| Pickering & Chatto - 1659 - 104 pages
...witty and fashionable raillery, and tihe character of Melautha is pronounced by Gibber to exhibit th« most complete system of female foppery that could...be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. In the fourth act there is a song which is remarkably indecent, but equally as well written. The prologue... | |
| Colley Cibber - 1740 - 530 pages
...Foppery, that could poffibly be crowded into the tortured gprpi of a Fine Lady. Her Language, Drefs, Motion, Manners, Soul, and Body, are in a continual Hurry to be fomething more, than is neceffary, or commendable. And though I doubt it will be a vain Labour, to... | |
| Colley Cibber - 1740 - 524 pages
...Drawing-Room, and feems to contain the moft compleat Syftem of Female Foppery, that could poffibly be crowded into the tortured Form of a Fine Lady. Her Language, Drefs, Motion, Manners, Soul, and Body, are in a continual Hurry to be fomething more, than is neceflary,... | |
| Colley Cibber - 1742 - 242 pages
...Drawing-Room, and feems to contain the moft complcat fyftem of Female Foppery, that could poffibly be crowded into the tortured Form of a Fine Lady. Her Language, Drefs, Motion, Manner-, Sou!, and Body, are in a continual tinual Hurry to be fomething more, than... | |
| Colley Cibber - 1750 - 594 pages
...Foppery, that could poifibly be crowded into the tortured Form of a FJne Lady. Her Language, Drdfe, Motion, Manners, Soul, and Body, are in a continual Hurry to be fomething more, than is nepeflary, or commendable. And though I doubt it. will be a, vain Labour, to... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 474 pages
...of the humour of a coquette, or coxcomb, the illustrious Collcy Cibber. " Melantha," says Cibber, " is as finished an impertinent as ever fluttered in...a fine lady. Her language, dress, motion, manners, foul, and body, are in a continual hurry to be something more than is necessary or commendable. And,... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 564 pages
...much witty and fashionable raillery; and the character of Melantha is pronounced by Cibber to exhibit the most complete system of female foppery that could...be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. It was adtnirably acted by Mrs Monfort, afterwards Mrs Verbruggen. The piece thus supported was eminently... | |
| 1820 - 394 pages
...employment for her whole various excellence at once, was the part of Melantha, in Marriage-Alamode. Melantha is as finished an impertinent, as ever fluttered in a drawing-room, and seems to contain the most compleat system of female foppery, that could possibly be crowded into the tortured form of a fine... | |
| Henry Southern - 1820 - 402 pages
...employment for her whole various excellence at once, was the part of Melantha, in Marriage-Alamode. Melantha is as finished an impertinent, as ever fluttered in a drawing-room, and seems to contain the most compleat system of female foppery, that could possibly be crowded into the tortured form of a fine... | |
| John Dryden - 1821 - 570 pages
...much witty and fashionable raillery ; and the character of Melantha is pronounced by Gibber to exhibit the most complete system of female foppery that could...be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. It was admirably acted by Mrs Monfort, afterwards Mrs Verbruggen. The piece thus supported was eminently... | |
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