 Gwynne, we cannot refuse belief to the various proofs of kind-heartedness, liberality, and — taking into consideration her subsequent power to do harm — absolute goodness of a woman mingling — (if we may believe a passage in Pepys,) — from her...  Comedies and Dramas - Side 43av Douglas Jerrold - 1854 - 287 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1833 - 344 sider
...harm — absolute goodness of a woman mingling — (if we may believe a passage in Pepys,) — from her earliest years in the most depraved scenes of...under this conviction an attempt has been made to shew some glimpses of the " silver lining" of a character, to whose influence over an unprincipled... | |
 | Douglas Jerrold - 1854 - 304 sider
...harm — absolute goodness of a woman mingling — (if we may believe a passage in Pepys,) — from her earliest years in the most depraved scenes of...circumstances, rather than indulged from choice. It was under thia impression that the present little Comedy was undertaken : under this conviction an attempt has... | |
 | 1851 - 752 sider
...scenes of a most dissolute age. The life of Nell Gwyn, from the time of her connexion with Charles II. to that of her death, proved that error had been forced...under this conviction an attempt has been made to shew some glimpses of the • silver lining ' of a character, to whose influence over an unprincipled... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1855 - 590 sider
...most depraved scenes of a most dissolute age. The life of Nell Gwynne, from the time of her connection with Charles the Second, to that of her death, proved...influence over an unprincipled voluptuary, we owe an national asylum for veteran soldiers, and whose brightness shines with the most amiable lustre in... | |
 | 1855 - 784 sider
...from her earliest years in the most depraved scenes of a most dissolute age. The life of Nell Gwynnc, from the time of her connexion with Charles the Second,...little Comedy was undertaken : under this conviction in attempt has been made to show some glimpses of the " silver lining" of a character, to whose influence... | |
 | Frank Boott Goodrich - 1891 - 508 sider
...to his drama of "Nell Gwynn, or the Prologue," thui ardently assumes her defence : " Her whole life proved that error had been forced upon her by circumstances rather than indulged by choice. It was under this impression that the following little comedy was undertaken ; under this... | |
 | Charles Collins - 1911 - 374 sider
...scenes of a most dissolute age. The life of Nell Gwynne, from the time of her connection with Charles II to that of her death, proved that error had been forced upon her by circumstances, rather than indulged in from choice. It was under this impression that the present little comedy was undertaken; under this... | |
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