - Page 59
1777
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The Beggar's Opera: As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincolns-Inn-Fields

John Gay - 1728 - 102 pages
...afimilitude of Manners in high and low Life, that it is difficult to determine Whether (in the f^iliionable Vices) the fine Gentlemen imitate the Gentlemen of...Gentlemen of the Road the fine Gentlemen.— Had the Play remain'd, as I at fir(t intended, it would have carried a moft excellent Moral. 'Twould have (hown...
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The Works of Mr. John Gay: In Four Volumes. To which is Added an Account of ...

John Gay - 1770 - 372 pages
...manners in high and low life, that it is difficult to determine whether (in the fafttionable vice*) the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of the road,...gentlemen of the road the fine gentlemen. Had the play remain'd as I at firft intended, it would have carried a- moft excellent moral : 'twould have fhown...
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Plays

John Gay - 1772 - 386 pages
...fimilitudeof manners in high and low life, that it is difficult to determine whether (in the fafhionable vices) the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of...gentlemen of the road the fine gentlemen..— Had the play remain'd as I at firft intended, it would have carried a moft excellent moral : 'twould have fhown...
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Plays Written by Mr. John Gay: Viz. The Captives, ... The Beggar's Opera ...

John Gay - 1772 - 346 pages
...fimilitudeof manners in high and low life, that it is difficult to determine whether (in the fafiiionable vices}' the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of...gentlemen of the road the fine gentlemen.,— Had the play remain'd as I at firft intended, it would have carried a moft excellent moral : 'twould have fhbwn...
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Bell's British Theatre: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays

John Bell - 1777 - 374 pages
...fimilitude of manners in high and low life, that it is difficult to determine whether (in the faihionable vices-) the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of...remained as I at firft intended, it would have carried a molt excellent moral ; 'twould have (hewn that the lower fort of people have fheir vices in a degree...
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Bell's British Theatre: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays

John Bell - 1780 - 340 pages
...fimilitude of manners in high and low life, that it is difiicult to determine whether (in the falhionable vices) the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of the road, or the gentlemen of the road the line gentlemen. Had the Play remained as I at iirlt intended it would have carried a moft excellent...
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Comus: A Mask

John Milton, John Dalton - 1791 - 498 pages
...similitude of manners in high and low life, that it is difficult to determine whether, in the fashionable vices, the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of...the fine gentlemen. Had the Play remained as I at first intended, it would have carried a most excellent moral ; 'twould have shewn that the lower sort...
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The British Drama: Operas and farces

1804 - 626 pages
...similitude of manners in high and low life, that it is difficult to determine whether, in the fashionable vices, the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of...the fine gentlemen. Had the play remained as I at first intended, it would have carried a most excellent moral; 'twould have shewn, that the lower sort...
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The British Drama: Operas and farces

1804 - 630 pages
...similitude of manners in hi^h and low life, that it is difficult to determine whether, in the fashionable vices, the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of...road the fine gentlemen. Had the play remained as Г at first intended, it would have carried a most excellent moral ; 'twould have shewn, that the lower...
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Histoire de la littérature anglaise, Volume 3

Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 696 pages
...similitude of manners m high and low life, that it is difficult to determine whéthér, in the fashionable vices, the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of...road, or the gentlemen of the road the fine gentlemen. I « naire, quand même elle ne serait jamais allée à « la cour ni dans une assemblée. . . Comment...
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