 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1801 - 424 pages
...flratagem by which a lover is made to mifiake his future father-in-law's houfe for an inn. This, you fee, borders upon farce. The dialogue is quick and gay, and the incidents are fo prepared as not to feem improbable.'* On another ocCafion Dr. Johnfon declared, 'That he knew .of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 304 pages
...the year 1773, Dr. Johnson says, ' Dr. Goldsmith has a new Comedy which is expected in the spring. No name is yet given it. The chief diversion arises...fatherin-law's house for an inn. This, you see, borders up* He had at first intended to intitle it, " The Old House a " New Inn." on farce. The dialogue is... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 428 pages
...the year 1773, Dr. Johnson says, ' Dr. Goldsmith has a new Comedy which is expected in the spring. No name is yet given it. The chief diversion arises...his future father-in-law's house for an inn. This, yon see, borders upon farce. The dialogue is quick and gay, and the incidents are so prepared as not... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 438 pages
...in the year 1773, Dr. Johnson says, ' Dr. Goldsmith has a new Comedy which is expectedin the spring. No name is yet given it. The chief diversion arises...his future father-in-law's house for an inn. This, yon see, borders upon farce. The dialogue is quick and gay, and the incidents are so prepared as not... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 pages
...exhilarated an audience, and has so much answered the great end of comedy — making an audience merry. The dialogue is quick and gay ; and the incidents are so prepared as not to seem improbable." * This year, Mr Davies, the bookseller, published a collection of " Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces,"... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...quarrel, I think, irreconcileable. Dr. Goldsmith has a new comedy, which is expected in the spring. No name is yet given it. The chief diversion arises...future father-inlaw's house for an inn. This, you uee, borders upon farce. The dialogue is quick and gay, and the incidents are so prepared as not to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...quarrel, I think, irreconcileable. Dr. Goldsmith has a new comedy, which is expected in the spring. No name is yet given it. The chief diversion arises...lover is made to mistake his future father-inlaw's honse for an inn. This, you see, borders upon farce. The dialogne is quick and gay, aud the incidents... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 486 pages
...a quarrel I think irreconcilable. Dr. Goldsmith has a new comedy, which is expected in the spring. No name is yet given it. The chief diversion arises...incidents are so prepared as not to seem improbable. 1 Given by a lady at Edinburgh. 1 There had been masquerades in Seolland; but not for a very long time.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 440 pages
...he says, « Dr Goldsmith has a new comedy, which is expected in the spring. No name is yet given to it. The chief diversion arises from a stratagem, by...incidents are so prepared as not to seem improbable.» And afterwards, when Colman had actually consented to bring it out, Johnson wrote thus to the Rev.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...yet given it. The chief ш version arises from a stratagem by which a lover is made ta mistake nis future father-in-law's house for an inn. This, you...to seem improbable. - I am sorry that you lost your oust of Intromission, because I yet 'think the arguments on your side unanswerable- But you seem, I... | |
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Dr. Goldsmith has a new comedy, which is expected in the spring. No name is yet given it. The chief diversion arises from a stratagem by which a lover is made to mistake his future father-in-law's house for an inn. This, you see, borders upon farce. The... 
