 | Pickering & Chatto - 1659 - 104 pages
...person who acted. Polly, til! then ofccure, 'became all at once the favourite of the town; her Pictures were engraved and sold in great numbers; her Life written; books of Letters and Verses to her publish'd; and pamphlets made even of her Sayings and Jests " (Pope, Works, 1735, vol. ii., pp. 161-162).... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 364 pages
...Weftminfter's whole year be holiday, REMARKS. Furthermore, it drove out of England, for that feafon, the Italian Opera, which had carried all before it for ten years. That idol of the Nobility and people, which the great Critic Mr. Dennis by the labours and outcries... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 370 pages
...Weftminfter's whole year be holiday, REMARKS. Furthermore, it drove out of England, for that feafon, the Italian Opera, which had carried all before it for ten years. That idol of the Nobility and people, which the great Critic Mr. Dennis by the labours and outcries... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 368 pages
...pamphlets made even of her fayings and jefts. Furthermore, it drove out of England, for that feafon, the Italian Opera, which had carried all before it for ten years. That idol of the Nobility and people, which the great Critic Mr. Dennis by the labours and outcries... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 394 pages
...pamphlets made «ven of her fayings and jefts. Furthermore, it drove out of England, forthat ГегГол, the Italian Opera, which had carried all before it for ten years. T hat idol of the nobiinv an<} people, which the great Critic Mr. Dennis by the labours am! outcries-... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 338 pages
...pamphlets made even of her fayings and jefts. ^,. * Furthermore, it drove out of England, for that feafon, the Italian Opera, which had carried all before it for ten years. That idol of the Nobility and people, which the great Critic Mr. Dennis by the labours and outcries... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pages
...pamphlets made: even of hei " fayings and jefts. .Furthermore, it drove " out of England (for that feafon) the Italian " Opera, which had carried all before it for • " ten years." . i ..v... "*.... Of this performance, when it was printed, the reception was different, according... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1786 - 516 pages
...annotator on the DCNCIAD fays, that GAY'S <c Beg" gar's Opera" drove out of England, for that feafon, the Italian Opera, which had carried all before it for ten years. That idol of the nobility and people, which the great critic, Mr. DENNIS, by the labours and outcries... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 328 pages
...pampblets made even of her fayings and jcfts. Furthermore, it drove out of England, for that feafon, the Italian Opera, which had carried all before it for ten years. That idol of the Nobility and people, which the great Critic Mr. Dennis by the labours and outcries... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1794 - 424 pages
...pamphlets made "even of her fayings and jefts. Further" more, it drove out of England (for that fea.** fon) the Italian Opera, which had carried " all before it for ten years;"' " " ,.: ^ of " Of this performance, when it was printed, the reception was different, according tp the different... | |
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The person who acted Polly, till then obscure, became all at once the favourite of the town ; her pictures were engraved, and sold in great numbers; her life written, books of letters and verses to her published ; and pamphlets made even of her sayings... 
