 | 1850 - 806 Seiten
...the king and court there, and the most innocent play that ever I saw ; and a curious piece of music in an echo of half sentences, the echo repeating the...half while the man goes on to the latter, which is pretty. The play has no great wit, but yet good, above ordinary plays.' — Ib. p. 258. Amongst his... | |
 | Elizabeth Stone - 1845 - 472 Seiten
...my life." "And 1667: Nov. 7. 'The Tempest acted,'— 'the most innocent play that ever I saw:' — 'the play has no great wit, but yet good above ordinary plays." The favourite style of the day in Tragedy, was the long heroic play in rhymes, much in the style of... | |
 | 1904 - 668 Seiten
...about ' What is honour.' " In his remarks on ' The Tempest' he speaks of "a curious piece of music in an echo of half sentences, the echo repeating the...man goes on to the latter, which is mighty pretty." This bears put the Editor's note at the last reference, as it is evidently the song sung by Ferdinand,... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1850 - 910 Seiten
...the king and court there, and the most innocent play that ever I saw ; and a canons piece of music in an echo of half sentences, the echo repeating the...half while the man goes on to the latter, which is pretty. The play ha* no great wit, but yet good, above ordinary plays.' — Ib. p. 258. Amongst his... | |
 | Samuel [collections] Pepys - 1854 - 500 Seiten
...in the year 1668, found it convenient, in order to avoid punishment, to surrender their charter. . them again in the most precarious manner in all things...I to good purpose most of the morning — I in my dressing-gown with him, on our Tangier accounts, and stated them well ; and here he tells me that he... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - 1867 - 516 Seiten
...King and Court there : and the most innocent play that ever I saw ; and a curious piece of musick 2 in an echo of half sentences, the echo repeating the...I to good purpose most of the morning — I in my dressinggown with him, on our Tangier accounts, and stated them well ; and here he tells me that he... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1895 - 486 Seiten
...the King and Court there ; and the most innocent play that ever I saw ; and a curious piece of musick in an echo of half sentences, the echo repeating the former half, while the man goes on with the latter ; which is mighty pretty. The play has no great wit, but yet good, above ordinary plays.... | |
 | 1873 - 808 Seiten
...play.' The Tempest he finds (November 6, 1667) 'the most innocent play that ever 1 saw ; ' and adds, ' The play has no great wit, but yet good, above ordinary plays.' To do Samuel justice, ho was ' mightily pleased' with Hamlet (August 31, 1668); 'but, above all, with... | |
 | 1873 - 740 Seiten
...play." "The Tempest" he finds (November 6, 1667) "the most innocent play that ever I saw;" and adds, "The play has no great wit, but yet good, above ordinary plays." To do Samuel justice, he was "mightily pleased" with "Hamlet" (August 31, 16G8) ; "but, above all,... | |
 | 1873 - 852 Seiten
...piny.' The Tempest lie finds (November 6, 1667) 'the most innocent play that ever I saw ; ' and adds, ' The play has no great wit, but yet good, above ordinary plays.' To do Samuel justice, he was ' mightily pleased' with Hamlet (August 31, 1668); 'but, above all, with... | |
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Court there : and the most innocent play that ever I saw ; and a curious piece of musick2 in an echo of half sentences, the echo repeating the former half, while the man goes on to the latter ; which is mighty pretty. The play has no great wit, but yet... 
