| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 450 pàgines
...fort of a thing a Newgate Pafto" ral might make. Gay was inclined to try at fuch a " thing for fome time; but afterwards thought it " would be better to write a comedy on the fame plan. " This was what gave rife to the Beggar's Opera. He " began on it; and when firft he mentioned... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 332 pàgines
...fort of a thing a " Newgate Paftoral might make. Gay was in" clined to try at fuch a thing for fome time ; " but afterwards thought it would be better to " write a comedy on the fame plan. This was " what gave rife to the Beggar's Opera. He " began on it; and when firft he mentioned... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pàgines
...of a thing a Newgate Pafto ** ral might make. Gay was inelined to try at fuch a " a thing for fome time; but afterwards thought it *' would be better to- write a comedy on the fame " plan. This was what gave rife to the Beggar's " Opera. He began on it; and when firft he men*... | |
| John Gay - 1793 - 356 pàgines
...fort of a thing a Newgate " Pailoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at " fuch a thing for fome time ; but afterwards " thought it would be better to write a comedy on ** the fame plan. This was what gave rife to the " Beggar's Opera. He began on it ; and when «' firft he... | |
| John Gay - 1796 - 284 pàgines
...and progress, I have inserted the relation which SPENCE has given in POPE'S words. " DR. SWIFT had been observing once to MR. " GAY, what an odd pretty...comedy on the same plan. This was " what gave rise to the BEGGAR'S OPERA. He " began on it; and when first he mentioned it to " SWIFT, the DOCTOR did not... | |
| John Gay - 1799 - 250 pàgines
...fort of a "thing a Newgate Paftoral might make. Gay "was inclined to try at fuch a thing for " feme time ; but afterwards thought it would "be better to write a comedy on the fame "plan, "this was what gave rife to the JSeg"gar's Opera. He began on it; and when "firft he mentioned... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pàgines
...relation which Spence has given in Pope's words. " Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, vrhat an odd pretty sort "of a thing a Newgate Pastoral might make. Gay w;>s inclined to try at " such a thing for some time ; but afterwards thought it would be better to.... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pàgines
...relation which Spencc has given in Pope's words. . " Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, \rhyt an odd pretty sort " of a thing a Newgate Pastoral...comedy on the same plan. This was what gave rise to the Beg-' " gar's Opera. He began on it; and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the " Doctor did... | |
| samuel johnson, ll.d. - 1806 - 416 pàgines
...fort of a thing a Newgate Paf" toral might make. Gay was inclined to try at fuch " a thing for fome time ; but afterwards thought it ?' would be better to write a comedy on the fame ?' plan. This was what gave rife to the Beggar s f£ Opera. He began on it; and when firft he... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 598 pàgines
...and pr gress, 1 have inserted the relation which Spence has given in Pope's words. " Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what an odd pretty sort of thing a Newgate pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such a some time; but afterwards thought... | |
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