 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 478 pàgines
...the *' fame plan. This was what gave rife to '* the Beggar. s Opera. He began on it; " and when firft he mentioned it to Swift, " the Doctor did not much like the project. **' As he carried it on, he fhewed what he 14 wrote to both of us, and we now-and" then gave a correction, or a word or two ..... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pàgines
...what gave, rife to " the Beggars Opera- He bega,n on itj " and when firft he mentioned it to} Swifo " the Doctor did not much like the project *' As he carried it on, he* fhewed Whaf he " wrote to both o£- ug, and we. now-and" then gave a. correction, ,or a word or two... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 602 pàgines
...of a ** thing a Newgate Paftoral 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pàgines
...fort of a " thing a Newgate Paftoral 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 t'. fame" ' plan'. This was what gave rife to " the Beggars O.pera. . He began on it; " and when firfl... | |
 | SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 pàgines
...feme plan. " This was what gave rife to the B•g*' gar's Opera. He began on it ; and •" when firft he mentioned it to Swift, " the doctor did not much like the pro*< ject. As he carried it on, he fkewed ** what he wrote to both of us, and we *' now-and-then gave... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1791 - 490 pàgines
...the fame " plan. This was what gave rife to the Beg" gars Opera. He began on it ; and when " firft he mentioned it to Swift, the Doctor " did not much like the project. As he car" ried it on, he fhewed what he wrote to. c* both of us, and we now and then gave a " correction,... | |
 | 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
...sort of a thing a " NEWGATE PASTORAL might make. GAY was " inclined to try at such a thing for some time, " but afterwards thought it would be better...not much like the " project. As he carried it on, he shewed what " he wrote to both of us, and we now and then " gave a correction, or a word or two of... | |
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Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what an odd pretty sort of a thing a Newgate Pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such a thing for some time; but afterwards thought it would be better to write a comedy on the same plan. This was... 
