 | John Gay - 1799 - 250 דפים
...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 fame "plan. This was what gave rife to the Beg"gar't Opera. He began on it; and when "nrfi he mentioned... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 דפים
...pretty sort of a thing a Newgate Pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at Nnch a thing for some time ; but afterwards thought it would be better to,...comedy on the same plan. This was what gave rise to the Be*\gsr'i Opera. He began on it ; and'when first he mentioned it to Swift, the ^Doctor did not much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 דפים
...This was what gave rife to the Beggar's *' Opera. He began on it; and when firit he men-' *c tionecl it to Swift, the Doctor did not much like " the project. As he carried it on, he fhewed what " he wrote to both of us, and we now and then *' gave a correction, or a word or two of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 דפים
...fort of a thing a Newgate Paf" toral might make. Gay was inclined to try at iuch " 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 Beggars " Opera. Pie began on it; and when firft he men"... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 דפים
...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...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 not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 428 דפים
...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 " Op-ra. He began on it; and when firft he men-'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 דפים
...sort of a thing a Newgate Pas" toral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such 'ta thing- for some time ; but afterwards thought it " would be better...on the same " plan. This was what gave rise to The Beggars " Opera. He began on it ; and when first he ttien" tioned it to Swift, the Doctor did not much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 דפים
...Newgate pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such a thing for some time ; but afterward thought it would be better to write a comedy on the...same plan. This was what gave rise to the Beggar's Ofiera. He began on it; and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not much like the project.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 דפים
...Newgate pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such a thing for some time ; but afterward thought it would be better to write a comedy on the same plan. This was what gave rise to the Beggar'a O/iera. He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 דפים
...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...same plan.. This was what gave rise to the Beggar's 0/icra. He began on it ; and when first he .mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not much like the... | |
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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... 
