 | 1904 - 668 pages
...King's Theatre, where we saw 'Midsummer's Night's Dream,' which I had never seen before, nor shall I ever again, for it is the most insipid, ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life." He, however, thought better of 'Macbeth': — " A pretty good play, but admirably acted A most excellent... | |
 | 1849 - 448 pages
...play, but having so lately read the Adventures of Five Hours, it seems a mean thing. Sept. 29th, 1662. To the King's Theatre, where we saw Midsummer Night's...before, nor shall ever again, for it is the most insipid and ridiculous play, that ever I saw in my life." Emerson is certainly one " Quern tu, Melpomene, semel... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - 1854 - 496 pages
...had no time to talk with him about any business. To the King's Theatre, where we saw " Midsummer's Night's Dream," which I had never seen before, nor...insipid, ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life. Home, where I find Mr. Deaue, of Woolwich, hath sent me the modell he had promised me; but it so far... | |
 | Samuel [collections] Pepys - 1854 - 524 pages
...King's Theatre, where we saw "Midsummer's Nights Dream," which I had never seen before, nor shall erer again, for it is the most insipid, ridiculous play that ever I aw in my life. Home, where I find Mr. Deane, of Woolwich, hath sent me the modell he had promised me;... | |
 | 1859 - 578 pages
...'to he the worst he had ever heard.' Not long after, he went to the King's Theatre, where, he says, 'we saw " Midsummer Night's Dream," which I had never...insipid, ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life.' In 17156, in going to Deptford by water, he read ' Othello, Moor of Venice,' which, he continues, '... | |
 | 1859 - 650 pages
...to be the worst he had ever heard.' Not long after, he went to the King's Theatre, where, he says, 'we saw "Midsummer Night's Dream," which I had never...insipid, ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life.' In 1666, in going to Deptford by water, he read ' Othello, Moor of Venice,' which, he continues, '... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1859 - 584 pages
...'to be the worst he had ever heard.' Not long after, he went to the King's Theatre, where, he says, ' we saw " Midsummer Night's Dream," which I had never...insipid, ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life.' In 17o6, in going to Deptford by water, he read ' Othello, Moor of Venice,' which, he continues, '... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1859 - 750 pages
...'to be the worst he had ever heardV Not long after, he went to the King's Theatre, where, he says, ' we saw " Midsummer Night's Dream," which I had never...insipid, ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life.' In 17tJ6, in going to Deptford by water, he read ' Othello, Moor of Venice,' which, he continues, '... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1859 - 750 pages
...'to be the worst he had ever heard.' Not long after, he went to the King's Theatre, where, he says, ' we saw " Midsummer Night's Dream," which I had never...insipid, ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life.' In 1766, in going to Deptford by water, he read ' Othello, Moor of Venice,' which, he continues, '... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1860 - 576 pages
...Tale might be regarded by the Earl of Stirling as Pepys regarded the Midsummer Night's Dream — " It is the most insipid, ridiculous play that ever I saw in mv life." The refinements of the Court extended to the people. The Bear-Garden was adapted to theatrical... | |
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Dream, which I had never seen before, nor shall ever again, for it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life. 
