 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1800 - 418 pages
...the birds, and the beafts, who amicably joined in one common country dance, to the irrefiftible tune of Orpheus's lyre. Whenever I go to an Opera, I leave my fenfe and reafon at the door with my half-guinea, and deliver myfelf up to my eyes and my ears. Thus... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1801 - 474 pages
...trees, the birds, and the beads, who amicably joined in one common countrydance to the irrefiftible tune of Orpheus's lyre.- Whenever I go to an; opera, I leave my fenfe and reafon at the door with my half guinea, and deliver myfelf up to my eyes and my. ears. Thus... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1804 - 404 pages
...the birds, and the beafts, who amicably joined in one common country dance, to the irrefiftible tune of Orpheus's lyre. Whenever I go to an Opera, I leave my fenfe and reafon at the door with my half-guinea, and deliver nyielf up to my eyes and my ears. Thus... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - 1810 - 456 pages
...the heasts, who amicahly joined in one common country-dance, to the irresistihle tune of Orphens's lyre. Whenever I go to an opera, I leave my sense...halfguinea, and deliver myself up to my eyes and my ears. Thns I have made you my poetical confession; in which I have acknowledged as many sins against the... | |
 | 1821 - 438 pages
...trees, the birds, and the beasts, who amicably joined in one country dance, to the irresistible tune of Orpheus's lyre. Whenever I go to an opera, I leave...half-guinea, and deliver myself up to my eyes and my em. —Letter SG9. Dr. Radcllffo, it is well known, loved bis glass ; as he was one day enjoying it... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 364 pages
...fade. ON THE ITALIAN OPERA. "As for operas, they are essentially too absurd and extravagant to mention. Whenever I go to an opera, I leave my sense and reason...half-guinea, and deliver myself up to my eyes and ems."— Chesterfield, WHEN the Italian Opera was first introduced inta England, about the latter end... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 714 pages
...fade. ON THE ITALIAN OPERA. "As for operas, they are essentially too absurd and extravagant to mention. Whenever I go to an opera, I leave my sense and reason...half-guinea, and deliver myself up to my eyes and ears." — Chesterfield. WHEN the Italian Opera was first introduced into England, about the latter... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 370 pages
...ON THE ITALIAN OPERA. " As for operas, they are essentially too absurd and extravagant to mention. Whenever I go to an opera, I leave my sense and reason...half-guinea, and deliver myself up to my eyes and ears."— Chesterfield. WHEN the Italian Opera was first introduced into England, about the latter... | |
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... contrived to please the eyes and the ears at the expense of the understanding; and I consider singing, rhyming and chiming Heroes, and Princesses and Philosophers, as I do the hills, the trees, the birds, and the beasts, who amicably joined in one... 
