Gay's The Beggar's OperaBoosey, 1920 - 112 Seiten |
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Gay's the Beggar's Opera John Christopher Pepusch,John Gay,Frederic Austin Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2018 |
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ACT TWO SCENE air is sung appears door arms Beggar Beggar's Opera Betty Bob Booty Brother Peachum cambric Captain Macheath charming cheat Coaxer curtseys dear dice door L drinking duty ev'ry EXIT father fellow fond fool Gamesters gang gentleman girl Greenhorn guinea hand handkerchiefs hang'd hate hath hear heart Highwayman Hockley honor hussy Inner tableau curtain Jade JAILOR Jenny jointure kiss ladies leave thee LIBRETTO look LUCY and MACHEATH marriage married Miss Polly Molly Brazen MUSIC never Newgate night Opera Papa peach'd PEACHUM and LOCKIT Peachum Cont PEACHUM crosses PEACHUM goes Peachum Rises play Player pleas'd Polly I'm bubbled Polly's account poor pretty prey prisoners promis'd Rises and crosses Rises and moves rope ruin ruin'd SCENE ONE SCENE Session sings Slammekin stage STANFORD UNIVERSITY steal sure tear tell thou thy Polly thy wife Trapes TRULL Twas villain Vixen wench wives women
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Seite 18 - How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear Charmer away!
Seite 1-13 - Thus I stand like the Turk, with his doxies around ; From all sides their glances his passion confound: For black, brown, and fair, his inconstancy burns, And the different beauties subdue him by turns: Each calls forth her charms, to provoke his desires: Though willing to all, with but one he retires. But think of this maxim, and put off your sorrow, The wretch of to-day may be happy to-morrow.
Seite 6 - Let us drink and sport to-day, Ours is not to-morrow. Love with youth flies swift away, Age is nought but Sorrow. Dance and sing, Time's on the Wing. Life never knows the Return of Spring.
Seite 1-8 - Our Polly is a sad slut! nor heeds what we have taught her. I wonder any man alive will ever rear a daughter! For she must have both hoods and gowns, and hoops to swell her pride. With scarfs, and stays, and gloves and lace; and she will have men beside; And when she's drest with care and cost, all-tempting, fine and gay, As men should serve a cowcumber,1 she flings herself away.
Seite 1-6 - Lucy. Come, Miss Polly. Polly. Indeed, child, you have given yourself trouble to no purpose. You must, my dear, excuse me. Lucy. Really, Miss Polly, you are as squeamishly affected about taking a cup of strong waters as a lady before company. I vow, Polly, I shall take it monstrously ill if you refuse me.
Seite 15 - Thus gamesters united in friendship are found, Though they know that their industry all is a cheat; They flock to their prey at the dice-box's sound, And join to promote one another's deceit. But if by mishap They fail of a chap, To keep in their hands, they each other entrap. Like pikes, lank with hunger, who miss of their ends, They bite their companions, and prey on their friends.
Seite 1-12 - A Soldier and a Sailor A Fox may steal your Hens, Sir, A Whore your Health and Pence, Sir, Your Daughter rob your Chest, Sir, Your Wife may steal your Rest, Sir, A Thief your Goods and Plate. But this is all but picking; With Rest, Pence, Chest and Chicken, It ever was decreed, Sir, If Lawyer's Hand is fee'd, Sir, He steals your whole Estate.
Seite 1-6 - He hath as fine a hand at picking a pocket as a woman, and is as nimble-fingered as a juggler. If an unlucky session does not cut the rope of thy life, I pronounce, boy, thou wilt be a great man in history.
Seite 1-11 - Yes, indeed, the sex is frail. But the first time a woman is frail, she should be somewhat nice, methinks, for then or never is the time to make her fortune.
Seite 1-12 - Dear wife, be a little pacified. Don't let your passion run away with your senses. Polly, I grant you, hath done a rash thing. Mrs.