英语词汇“Wycherley”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

The British photographer Mary Wycherley gave birth at home Monday morning, and she and her husband, Martin Carr, live tweeted the event to thousands. Motherlode: Live Tweeting a Home Birth 2011-06-08T20:19:48Z

For The Dancing Master, Arnold took inspiration from a Restoration comedy of 1671, The Gentleman Dancing Master by the playwright William Wycherley, who is better known for The Country Wife, another bawdy comedy. Maclom Arnold's The Dancing Master finally comes in from the cold 2012-10-11T10:57:48Z

Quack The doctor in William Wycherley's The Country Wife is a standard character of Restoration Comedy: a society physician who exists to fleece the rich. Ten of the best bad doctors in literature 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z

In the 15 years since the Wycherleys had been shot, it emerged their identities had been used to siphon off their benefits and take out loans. Landscapers: The surreal suburban murders behind a TV drama 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z

Inspector Paul Wycherley of North Wales police tweeted following the incident: "#norespect". Nazi salute during WW1 parade 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z

Wycherley subsequently stood in the May local elections and is still a party representative for Walsall. Ukip defector Douglas Carswell on leaving the Tories: ‘They think Love Actually is a manual for how to govern the country’ 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z

Inspector Paul Wycherley from North Wales Police explained the force's changing strategy in tackling food theft, with officers trained to guide potential shoplifters towards the use of local foodbanks. Why is shoplifting on the rise? 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z

After the murders, they stole thousands of pounds from the Wycherleys. Garden bodies pair jailed for life 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

Despite being forced to sell the Blenheim Close house in 2006 to pay off debts, the Edwards kept the Wycherley's "alive" - in name at least - until 2012. Landscapers: The surreal suburban murders behind a TV drama 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z

Mr Joyce told the court the Wycherleys moved to Blenheim Close in 1987. Couple 'shot and buried by daughter' 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

She and her husband, Christopher, 57, both deny murdering Mrs Wycherley and her husband William, whose bodies were discovered at their home. Woman admits killing buried mother 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z

"Last week on Sycamore Road there were incidents of youths throwing mud at windows and making threats," said Insp Wycherley. Parents targeted over problem youths 2014-03-18T07:49:10Z

The Wycherleys disappeared from their home in Forest Town, Mansfield. Couple deny 'garden bodies' murder 2014-02-21T15:51:48Z

If still alive, Mr and Mrs Wycherley would now be 100 and 79 respectively. Couple in court over garden bodies 2013-11-04T11:57:03Z

Cards to relatives said the Wycherleys were travelling in Ireland "because of the good air" and letters were written to Mr Wycherley's doctor, declining appointments and vaccines. Couple 'shot and buried by daughter' 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

Susan Edwards, 56, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Patricia Wycherley but maintained her not guilty plea to two counts of murder. Woman admits killing buried mother 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z

Formal identification is yet to be confirmed but detectives believe the remains are those of Mr and Mrs Wycherley, who lived at the house in Blenheim Close in Forest Town in the 1990s. Daughter in court over garden bodies 2013-11-02T11:30:13Z

Formal identification has yet to be confirmed but detectives believe the remains are that of Mr and Mrs Wycherley who lived at the house in Blenheim Close, Forest Town, in the 1990s. Daughter charged over garden bodies 2013-11-01T22:14:35Z

This latest development does further support our theory that the remains are that of the Wycherleys. 'Key clue' in buried bodies inquiry 2013-10-17T12:14:46Z

She claimed she then argued with Mrs Wycherley before shooting her. Couple 'shot and buried by daughter' 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

He looked back to his best in June when he outclassed his rival Paul Wycherley at the World Cup in Duisburg. London 2012 Olympic Games: 6 August – today's highlights 2012-08-05T16:03:20Z

Police said Mr and Mrs Wycherley "were known to be quite reclusive". Daughter in court over garden bodies 2013-11-02T11:30:13Z

Police have said Mr and Mrs Wycherley "were known to be quite reclusive". Daughter charged over garden bodies 2013-11-01T22:14:35Z

Paul Wycherley was chosen for Britain at last year's world championships and Brabants had to beat Wycherley in two out of three World Cup meetings this summer to compete in London. From Beijing to London 2012: Where are Britain's gold medal winners? 2012-07-24T22:02:29Z

An international panel should confirm the reigning Olympic canoe sprint champion's place for London after he beat Wycherley in two of the three races. London 2012: Tim Brabants set for place in canoe squad 2012-05-25T14:23:57Z

"Valentine," in order to make quite sure that Mrs. Wycherley had heard aright and understood, made Crouch repeat his instructions word for word. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z

The works of Dryden, Waller, Prior, Congreve, Wycherley, Vanbrugh, Rochester and Addison were all devoured, and he took an especial interest in Butler’s witty Hudibras. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z

Mr. Wycherley Bibb has a farcical comedy in preparation which will be produced at the "Sheridan" in the course of the season. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Feb 3, 1872 2012-02-10T03:00:16.947Z

Sterne, Fielding, Smollett, Swift, must all be flung into the dusthole after Congreve, Wycherley, Jonson; Dryden, of course, follows these without delay, and Spencer, with his “Faerie Queene,” is the next victim. Is the Bible Indictable? Being an Enquiry whether the Bible Comes within the Ruling of the Lord Chief Justice as to Obscene Literature 2011-12-13T03:00:25.353Z

At the end of Act I, Harlequin and Scaramouche engage in dialogue which suggests similar passages of rough satire in Wycherley. The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Made into a Farce 2011-09-15T02:00:12.030Z

Crouch drew a whistle and looked across at Jimmy; then, once more, he turned to Mrs. Wycherley. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z

The result means Wycherley is likely to compete for GB at the London Olympics. London 2012 setback for Brabants 2011-07-21T08:53:11Z

Nor can the practice of the older dramatists like Wycherley and Shadwell, who often prefixed to their printed plays elaborate summaries describing the dramatis person�, be cited as a final defense. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z

Hazlitt said of Congreve that "the workmanship overlays the materials; in Wycherley the casting of the parts and the fable are alone sufficient to ensure success." Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z

Restoration comedy was largely based on Moli�re, who was brutalized by Wycherley, and adapted but not improved by Congreve. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z

Mrs. Wycherley, who a moment since had been on the verge of tears, gathered her shawl about her shoulders, and beamed upon Captain Crouch. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z

The third and final race took place on Thursday, with Wycherley winning it by a margin of well under half a second. London 2012 setback for Brabants 2011-07-21T08:53:11Z

The best comedies of Congreve and Wycherley would seem intolerable to us without this excision. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z

Like its predecessor, the Temple 325 Beau was an essay in the vein of Congreve and Wycherley, though, in a measure, an advance on Love in Several Masques. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z

Wycherley lived as a man of fashion about town, and wrote no more. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z

Mrs. Wycherley, producing the key, flung open the door of one of the first-floor flats and ushered in both Jimmy Burke and Captain Crouch. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z

Thus it is, that you often hear the Question in Company, which is the best Poet, Virgil or Horace, Milton or Waller, Dryden or Wycherley, Congreve or Row. An Essay on Criticism 2011-02-06T03:00:52.167Z

You know what happened to Wycherley when he got that knack of always turning up a king? Roland Cashel Volume I (of II)

W. Wycherley was a comic dramatist of real power, who drew his characters with vigour and distinctness, and constructed his plots and chose his language with natural ease. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin"

But Wycherley earns hard whate’er he gains; He wants no judgment, and he spares no pains; He frequently excels, and, at the least, Makes fewer faults than any of the rest.” The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z

Old Mrs. Wycherley, who had not the least idea as to what Crouch was talking about, folded her arms, and nodded her head as in approval. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z

Wycherley seemed to know and be known by every one, and as he interchanged greetings with the groups that passed, declined several pressing invitations to sup. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands

In him all beauties of this age we see: Etherege his courtship, Southern's purity, The satire, wit, and strength of manly Wycherley. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12

He wrote to Lord Oxford in September, 1729, and complained that the publication of Wycherley's posthumous poems was derogatory to their author, as well as to the critic who had advised him to re-cast them. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

In his place had come another gentleman-writer, young William Wycherley, whose first comedy had been written before Dryden’s laureateship, though it was not acted till 1672, and who was already famous as a wit. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z

Mrs. Wycherley had left him in possession of the key of the flat; and going down to the front door, he waited impatiently for the messenger to arrive. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z

Let us take a turn, and look out for Wycherley.' Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands

Dryden addressed Lady Castlemaine in his fourth poetical Epistle in terms of great adulation, and Wycherley dedicated to her his first play, Love in a Wood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade"

I speak," he said, "of old Mr. Wycherley, some letters of whom, by-the-bye, and of mine, the booksellers have got and printed, not without the concurrence of a noble friend of mine and yours. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

Of all our modern wits none seem to me Once to have touched upon true comedy But hasty Shadwell and slow Wycherley. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z

"There should be a woman here," said he; "a Mrs. Wycherley." Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z

In two years from the time of his return, another paragraph and another auction proclaimed that 'Wycherley was cleaned out,' and that he had made his 'positively last appearance' in England. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands

This is the comedy of artificial life, of wit and satire, such as we see it in Congreve, Wycherley, Vanburgh, etc. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature

Pope printed his letter of November 29, to which this letter was a reply, and it touches upon none of the topics to which Wycherley refers. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

One is ashamed to be seen reading the unblushing profligacy of Wycherley, Cibber, Vanbrugh, and Congreve. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865

Here not even Mrs. Wycherley would find them. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z

When Sir Harry Wycherley then came back to London he was only remembered —nothing more. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands

After travelling in France and Italy, he settled in London, where he became acquainted with Dryden, Wycherley and others; and being made temporarily independent by inheriting a small fortune, he devoted himself to literature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor"

As Pope's letter does not contain one syllable upon the subjects to which Wycherley alludes in his reply, so the reply takes no notice of the subjects which monopolise the epistle of Pope. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

The dissolute Restoration dramatist, Wycherley, was also his temporary companion. The Age of Pope (1700-1744)

I'm Mrs. Wycherley," said the old woman, "her that looks after the flat. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z

Short as Sir Harry Wycherley's absence had been, the march of mind had done much in all these respects. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands

Just as they came up to a bookseller's shop, the Countess of Drogheda, a young, rich, noble, and147 lovely widow, came to the bookseller and inquired for the Plain Dealer—a well-known comedy of Wycherley's. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches

Though he had discoursed exclusively upon the remodelling of Wycherley's poems, Wycherley himself disdains to offer in return a single word of thanks, of encouragement, of acquiescence, or dissent. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

To make a Wycherley you must distil all the poetry out of a Fletcher. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3)

So saying, he banged down a sovereign on the table, which Mrs. Wycherley was not slow to accept. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z

Besides, Wycherley was decidedly rococo in all his tastes and predilections. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands

"Madam," said Mr. Fairbeard, "since you are for the Plain Dealer, there he is for you"—pushing Wycherley towards her. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches

The Wycherley correspondence concludes with a letter from Pope dated May 2, 1710. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

He compliments some favourite author with an emphatic repetition of the ordinary eulogies, or shows conclusively that Montgomery was a sham poet, and Wycherley a corrupt ribald. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3)

Going down upon a knee, he turned out their pockets, finding first the keys which Crouch had obtained from Mrs. Wycherley, and then the brace of revolvers that they had purchased that very morning. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z

But Wycherley only came down to the steamboat, when a messenger arrived with a pressing letter, recalling him to Wiesbaden, and the rest never appeared. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands

"Yes," said Wycherley, "this lady can bear plain dealing; for she appears to me to be so accomplished, that what would be compliment said to others, would be plain dealing spoken to her." Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches

The fondness of Wycherley was too violent to last. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

"But how do the folks here contrive to pig it away together six in a bed?" inquired Mr Vernon Wycherley. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846

And now, how shall we attempt to describe these lovely young creatures, whose charms were, by this time, playing sad havoc with the hearts of Mr Vernon Wycherley, and his friend Mr Francis Trevelyan. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846

We passed on and reached the play-table, where we found Sir Harry Wycherley in low and earnest conversation with the young gentleman. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands

Toward the close of his life those infirmities at which Wycherley had hinted in his youth grew upon him, and he became almost entirely dependent upon nurses. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History

The notion that he was offended at the freedom of his friend's remarks was an inference drawn from the tone of Pope's reply, and not from the language of Wycherley himself. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

That's an impossibility—an utter impossibility," returned Vernon Wycherley—"for were I to look through them a hundred times, I should never alter a word.——But stay—Look! look!—what is that I see? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846

His worthy friend, Smith—now, alas! no more—who, like my self, was induced to change his name, was Mr Vernon Wycherley's father. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846

Wycherley, however, took a higher walk; he was historically gastronome, and had a store of anecdotes about the dishes and their inventors, from Clovis to Louis Quatorze. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands

To Wycherley, who could not tear himself from his favorite St. James's, the youthful Pope wrote literary letters, being even decoyed into patching and revising the old beau's senile verses. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History

Pope did indeed suppress the beginning and the end of Wycherley's communication; but the passages he kept back betray the falsity of his own insinuation. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

"And will you never forget that unlucky blunder of mine?" asked Mr Vernon Wycherley. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846

The lady was not afraid to bring Wycherley to court, and to introduce him to a splendid society with which, as far as appears, he had never before mixed. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)

From Wycherley's 'Plain Dealer,' it appears that in the time of Charles II. angry clients were accustomed to revile their lawyers as 'green bag-carriers.' A Book About Lawyers

It is certain that she had Smollett's novels in a cupboard up-stairs, and it was said that she had been found reading one of Wycherley's plays. The Vicar of Bullhampton

His offensive reply of May 2, to the genial letter of April 27, might alone explain the resentment of Wycherley, if the ungracious answer in its printed shape could be received as authentic. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

"And is that all the advantage you can point out?" interposed Mr Vernon Wycherley. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846

Wycherley borrowed Alceste, and turned him—we quote the words of so lenient a critic as Mr. Leigh Hunt—into "a ferocious sensualist, who believed himself as great a rascal as he thought everybody else." Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)

It presents a type of vulgarity, of sporting spirit, that is common in every generation, whether in the time of Congreve and Wycherley, whether in the period of Sheridan or Oscar Wilde. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The New York Idea

One of the scenes in Otway's "Soldier of Fortune" is laid here, and also one in Wycherley's "Country Wife." The Strand District The Fascination of London

Lord Oxford, in spite of his disapproval, printed his letters to Wycherley. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

"All of which, I dare say, you did ample justice to," interposed Mr Vernon Wycherley. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846

Old Mr. Wycherley was attached to the royal cause, and was not disposed to entrust the education of his heir to the solemn Puritans who now ruled the universities and public schools. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)

The grossness of his comedies rivalled that of Wycherley himself. History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683

Wycherley lodged here, and after an illness was visited by Charles II., who gave him £500 for a trip to France. The Strand District The Fascination of London

I am highly pleased," the poet writes, November 12, 1711, "with the knowledge you give me of Mr. Wycherley's present temper, which seems so favourable to me. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

"My thoughts were far, far away from hence," said Mr Vernon Wycherley; "the subject of them was my comedy, which, as you know, I intend to offer for the prize at the Haymarket." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846

In one letter, he tells Wycherley that "the worst pieces are such as, to render them very good, would require almost the entire new writing of them." Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)

Philips seemed to have been encouraged to abuse me in coffee-houses, and conversations: and Gildon wrote a thing about Wycherley, in which he had abused both me and my relations very grossly. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II

The Fondlewife episode, in particular, which doubtless was mightily popular—what is there more in it than the mutton fisted wit and brutality of Wycherley, with some of Congreve’s English? The Comedies of William Congreve Volume 1 [of 2]

Half the notes relate to the Wycherley manuscripts in the Harley library, and could only have proceeded from the author of that fiction. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

I do not agree with what Mr. Wycherley is supposed to have writ of him, but I do with what he certainly said of him, viz. Two Poems Against Pope One Epistle to Mr. A. Pope and the Blatant Beast

It is not strange that she should have regarded Wycherley with favor. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)

But the fondness of Wycherley was too violent to last. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II

Of this tendency the most notable and useful illustration is Wycherley, because in point of wit and dramatic skill he dwarfed his colleagues. The Comedies of William Congreve Volume 1 [of 2]

In his letter to Wycherley, Walsh remarked of Pope's Pastorals, "It is no flattery at all to say that Virgil had written nothing so good at his age." The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

His comedies, however, are the neatest and choicest on the English stage; Vanbrugh's are the liveliest, and Wycherley's the most vigorous. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure

Wycherley wrote some bad lines in praise of his imprisoned patron, which, if they came to the knowledge of the King, would certainly have made His Majesty very angry. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)

At this time began his acquaintance with Wycherley, a man who seems to have had among his contemporaries his full share of reputation, to have been esteemed without virtue, and caressed without good-humour. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II

His first play links him with Wycherley, not with that rare and faint embryo of the later Congreve, George Etherege. The Comedies of William Congreve Volume 1 [of 2]

P. T. had been engaged with a noble friend of Mr. Pope in preparing for the press the letters of Wycherley, and had caused some extra copies to be struck off. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

In English martinet means the leech-line of a sail, hence, possibly, rope's end, and Wycherley applies the term to a brutal sea-captain. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)

Congreve had not, in a large measure, the poetical faculty; but compared with Wycherley he might be called a great poet. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)

Pope was proud of his notice; Wycherley wrote verses in his praise, which he was charged by Dennis with writing to himself, and they agreed for awhile to flatter one another. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II

The hideous indecency of Dryden, of Wycherley, and of Vanbrugh had brought about a certain reaction. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II

In reality it was an endeavour to explain the awkward circumstance that the prose part of Pope's Wycherley had been done up with the letters of 1735. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

But we find it used by Wycherley in 1676, about forty years before Martinet's death. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)

Wycherley had wit; but the wit of Congreve far outshines that of every comic writer, except Sheridan, who has arisen within the last two centuries. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)

Granville could not admire without bigotry; he copied the wrong, as well as the right, from his masters, and may be supposed to have learned obscenity from Wycherley, as he learned mythology from Waller. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II

For both Wycherley and Vanbrugh are playwrights, and Congreve is not. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation

The publication of 1729 was entitled the second volume of Wycherley's "Posthumous Works," and contained a couple of notes referring to poems which were inserted or omitted in what was called "the present edition." The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

Some time later, in the reign of Charles II., we have a different class of men altogether—Monk, Clarendon, Sedley, Rochester, Wycherley, Dryden, Butler, Suckling, Carew. Westminster The Fascination of London

And, from a passage in a contemporary satire, we are inclined to think that among the answers to the Short View was one written, or supposed to be written, by Wycherley. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)

No one equalled this woman in downright nastiness save xxx Ravenscroft and Wycherley.... The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I

But neither Wycherley nor Vanbrugh has any strain of the admirable intellectual quality of Congreve. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation

The assertion of P. T. we know to be a falsehood, for Pope himself, and not the noble friend, prepared the letters of Wycherley for the press. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

In fact, the school of Bolingbroke and Swift, to say nothing of Wycherley, was hardly calculated to generate a chivalrous tone of feeling. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.)

A year after the quarrel, Cromwell reported that Wycherley had again been speaking in friendly terms of Pope, and Pope expressed his pleasure with eagerness. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

Time was when this was not true, as Congreve, Pope, Wycherley and even Thackeray show, but that time was before the Reform Bill of 1832, the great intellectual levelling, the emancipation of the chandala. A Book of Prefaces

Wycherley has done more vilely; Vanbrugh soars to loftier altitudes of filthiness. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation

He nevertheless made no comments on the subject, nor, loudly as he exclaimed against the abstraction of his letters, did he breathe a whisper against the abstraction of the sheets of the Wycherley. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

Wycherley was ambitious of the reputation of wit and libertinism, and he attained it: he was probably capable of reaching the fame of true comedy and instructive ridicule. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II.

For this there was the very good reason that his "little, tender, crazy carcass," as Wycherley calls it, was utterly unfit for such excesses as his companions could practice with comparative impunity. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

The virtual leaders of the new movement—Wycherley, Vanbrugh, Farquhar, and Congreve—were not at work till long after Pepys ceased to write. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays

Congreve is only an artist in style writing for himself and half a dozen in the pit, while Wycherley and Vanbrugh—and for that matter Etherege and Farquhar—are playwrights producing for the whole theatre. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation

People have pitied you extremely on reading your letters to Wycherley. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

It is always so with Congreve's plays, and Etherege's and Wycherley's. Thackeray

Wycherley was a relic of a past literary epoch. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

She had, as Mrs. Squeamish in Wycherley's play, once acted with Quin on the occasion of his benefit and she well remembered his stiff, stilted style and how he domineered over everybody. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera'

Wycherley kindly endeavoured to interest Buckingham on his behalf, and had almost succeeded, when two handsome women passed by, and the Duke left him in pursuit of them. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour

The letter of Walsh to Wycherley concludes with the expression of a desire to be made acquainted with Pope. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

In later years he was the pride of the poets: Dryden and Prior, Wycherley, Hudibras, and Rymer, were all encouraged by him, and repaid him with praises. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1

It would have required, one might have thought, less than Wycherley's experience to foresee the natural end of such an alliance. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

He gave her quite an important part and Lavinia was elated, albeit the play was one of Wycherley's most repulsive productions, "The Country Wife." Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera'

Etherege and Wycherley ushered in the comic drama of the Restoration. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour

Nothing," wrote Wycherley, May 17, 1709, "has lately been better received by the public than your part of it. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

I well remember getting into my hands a large thick volume, adorned with miserable woodcuts, and bearing on its back the title 'Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar.' The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1

The plan, said Pope to Wycherley, is very useful to the poets, "who, like other thieves, escape by getting into a crowd." Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

Captain Wycherley snipped them off with a pair of scissors. Combed Out

Wycherley is said to have been present at some of the engagements with the Dutch. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour

He states the reason of the publication of his letters to Wycherley. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

Wycherley and Dryden were attracted by Charles to celebrate the festivities, and to amuse the great and the gay. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1

Wycherley, whom he frequently invited to come to Binfield, would undoubtedly have found Milton a bore. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

Captain Wycherley began to hum a tune and wave his amputation knife like the conductor of an orchestra, whereupon the others locked arms and danced up and down the theatre, talking and joking. Combed Out

The humour of Wycherley is almost entirely of this kind. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour

The Wycherley correspondence furnishes fresh illustrations of the malpractices of the poet. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

These manners were the wretched remains of the court of Charles the Second, when Wycherley, Dryden, and Congreve seem to have written with much less invention, in their indecent plots and language, than is imagined. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2

Both these expressions, and Wycherley's acknowledgment of them, were omitted in Pope's publication. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

The surgeon working at the next table, Captain Wycherley, received a "case" with a shattered right arm and a right thigh. Combed Out

Wycherley did not aim much at facetiousness, nor introduce many humorous episodes, but passages incidentally occur which show he had considerable talent in that direction. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour

It was probably not included in the original volume of the Wycherley correspondence, which Pope published in 1729, for it is printed in the edition of 1735 on an interpolated half sheet signed * c. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

This refers to the characters of Shadwell and Wycherley, which according to Dryden, the satirist seems to have misunderstood. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05

Pope's services to Wycherley were rendered on two separate occasions. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

Captain Wycherley called out to him: "Come along, my lad, and hop on to this table." Combed Out

Wycherley was the son of a Shropshire gentleman who being a Royalist, and not willing to trust him to the Puritans, sent him to be educated in France. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour

The concoction of the letter to Wycherley out of the letters to Caryll is attended by the usual distortion of facts. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

He paid court to Dryden; and having obtained some correspondence with Wycherley and Congreve he immediately made public their letters. English Satires

When Pope had become ashamed of following Wycherley about like a dog, he would soon find out that a Dennis did not deserve the homage of a rising genius. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

"Jolly good idea," added Captain Wycherley at the next table, "we'll change over too." Combed Out

Wycherley.—Of the comedists of this period, where all were evil, William Wycherley was the worst. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction

A few months after the date which Pope assigned to the passage when he applied it to Wycherley, the old dramatist had addressed a kindred remonstrance to Pope. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

Etherege, Sedley, Wycherley, and Vanbrugh are very little read, and were pretty fellows in their day; I think they may be safely consulted, and rendered available. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841

And thus, when he came to know Wycherley, he was enraptured with the honour. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

Wycherley lay seven years in gaol for debt, but lived to die in his bed at nearly eighty. Thrift

See, too, Wycherley's "Love in a Wood," act iii. sc. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899

He ascribed the adulation to Wycherley, and the rebuke of it to himself. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

And the tones of literature range from Isaiah to Wycherley, from Thucydides to Tolstoy; its forms from Pindar to a folk song, from Racine to Rudyard Kipling, from Gibbon to Herodotus or Froissart. Cambridge Essays on Education

The lad had already shown considerable powers of versification, and was soon employing them in the revision of some of the numerous compositions which amused Wycherley's leisure. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

By this process, the works of Dryden, Congreve, Southerne, Wycherley, Garth, and Vanbrugh will be melted down to separate the sludge from the pure metal. Essay upon Wit

Robertson in his dialogue and construction imitated the modern French dramatists; Sheridan, the old English, Congreve, Farquhar and Wycherley. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875

Wycherley wrote to him on February 19, 1708-9, and spoke of the genius which promised him immortality, of his great, vigorous and active mind. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

We know, now, however, that the correspondence is only in part genuine, and that Pope used portions of his correspondence with Caryll and published them as though they had been addressed to Wycherley. Old and New Masters

Wycherley's memory had been enfeebled by illness, and now played him strange tricks. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

Mr. Wycherley shewed this even in this last compliment, though, I think, his request a little hard; for why should he bar her from doubling her jointure on the same easy terms.' The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V.

He draws long comparisons between Walpole and Townshend, between Congreve and Wycherley, between Essex and Villiers, between the fall of the Carlovingians and the fall of the Moguls. Composition-Rhetoric

There can be little doubt that his opening letter to Wycherley was manufactured or misplaced with a similar object. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

In the Wycherley correspondence, Pope omits Wycherley's remonstrance to him and publishes his own remonstrance to Caryll as a letter from himself to Wycherley. Old and New Masters

These early productions had been written under the eye of Trumbull; they had been handed about in manuscript; Wycherley, as already noticed, had shown them to Walsh, himself an offender of the same class. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

Mr. Wycherley was amongst the first authors of established reputation, who contributed to advance his fame, and with whom he for some time lived in the most unreserved intimacy. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V.

Thus, for example, runs his account of the dramatist Wycherley's naval career: "He embarked, was present at a battle, and celebrated it, on his return, in a copy of verses too bad for the bellman." Composition-Rhetoric

This new letter is dated December 26, 1704, and contains his reflections on a compliment which he alleges had been paid to him by Wycherley—that his compositions were above the attacks of envious critics. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

When he published his correspondence with Wycherley, his contemporaries were amazed that the boyish Pope should have written with such an air of patronage to the aged Wycherley and that Wycherley should have suffered it. Old and New Masters

He had corresponded with Dryden, Congreve, and Wycherley, and published some of their letters. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

Notwithstanding this peevish behaviour of Mr. Wycherley, occasioned by jealousy and infirmities, Mr. Pope preserved a constant respect and reverence for him while he lived, and after his death lamented him. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V.

Major Pack obliged the world with some Memoirs of the Life of Mr. Wycherley, which are prefixed to Theobald's edition of that author. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume IV

The object of the imposition was to uphold the tale he had advanced in his Wycherley volume. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

Wycherley had remonstrated with Pope on the extravagant compliments he paid him: Pope had remonstrated with Caryll on similar grounds. Old and New Masters

He must, he said, be more agreeable to himself when agreeable to Wycherley, as the earth was brighter when the sun was less overcast. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

Why did he not purvey magnificent indiscretions whispered under the great periwig of Wycherley, or repeat that splendid story about Etheredge and my Lord Mulgrave? Gossip in a Library

T. Footnote 1: Wycherley's Plain Dealer. return to footnote mark Footnote 2: Eccles, vii. The Spectator, Volume 2.

Wycherley was really angry with me for correcting his verses so much. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

Mr. Wycherley, a noted stickler for etiquette, decorously made bold to question Mr. Minifie's taste in a dispute concerning waistcoats. The Certain Hour

Wycherley, it may be remarked, took Pope's advice by turning some of his verses into prose maxims; and they seem to have been at last upon more or less friendly terms. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

What their real opinion usually was is clothed in crude and ready language by the heroines of Wycherley and Shadwell. Gossip in a Library

Mr. Wycherley, in hopes to keep him steady to his word, obtained of his grace to name a day, when he might introduce that modest and unfortunate poet to his new patron. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1

They have the stamp of Wycherley, improved by Pope. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

More lately Wycherley walked in the direction of Ouseley Manor, whistling Love's a Toy. The Certain Hour

The final scene of Wycherley's questionable career, some four years later, is given by Pope in a letter to his friend, Edward Blount. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

Which surely cannot be, if, as the author of The Dunciad Dissected reporteth, 'Mr Wycherley had before introduced him into a familiar acquaintance with the greatest peers and brightest wits then living.' The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2

With Wycherley, who was old, doted, and excessively vain, Pope did not continue long intimate. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1

There are transcripts among the Oxford papers of some of the letters of Wycherley to Pope, which appeared in 1729. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

"Nay, after a short but brilliant engagement," Wycherley returned, "Mr. Minifie was very harmlessly perforated; and in consequence I look to be married on Thursday, after all." The Certain Hour

Pope's rupture with Wycherley took place in the summer of 1710, when Pope, therefore, was just twenty-two. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

As Macaulay has said of Wycherley's plays, "they are protected against the critics as a skunk is protected against the hunters." The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War

In comedy we receive the brilliant work of Etheridge, the vigor of Wycherley, and, as the century drew near its close, the dashing wit of Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar. Palamon and Arcite

The similarity of language and ideas in the mention of the Wycherley letters was much more peculiar. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

But Wycherley knew the tide filled Teviot Bay and wondering fishes were at liberty to muzzle the toys, by this, and merely shrugged at his mishap, midcourse in toilet. The Certain Hour

Pope extracted from this circumstance a far-fetched excuse for publishing the Wycherley correspondence. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

He also wrote comedies; but Wycherley and Congreve were the first to acquire a name in this species of composition. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature

I have been here a good deal longer than you have, I believe, and cannot think that you know more of the subject than I. Have you read Wycherley's treatise on the Eleanor Crosses? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 17, 1917

The next year," he says, in the preface to the quarto of 1737, "the posthumous works of Mr. Wycherley were printed in a way disreputable enough to his memory. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

She looked up into Remon's face and, laughing with such bright and elfin mirth as never any other woman showed, thought Wycherley, she broke into another song. The Certain Hour

He said that it was due to Wycherley's memory to prove, by the publication of their correspondence, that the posthumous publication of the works was opposed to their author's wishes. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

Of all our modern wits, none seem to me Once to have touched upon true comedy, But hasty Shadwell and slow Wycherley. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 10, August, 1858

During Mr. Wycherley's surprize, the chariots drove different ways, they were soon at a considerable distance from each other; when Mr. Wycherley recollecting, ordered his coachman to drive back, and overtake the lady. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III

The letters to Mr. Wycherley," says P. T.'s address to the reader, "were procured some years since on account of a surreptitious edition of his posthumous works. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

And within the moment they had secured this niggardly concession, intent to die, as Wycherley observed, like hurt mice upon a pantry-shelf. The Certain Hour

It is indeed true that Pope had dropped the boyish affectation of his letters to Wycherley and Cromwell. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

The poems of Rochester, the plays of Dryden, Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar, all popular in their day, are mostly unreadable. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World

Mr. Wycherley accordingly went to France, and returned to England the latter end of the spring following, with his health entirely restored. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III

The three letters of Wycherley were on the sheets transferred from the edition of his posthumous works which was published by Pope, and copies of two of them are among the Oxford papers. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

Wycherley did not see her all that morning, for Lady Drogheda was fatigued, or so a lackey informed him, and as yet kept her chamber. The Certain Hour

P. T. had spoken, as I have said, of his connexion with the Wycherley volume. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

No man could deliver brilliant dialogue—the dialogue of Congreve or of Wycherley—because none understood it—half so well as John Kemble. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia

Upon opening the matter to the duke, he cried out immediately, that he did not blame Wycherley, he only accused his cousin. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III

It shows that the verses of Wycherley were rugged, feeble, and full of repetitions, and that whatever they possessed of strength and harmony was due to the revision of Pope. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

Why, look you," Wycherley philosophized, "have you never thought what a vast deal of loving and painstaking labor must have gone to make the world we inhabit so beautiful and so complete? The Certain Hour

The letters, again, when read with a due attention to dates, shows that Wycherley's proneness to take offence has at least been exaggerated. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

All these characters are in Wycherley's "Love in a Wood." The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia

These were golden prospects for Mr. Wycherley, but they were soon by a cross accident dashed to pieces. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III

If the publication had vindicated Wycherley, it would have been its own justification; but as it was put forth to do honour to Pope, he sacrificed his veracity to avoid the imputation of vanity. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition

Yet his watch, on consultation, recorded only five o'clock; and presently Mr. Wycherley laughed, not very loudly. The Certain Hour

In this letter Pope had himself addressed to Caryll a remonstrance similar to that which he had received from Wycherley. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

This was the cause of Mr. Wycherley's disgrace with the King, whose favour and affection he had before possessed in so distinguished a degree. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III

The Widow Wycherley adjusted her cap, for she felt almost like a woman again. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1

Look now," said Wycherley, "upon what trifles our lives hinge! The Certain Hour

When published as a letter to Wycherley, it gives the impression that Pope, at the age of seventeen, was already rejecting excessive compliments addressed to him by his experienced friend. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

I do not know how it is with others, but I feel the better always for the perusal of one of Congreve's—nay, why should I not add even of Wycherley's—comedies. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia

See the letters between Pope and Wycherley, printed in Pope's works. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III

As for the Widow Wycherley, she stood before the mirror, courtesying and simpering to her own image, and greeting it as the friend whom she loved better than all the world beside. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1

"It would undoubtedly be madness," Mr. Wycherley assented. The Certain Hour

The bachelor society of that day, not only the society of the Wycherleys and Cromwells, but the more virtuous society of Addison and his friends, was certainly not remarkable for any exalted tone about women. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

A room of dingy plays—Wycherley, Congreve and their crew—looks out through an area grating. There's Pippins and Cheese to Come

"Nonsense!" said the Widow Wycherley, with a peevish toss of her head. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1

Mr. Wycherley, upon mature deliberation, wore the green suit with yellow ribbons, since there was a ball that night in honor of his nearing marriage, and a confluence of gentry to attend it. The Certain Hour

Pope, when he first came to town and followed Wycherley about like a dog, had tried to assume the airs of a rake. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series

His acquaintance with Wycherley was possibly but at second-hand, and confined, perhaps, to Garrick's alteration of the Country Wife, in which the incident, already mentioned as having been borrowed for the Duenna, is preserved. Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 01

I do not know how it is with others, but I feel the better always for the perusal of one of Congreve's— nay, why should I not add even of Wycherley's—comedies. English literary criticism

The Widow Wycherley—if so fresh a damsel could be called a widow—tripped up to the doctor's chair with a mischievous merriment in her rosy face. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1

"And by this hour to-morrow," thought Mr. Wycherley, "I shall be chained to that good, strapping, wholesome Juno of a girl!" The Certain Hour

He tells Wycherley that he had seen Dryden, and barely seen him. Biographical Essays

This poet was named Wycherley, but by the time that Pope came to know him Wycherley had grown old and feeble, all his best work was done, and people were perhaps beginning to forget him. English Literature for Boys and Girls

Professor Bulteel, of Leeds, had issued an edition of Wycherley without stating that he had left out, disembowelled, or indicated only by asterisks, several indecent words and some indecent phrases. Jacob's Room

This is the comedy of artificial life, of wit and satire, such as we see it in Congreve, Wycherley, Vanbrugh, &c. Characters of Shakespeare's Plays

And it seemed to Mr. Wycherley that he had gone divinely mad. The Certain Hour

However that may be, there can be no question that the men and women who sat through the acting of Wycherley's Country Wife were past blushing. Complete Short Works of George Meredith

The plays of Wycherley and other Caroline dramatists are erotic in a bad sense. The Life of Sir Richard Burton

Dr. Wycherley deposed to Alfred's being insane and abnormally irritable, and under a pecuniary illusion, as stated in his certificate: and to his own vast experience. Hard Cash

The play was one of Mr. Wycherley's—"Love in a Wood." The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne

Mr. Wycherley was naturally modest until King Charles' court, that late disgrace to our times, corrupted him. The Certain Hour

Don’t desire me to descend to particulars with regard to these English comedies, which I am so fond of applauding; nor to give you a single smart saying or humorous stroke from Wycherley or Congreve. Letters on England

There is reason to believe that among these was William Wycherley, the most licentious and hardhearted writer of a singularly licentious and hardhearted school. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2

Wycherley.—I think, sir, it would not be consistent with the dignity of my profession to notice that comparison. Hard Cash

The case is widely different with what Mr. Charles Lamb calls the conventional world of Wycherley and Congreve. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

She pleased the eye, at least, did this heartless, merry and selfish Olivia, whom Wycherley had so ruthlessly depicted in his Plain Dealer. The Certain Hour

Wycherley has also copied from Molière another play, of as singular and bold a cast, which is a kind of Ecole des Femmes, or, School for Married Women. Letters on England

It was in the course of our session together that there suddenly flashed across my mind the existence of a play called 'The Country Wife,' by—wasn't it Wycherley? And Even Now

He had to confess, too, that he had taken for granted Dr. Wycherley was correctly informed about the said illusion. Hard Cash

Old Mr. Wycherley was attached to the royal cause, and was not disposed to intrust the education of his heir to the solemn Puritans who now ruled the universities and public schools. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

"Boy, boy——!" she answered, and her fine hands had come to Wycherley, as white birds flutter homeward. The Certain Hour

All Wycherley’s strokes are stronger and bolder than those of our misanthrope, but then they are less delicate, and the rules of decorum are not so well observed in this play. Letters on England

Returning to England soon after the king had come unto his own, young Wycherley entered Queen's College, Oxford, from whence he departed without obtaining a degree. Royalty Restored

On the very night, then, of Alfred's projected escape, two keepers came down from Dr. Wycherley's asylum to Silverton station: Baker met them and drove them to Silverton House in his dog-cart. Hard Cash

As the youth grew older, as his mind expanded and his fame rose, he appreciated both himself and Wycherley more correctly. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

Somewhere, he knew, young Minifie, with his arm in a sling, was pleading with Mistress Araminta for the last time; and this reflection did not greatly trouble Mr. Wycherley, since incommunicably it tickled his vanity. The Certain Hour

However that may be, there can be no question that the men and women who sat through the acting of Wycherley’s Country Wife were past blushing. An Essay on comedy and the uses of the comic spirit

Whereon Wycherley conceived the idea of bringing Butler and the duke together, that the latter might the more certainly remember him. Royalty Restored

Well, just as he was going to dress for dinner, he received a visit from Dr. Wycherley, a gentleman he scarcely knew by name. Hard Cash

Congreve had not, in, a large measure, the poetical faculty; but compared with Wycherley he might be called a great poet. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

She would have spared Mr. Wycherley that had she but known him to be within earshot.… The Certain Hour

Dr. Wycherley said he was now nearly cured; his ability to discuss his delusion without excitement was of itself a proof of that. Hard Cash

"Madam," says Mr. Fairbeard, uncovering, "since you are for the 'Plain Dealer,' there he is for you;" whereon he led Wycherley towards her. Royalty Restored

Dr. Wycherley admired Alfred for this, and whispered Mr. Osmond, "How subtly they reason." Hard Cash

We have said that Wycherley was a worse Congreve. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

Oh!" said Wycherley, "just for applause and bodily comfort and the envy of innumerable other fools we two have bartered a great heritage! The Certain Hour

He now said to Dr. Wycherley, "I wish to put to you a question or two in private." Hard Cash

Knowing jealousy is beget by love, and mindful of sacrifices she had made in marrying him, Wycherley behaved towards her with much kindness. Royalty Restored

He walked about in terrible anger and agitation: and then sat down and wrote letters; one was to uncle Thomas; and one to a Mr. Wycherley; I believe a brother of the doctor's. Hard Cash

It is not strange that she should have regarded Wycherley with favour. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

Mr. Wycherley," said his companion, with far more asperity, "the vanity and obduracy of a cruel father have forced me to the adoption of this desperate measure. The Certain Hour

Mr. Abbott noted down all the names, and then turned to Dr. Wycherley. Hard Cash

Wycherley was a man well to look upon: her grace was a lady eager for adventure. Royalty Restored

Dr. Wycherley inquired after his kephalalgia: Alfred stared and told him it was much the same; troubled him occasionally. Hard Cash

In one letter he tells Wycherley that "the worst pieces are such as, to render them very good, would require almost the entire new writing of them." Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

Yet in so keen a battle he would not throw away a chance: so he determined to win Dr. Wycherley altogether by hook or by crook, and get a certificate of sanity from him. Hard Cash

Dr. Wycherley was a collector of mad people, and collectors are always amateurs, and very seldom connoisseurs. Hard Cash

For this good purpose Charles sent him five hundred pounds, and Wycherley spent the winter of 1679 abroad. Royalty Restored

I thought as much," said Dr. Wycherley; "Insomnia is the commonest feature. Hard Cash

And from a passage in a contemporary satire, we are inclined to think that among the answers to the Short View was one written, or supposed to be written, by Wycherley. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

Then Alfred solemnly forgave Dr. Wycherley for signing away his wits, and thanked him for all his kindness and humanity. Hard Cash

After a momentary greeting they continued the conversation with Dr. Wycherley, and scarcely noticed Alfred. Hard Cash

Wycherley, the friend of Butler, though a child of the Muses, was superior to poverty. Royalty Restored

Wycherley closeted two hours with papa—papa had sent for him, I find. Hard Cash

The lady was not afraid to bring Wycherley to Court, and to introduce him to a splendid society, with which, as far as appears, he had never before mixed. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

Now, in their midnight discussions, Dr. Wycherley more than once alluded to the insanity of Hamlet; and offered proofs. Hard Cash

Dr. Wycherley looked at it, and said it was innocent, being unintelligible: and he would insert it himself. Hard Cash

It happened when driving one day through Pall Mall, she encountered Wycherley riding in his coach in an opposite direction. Royalty Restored

Dr. Wycherley is the very soul of humanity. Hard Cash

Wycherley's plays are said to have been the produce of long and patient labour. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

They then civilly dismissed him; and on his departure asked Dr. Wycherley his candid opinion. Hard Cash

Dr. Wycherley came to their aid "You might examine my young friend for hours and not detect the one crevice in the brilliancy of his intellectual armour." Hard Cash

Mr. Wycherley had a reputation for gallantry, the Countess of Drogheda was the victim of suspicion. Royalty Restored

In about an hour Dr. Wycherley paid him the promised visit. Hard Cash

Wycherley borrowed Alceste, and turned him,—we quote the words of so lenient a critic as Mr. Leigh Hunt,—into "a ferocious sensualist, who believed himself as great a rascal as he thought everybody else." Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

Dr. Wycherley smiled with a sort of benevolent superiority that galled his patient, and proceeded to inquire after his nightly visions and voices. Hard Cash

They reached Dr. Wycherley's early in the morning. Hard Cash

The case therefore went into litigation, for the expenses of which, together with other debts, Wycherley was cast into prison. Royalty Restored

But he could not get these books without Dr. Wycherley, and unfortunately he had cut that worthy dead in his own asylum. Hard Cash

Wycherley wrote some bad lines in praise of his imprisoned patron, which, if they came to the knowledge of the King, would certainly have made his majesty very angry. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

Not exactly," said Dr. Wycherley; "I am habitually averse to exaggeration of symptoms. Hard Cash

Indubitably so," replied Dr. Wycherley: "they always do: at least such is my experience. Hard Cash

That night her grace sat in the front row of the king's box at Drury Lane playhouse, and sure enough there was handsome Will Wycherley sitting in the pit underneath. Royalty Restored

And, while he was applying these old-fashioned tests, Wycherley's face wore an expression of pity that was truly comical. Hard Cash

Wycherley had wit; but the wit of Congreve far outshines that of every comic writer, except Sheridan, who has within the last two centuries. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

"Now, there is a sensible man," said Dr. Wycherley. Hard Cash

Dr. Wycherley remarked significantly that his conduct was worth imitating by all persons similarly situated: and concluded oracularly: "Prophylaxis is preferable to therapeusis." Hard Cash

"I never saw a plainer case of Incubation," remarked Dr. Wycherley with vast benevolence of manner. Hard Cash

"Oh, that is nothing for him," observed Wycherley; "He has Horace all by heart; you'd wonder: And mouths out Homer's Greek like thunder." Hard Cash

This adroit twist of the argument rather surprised Dr. Wycherley. Hard Cash

"There, you see," said Osmond, "Dr. Wycherley agrees with me: yet I assure you I have only detailed the symptoms, and not the conclusion I had formed from them." Hard Cash

"Ay, Erotic monomania is a very ordinary phase of insanity," said Dr. Wycherley. Hard Cash

"In one word, then," said Dr. Wycherley, waxing impatient at their abominable obtuseness, "it is the premonitory stage of the precursory condition of an organic affection of the brain." Hard Cash

"I conclude so," said Wycherley, with an admirable smile. Hard Cash

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例句	Wycherley The British photographer Mary Wycherley gave birth at home Monday morning, and she and her husband, Martin Carr, live tweeted the event to thousands. Motherlode: Live Tweeting a Home Birth 2011-06-08T20:19:48Z For The Dancing Master, Arnold took inspiration from a Restoration comedy of 1671, The Gentleman Dancing Master by the playwright William Wycherley, who is better known for The Country Wife, another bawdy comedy. Maclom Arnold's The Dancing Master finally comes in from the cold 2012-10-11T10:57:48Z Quack The doctor in William Wycherley's The Country Wife is a standard character of Restoration Comedy: a society physician who exists to fleece the rich. Ten of the best bad doctors in literature 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z In the 15 years since the Wycherleys had been shot, it emerged their identities had been used to siphon off their benefits and take out loans. Landscapers: The surreal suburban murders behind a TV drama 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Inspector Paul Wycherley of North Wales police tweeted following the incident: "#norespect". Nazi salute during WW1 parade 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z Wycherley subsequently stood in the May local elections and is still a party representative for Walsall. Ukip defector Douglas Carswell on leaving the Tories: ‘They think Love Actually is a manual for how to govern the country’ 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z Inspector Paul Wycherley from North Wales Police explained the force's changing strategy in tackling food theft, with officers trained to guide potential shoplifters towards the use of local foodbanks. Why is shoplifting on the rise? 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z After the murders, they stole thousands of pounds from the Wycherleys. Garden bodies pair jailed for life 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Despite being forced to sell the Blenheim Close house in 2006 to pay off debts, the Edwards kept the Wycherley's "alive" - in name at least - until 2012. Landscapers: The surreal suburban murders behind a TV drama 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Mr Joyce told the court the Wycherleys moved to Blenheim Close in 1987. Couple 'shot and buried by daughter' 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z She and her husband, Christopher, 57, both deny murdering Mrs Wycherley and her husband William, whose bodies were discovered at their home. Woman admits killing buried mother 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z "Last week on Sycamore Road there were incidents of youths throwing mud at windows and making threats," said Insp Wycherley. Parents targeted over problem youths 2014-03-18T07:49:10Z The Wycherleys disappeared from their home in Forest Town, Mansfield. Couple deny 'garden bodies' murder 2014-02-21T15:51:48Z If still alive, Mr and Mrs Wycherley would now be 100 and 79 respectively. Couple in court over garden bodies 2013-11-04T11:57:03Z Cards to relatives said the Wycherleys were travelling in Ireland "because of the good air" and letters were written to Mr Wycherley's doctor, declining appointments and vaccines. Couple 'shot and buried by daughter' 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Susan Edwards, 56, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Patricia Wycherley but maintained her not guilty plea to two counts of murder. Woman admits killing buried mother 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Formal identification is yet to be confirmed but detectives believe the remains are those of Mr and Mrs Wycherley, who lived at the house in Blenheim Close in Forest Town in the 1990s. Daughter in court over garden bodies 2013-11-02T11:30:13Z Formal identification has yet to be confirmed but detectives believe the remains are that of Mr and Mrs Wycherley who lived at the house in Blenheim Close, Forest Town, in the 1990s. Daughter charged over garden bodies 2013-11-01T22:14:35Z This latest development does further support our theory that the remains are that of the Wycherleys. 'Key clue' in buried bodies inquiry 2013-10-17T12:14:46Z She claimed she then argued with Mrs Wycherley before shooting her. Couple 'shot and buried by daughter' 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z He looked back to his best in June when he outclassed his rival Paul Wycherley at the World Cup in Duisburg. London 2012 Olympic Games: 6 August – today's highlights 2012-08-05T16:03:20Z Police said Mr and Mrs Wycherley "were known to be quite reclusive". Daughter in court over garden bodies 2013-11-02T11:30:13Z Police have said Mr and Mrs Wycherley "were known to be quite reclusive". Daughter charged over garden bodies 2013-11-01T22:14:35Z Paul Wycherley was chosen for Britain at last year's world championships and Brabants had to beat Wycherley in two out of three World Cup meetings this summer to compete in London. From Beijing to London 2012: Where are Britain's gold medal winners? 2012-07-24T22:02:29Z An international panel should confirm the reigning Olympic canoe sprint champion's place for London after he beat Wycherley in two of the three races. London 2012: Tim Brabants set for place in canoe squad 2012-05-25T14:23:57Z "Valentine," in order to make quite sure that Mrs. Wycherley had heard aright and understood, made Crouch repeat his instructions word for word. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z The works of Dryden, Waller, Prior, Congreve, Wycherley, Vanbrugh, Rochester and Addison were all devoured, and he took an especial interest in Butler’s witty Hudibras. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z Mr. Wycherley Bibb has a farcical comedy in preparation which will be produced at the "Sheridan" in the course of the season. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Feb 3, 1872 2012-02-10T03:00:16.947Z Sterne, Fielding, Smollett, Swift, must all be flung into the dusthole after Congreve, Wycherley, Jonson; Dryden, of course, follows these without delay, and Spencer, with his “Faerie Queene,” is the next victim. Is the Bible Indictable? Being an Enquiry whether the Bible Comes within the Ruling of the Lord Chief Justice as to Obscene Literature 2011-12-13T03:00:25.353Z At the end of Act I, Harlequin and Scaramouche engage in dialogue which suggests similar passages of rough satire in Wycherley. The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Made into a Farce 2011-09-15T02:00:12.030Z Crouch drew a whistle and looked across at Jimmy; then, once more, he turned to Mrs. Wycherley. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z The result means Wycherley is likely to compete for GB at the London Olympics. London 2012 setback for Brabants 2011-07-21T08:53:11Z Nor can the practice of the older dramatists like Wycherley and Shadwell, who often prefixed to their printed plays elaborate summaries describing the dramatis person�, be cited as a final defense. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Hazlitt said of Congreve that "the workmanship overlays the materials; in Wycherley the casting of the parts and the fable are alone sufficient to ensure success." Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z Restoration comedy was largely based on Moli�re, who was brutalized by Wycherley, and adapted but not improved by Congreve. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Mrs. Wycherley, who a moment since had been on the verge of tears, gathered her shawl about her shoulders, and beamed upon Captain Crouch. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z The third and final race took place on Thursday, with Wycherley winning it by a margin of well under half a second. London 2012 setback for Brabants 2011-07-21T08:53:11Z The best comedies of Congreve and Wycherley would seem intolerable to us without this excision. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Like its predecessor, the Temple 325 Beau was an essay in the vein of Congreve and Wycherley, though, in a measure, an advance on Love in Several Masques. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Wycherley lived as a man of fashion about town, and wrote no more. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Mrs. Wycherley, producing the key, flung open the door of one of the first-floor flats and ushered in both Jimmy Burke and Captain Crouch. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z Thus it is, that you often hear the Question in Company, which is the best Poet, Virgil or Horace, Milton or Waller, Dryden or Wycherley, Congreve or Row. An Essay on Criticism 2011-02-06T03:00:52.167Z You know what happened to Wycherley when he got that knack of always turning up a king? Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) W. Wycherley was a comic dramatist of real power, who drew his characters with vigour and distinctness, and constructed his plots and chose his language with natural ease. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" But Wycherley earns hard whate’er he gains; He wants no judgment, and he spares no pains; He frequently excels, and, at the least, Makes fewer faults than any of the rest.” The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Old Mrs. Wycherley, who had not the least idea as to what Crouch was talking about, folded her arms, and nodded her head as in approval. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z Wycherley seemed to know and be known by every one, and as he interchanged greetings with the groups that passed, declined several pressing invitations to sup. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands In him all beauties of this age we see: Etherege his courtship, Southern's purity, The satire, wit, and strength of manly Wycherley. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 He wrote to Lord Oxford in September, 1729, and complained that the publication of Wycherley's posthumous poems was derogatory to their author, as well as to the critic who had advised him to re-cast them. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition In his place had come another gentleman-writer, young William Wycherley, whose first comedy had been written before Dryden’s laureateship, though it was not acted till 1672, and who was already famous as a wit. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Mrs. Wycherley had left him in possession of the key of the flat; and going down to the front door, he waited impatiently for the messenger to arrive. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z Let us take a turn, and look out for Wycherley.' Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands Dryden addressed Lady Castlemaine in his fourth poetical Epistle in terms of great adulation, and Wycherley dedicated to her his first play, Love in a Wood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" I speak," he said, "of old Mr. Wycherley, some letters of whom, by-the-bye, and of mine, the booksellers have got and printed, not without the concurrence of a noble friend of mine and yours. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Of all our modern wits none seem to me Once to have touched upon true comedy But hasty Shadwell and slow Wycherley. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z "There should be a woman here," said he; "a Mrs. Wycherley." Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z In two years from the time of his return, another paragraph and another auction proclaimed that 'Wycherley was cleaned out,' and that he had made his 'positively last appearance' in England. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands This is the comedy of artificial life, of wit and satire, such as we see it in Congreve, Wycherley, Vanburgh, etc. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature Pope printed his letter of November 29, to which this letter was a reply, and it touches upon none of the topics to which Wycherley refers. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition One is ashamed to be seen reading the unblushing profligacy of Wycherley, Cibber, Vanbrugh, and Congreve. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 Here not even Mrs. Wycherley would find them. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z When Sir Harry Wycherley then came back to London he was only remembered —nothing more. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands After travelling in France and Italy, he settled in London, where he became acquainted with Dryden, Wycherley and others; and being made temporarily independent by inheriting a small fortune, he devoted himself to literature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" As Pope's letter does not contain one syllable upon the subjects to which Wycherley alludes in his reply, so the reply takes no notice of the subjects which monopolise the epistle of Pope. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition The dissolute Restoration dramatist, Wycherley, was also his temporary companion. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) I'm Mrs. Wycherley," said the old woman, "her that looks after the flat. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z Short as Sir Harry Wycherley's absence had been, the march of mind had done much in all these respects. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands Just as they came up to a bookseller's shop, the Countess of Drogheda, a young, rich, noble, and147 lovely widow, came to the bookseller and inquired for the Plain Dealer—a well-known comedy of Wycherley's. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches Though he had discoursed exclusively upon the remodelling of Wycherley's poems, Wycherley himself disdains to offer in return a single word of thanks, of encouragement, of acquiescence, or dissent. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition To make a Wycherley you must distil all the poetry out of a Fletcher. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) So saying, he banged down a sovereign on the table, which Mrs. Wycherley was not slow to accept. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z Besides, Wycherley was decidedly rococo in all his tastes and predilections. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands "Madam," said Mr. Fairbeard, "since you are for the Plain Dealer, there he is for you"—pushing Wycherley towards her. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches The Wycherley correspondence concludes with a letter from Pope dated May 2, 1710. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition He compliments some favourite author with an emphatic repetition of the ordinary eulogies, or shows conclusively that Montgomery was a sham poet, and Wycherley a corrupt ribald. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) Going down upon a knee, he turned out their pockets, finding first the keys which Crouch had obtained from Mrs. Wycherley, and then the brace of revolvers that they had purchased that very morning. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z But Wycherley only came down to the steamboat, when a messenger arrived with a pressing letter, recalling him to Wiesbaden, and the rest never appeared. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands "Yes," said Wycherley, "this lady can bear plain dealing; for she appears to me to be so accomplished, that what would be compliment said to others, would be plain dealing spoken to her." Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches The fondness of Wycherley was too violent to last. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition "But how do the folks here contrive to pig it away together six in a bed?" inquired Mr Vernon Wycherley. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 And now, how shall we attempt to describe these lovely young creatures, whose charms were, by this time, playing sad havoc with the hearts of Mr Vernon Wycherley, and his friend Mr Francis Trevelyan. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 We passed on and reached the play-table, where we found Sir Harry Wycherley in low and earnest conversation with the young gentleman. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands Toward the close of his life those infirmities at which Wycherley had hinted in his youth grew upon him, and he became almost entirely dependent upon nurses. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History The notion that he was offended at the freedom of his friend's remarks was an inference drawn from the tone of Pope's reply, and not from the language of Wycherley himself. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition That's an impossibility—an utter impossibility," returned Vernon Wycherley—"for were I to look through them a hundred times, I should never alter a word.——But stay—Look! look!—what is that I see? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 His worthy friend, Smith—now, alas! no more—who, like my self, was induced to change his name, was Mr Vernon Wycherley's father. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 Wycherley, however, took a higher walk; he was historically gastronome, and had a store of anecdotes about the dishes and their inventors, from Clovis to Louis Quatorze. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands To Wycherley, who could not tear himself from his favorite St. James's, the youthful Pope wrote literary letters, being even decoyed into patching and revising the old beau's senile verses. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History Pope did indeed suppress the beginning and the end of Wycherley's communication; but the passages he kept back betray the falsity of his own insinuation. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition "And will you never forget that unlucky blunder of mine?" asked Mr Vernon Wycherley. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 The lady was not afraid to bring Wycherley to court, and to introduce him to a splendid society with which, as far as appears, he had never before mixed. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) From Wycherley's 'Plain Dealer,' it appears that in the time of Charles II. angry clients were accustomed to revile their lawyers as 'green bag-carriers.' A Book About Lawyers It is certain that she had Smollett's novels in a cupboard up-stairs, and it was said that she had been found reading one of Wycherley's plays. The Vicar of Bullhampton His offensive reply of May 2, to the genial letter of April 27, might alone explain the resentment of Wycherley, if the ungracious answer in its printed shape could be received as authentic. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition "And is that all the advantage you can point out?" interposed Mr Vernon Wycherley. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 Wycherley borrowed Alceste, and turned him—we quote the words of so lenient a critic as Mr. Leigh Hunt—into "a ferocious sensualist, who believed himself as great a rascal as he thought everybody else." Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) It presents a type of vulgarity, of sporting spirit, that is common in every generation, whether in the time of Congreve and Wycherley, whether in the period of Sheridan or Oscar Wilde. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The New York Idea One of the scenes in Otway's "Soldier of Fortune" is laid here, and also one in Wycherley's "Country Wife." The Strand District The Fascination of London Lord Oxford, in spite of his disapproval, printed his letters to Wycherley. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition "All of which, I dare say, you did ample justice to," interposed Mr Vernon Wycherley. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 Old Mr. Wycherley was attached to the royal cause, and was not disposed to entrust the education of his heir to the solemn Puritans who now ruled the universities and public schools. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) The grossness of his comedies rivalled that of Wycherley himself. History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 Wycherley lodged here, and after an illness was visited by Charles II., who gave him £500 for a trip to France. The Strand District The Fascination of London I am highly pleased," the poet writes, November 12, 1711, "with the knowledge you give me of Mr. Wycherley's present temper, which seems so favourable to me. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition "My thoughts were far, far away from hence," said Mr Vernon Wycherley; "the subject of them was my comedy, which, as you know, I intend to offer for the prize at the Haymarket." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 In one letter, he tells Wycherley that "the worst pieces are such as, to render them very good, would require almost the entire new writing of them." Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) Philips seemed to have been encouraged to abuse me in coffee-houses, and conversations: and Gildon wrote a thing about Wycherley, in which he had abused both me and my relations very grossly. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II The Fondlewife episode, in particular, which doubtless was mightily popular—what is there more in it than the mutton fisted wit and brutality of Wycherley, with some of Congreve’s English? The Comedies of William Congreve Volume 1 [of 2] Half the notes relate to the Wycherley manuscripts in the Harley library, and could only have proceeded from the author of that fiction. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition I do not agree with what Mr. Wycherley is supposed to have writ of him, but I do with what he certainly said of him, viz. Two Poems Against Pope One Epistle to Mr. A. Pope and the Blatant Beast It is not strange that she should have regarded Wycherley with favor. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) But the fondness of Wycherley was too violent to last. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Of this tendency the most notable and useful illustration is Wycherley, because in point of wit and dramatic skill he dwarfed his colleagues. The Comedies of William Congreve Volume 1 [of 2] In his letter to Wycherley, Walsh remarked of Pope's Pastorals, "It is no flattery at all to say that Virgil had written nothing so good at his age." The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition His comedies, however, are the neatest and choicest on the English stage; Vanbrugh's are the liveliest, and Wycherley's the most vigorous. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Wycherley wrote some bad lines in praise of his imprisoned patron, which, if they came to the knowledge of the King, would certainly have made His Majesty very angry. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) At this time began his acquaintance with Wycherley, a man who seems to have had among his contemporaries his full share of reputation, to have been esteemed without virtue, and caressed without good-humour. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II His first play links him with Wycherley, not with that rare and faint embryo of the later Congreve, George Etherege. The Comedies of William Congreve Volume 1 [of 2] P. T. had been engaged with a noble friend of Mr. Pope in preparing for the press the letters of Wycherley, and had caused some extra copies to be struck off. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition In English martinet means the leech-line of a sail, hence, possibly, rope's end, and Wycherley applies the term to a brutal sea-captain. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Congreve had not, in a large measure, the poetical faculty; but compared with Wycherley he might be called a great poet. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) Pope was proud of his notice; Wycherley wrote verses in his praise, which he was charged by Dennis with writing to himself, and they agreed for awhile to flatter one another. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II The hideous indecency of Dryden, of Wycherley, and of Vanbrugh had brought about a certain reaction. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II In reality it was an endeavour to explain the awkward circumstance that the prose part of Pope's Wycherley had been done up with the letters of 1735. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition But we find it used by Wycherley in 1676, about forty years before Martinet's death. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Wycherley had wit; but the wit of Congreve far outshines that of every comic writer, except Sheridan, who has arisen within the last two centuries. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) Granville could not admire without bigotry; he copied the wrong, as well as the right, from his masters, and may be supposed to have learned obscenity from Wycherley, as he learned mythology from Waller. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II For both Wycherley and Vanbrugh are playwrights, and Congreve is not. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation The publication of 1729 was entitled the second volume of Wycherley's "Posthumous Works," and contained a couple of notes referring to poems which were inserted or omitted in what was called "the present edition." The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Some time later, in the reign of Charles II., we have a different class of men altogether—Monk, Clarendon, Sedley, Rochester, Wycherley, Dryden, Butler, Suckling, Carew. Westminster The Fascination of London And, from a passage in a contemporary satire, we are inclined to think that among the answers to the Short View was one written, or supposed to be written, by Wycherley. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) No one equalled this woman in downright nastiness save xxx Ravenscroft and Wycherley.... The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I But neither Wycherley nor Vanbrugh has any strain of the admirable intellectual quality of Congreve. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation The assertion of P. T. we know to be a falsehood, for Pope himself, and not the noble friend, prepared the letters of Wycherley for the press. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition In fact, the school of Bolingbroke and Swift, to say nothing of Wycherley, was hardly calculated to generate a chivalrous tone of feeling. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) A year after the quarrel, Cromwell reported that Wycherley had again been speaking in friendly terms of Pope, and Pope expressed his pleasure with eagerness. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Time was when this was not true, as Congreve, Pope, Wycherley and even Thackeray show, but that time was before the Reform Bill of 1832, the great intellectual levelling, the emancipation of the chandala. A Book of Prefaces Wycherley has done more vilely; Vanbrugh soars to loftier altitudes of filthiness. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation He nevertheless made no comments on the subject, nor, loudly as he exclaimed against the abstraction of his letters, did he breathe a whisper against the abstraction of the sheets of the Wycherley. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Wycherley was ambitious of the reputation of wit and libertinism, and he attained it: he was probably capable of reaching the fame of true comedy and instructive ridicule. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. For this there was the very good reason that his "little, tender, crazy carcass," as Wycherley calls it, was utterly unfit for such excesses as his companions could practice with comparative impunity. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series The virtual leaders of the new movement—Wycherley, Vanbrugh, Farquhar, and Congreve—were not at work till long after Pepys ceased to write. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays Congreve is only an artist in style writing for himself and half a dozen in the pit, while Wycherley and Vanbrugh—and for that matter Etherege and Farquhar—are playwrights producing for the whole theatre. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation People have pitied you extremely on reading your letters to Wycherley. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition It is always so with Congreve's plays, and Etherege's and Wycherley's. Thackeray Wycherley was a relic of a past literary epoch. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series She had, as Mrs. Squeamish in Wycherley's play, once acted with Quin on the occasion of his benefit and she well remembered his stiff, stilted style and how he domineered over everybody. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Wycherley kindly endeavoured to interest Buckingham on his behalf, and had almost succeeded, when two handsome women passed by, and the Duke left him in pursuit of them. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour The letter of Walsh to Wycherley concludes with the expression of a desire to be made acquainted with Pope. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition In later years he was the pride of the poets: Dryden and Prior, Wycherley, Hudibras, and Rymer, were all encouraged by him, and repaid him with praises. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 It would have required, one might have thought, less than Wycherley's experience to foresee the natural end of such an alliance. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series He gave her quite an important part and Lavinia was elated, albeit the play was one of Wycherley's most repulsive productions, "The Country Wife." Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Etherege and Wycherley ushered in the comic drama of the Restoration. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour Nothing," wrote Wycherley, May 17, 1709, "has lately been better received by the public than your part of it. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition I well remember getting into my hands a large thick volume, adorned with miserable woodcuts, and bearing on its back the title 'Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar.' The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 The plan, said Pope to Wycherley, is very useful to the poets, "who, like other thieves, escape by getting into a crowd." Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Captain Wycherley snipped them off with a pair of scissors. Combed Out Wycherley is said to have been present at some of the engagements with the Dutch. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour He states the reason of the publication of his letters to Wycherley. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Wycherley and Dryden were attracted by Charles to celebrate the festivities, and to amuse the great and the gay. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 Wycherley, whom he frequently invited to come to Binfield, would undoubtedly have found Milton a bore. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Captain Wycherley began to hum a tune and wave his amputation knife like the conductor of an orchestra, whereupon the others locked arms and danced up and down the theatre, talking and joking. Combed Out The humour of Wycherley is almost entirely of this kind. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour The Wycherley correspondence furnishes fresh illustrations of the malpractices of the poet. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition These manners were the wretched remains of the court of Charles the Second, when Wycherley, Dryden, and Congreve seem to have written with much less invention, in their indecent plots and language, than is imagined. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 Both these expressions, and Wycherley's acknowledgment of them, were omitted in Pope's publication. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series The surgeon working at the next table, Captain Wycherley, received a "case" with a shattered right arm and a right thigh. Combed Out Wycherley did not aim much at facetiousness, nor introduce many humorous episodes, but passages incidentally occur which show he had considerable talent in that direction. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour It was probably not included in the original volume of the Wycherley correspondence, which Pope published in 1729, for it is printed in the edition of 1735 on an interpolated half sheet signed * c. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition This refers to the characters of Shadwell and Wycherley, which according to Dryden, the satirist seems to have misunderstood. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 Pope's services to Wycherley were rendered on two separate occasions. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Captain Wycherley called out to him: "Come along, my lad, and hop on to this table." Combed Out Wycherley was the son of a Shropshire gentleman who being a Royalist, and not willing to trust him to the Puritans, sent him to be educated in France. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour The concoction of the letter to Wycherley out of the letters to Caryll is attended by the usual distortion of facts. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition He paid court to Dryden; and having obtained some correspondence with Wycherley and Congreve he immediately made public their letters. English Satires When Pope had become ashamed of following Wycherley about like a dog, he would soon find out that a Dennis did not deserve the homage of a rising genius. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series "Jolly good idea," added Captain Wycherley at the next table, "we'll change over too." Combed Out Wycherley.—Of the comedists of this period, where all were evil, William Wycherley was the worst. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction A few months after the date which Pope assigned to the passage when he applied it to Wycherley, the old dramatist had addressed a kindred remonstrance to Pope. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Etherege, Sedley, Wycherley, and Vanbrugh are very little read, and were pretty fellows in their day; I think they may be safely consulted, and rendered available. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841 And thus, when he came to know Wycherley, he was enraptured with the honour. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Wycherley lay seven years in gaol for debt, but lived to die in his bed at nearly eighty. Thrift See, too, Wycherley's "Love in a Wood," act iii. sc. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 He ascribed the adulation to Wycherley, and the rebuke of it to himself. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition And the tones of literature range from Isaiah to Wycherley, from Thucydides to Tolstoy; its forms from Pindar to a folk song, from Racine to Rudyard Kipling, from Gibbon to Herodotus or Froissart. Cambridge Essays on Education The lad had already shown considerable powers of versification, and was soon employing them in the revision of some of the numerous compositions which amused Wycherley's leisure. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series By this process, the works of Dryden, Congreve, Southerne, Wycherley, Garth, and Vanbrugh will be melted down to separate the sludge from the pure metal. Essay upon Wit Robertson in his dialogue and construction imitated the modern French dramatists; Sheridan, the old English, Congreve, Farquhar and Wycherley. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 Wycherley wrote to him on February 19, 1708-9, and spoke of the genius which promised him immortality, of his great, vigorous and active mind. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition We know, now, however, that the correspondence is only in part genuine, and that Pope used portions of his correspondence with Caryll and published them as though they had been addressed to Wycherley. Old and New Masters Wycherley's memory had been enfeebled by illness, and now played him strange tricks. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Mr. Wycherley shewed this even in this last compliment, though, I think, his request a little hard; for why should he bar her from doubling her jointure on the same easy terms.' The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. He draws long comparisons between Walpole and Townshend, between Congreve and Wycherley, between Essex and Villiers, between the fall of the Carlovingians and the fall of the Moguls. Composition-Rhetoric There can be little doubt that his opening letter to Wycherley was manufactured or misplaced with a similar object. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition In the Wycherley correspondence, Pope omits Wycherley's remonstrance to him and publishes his own remonstrance to Caryll as a letter from himself to Wycherley. Old and New Masters These early productions had been written under the eye of Trumbull; they had been handed about in manuscript; Wycherley, as already noticed, had shown them to Walsh, himself an offender of the same class. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Mr. Wycherley was amongst the first authors of established reputation, who contributed to advance his fame, and with whom he for some time lived in the most unreserved intimacy. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. Thus, for example, runs his account of the dramatist Wycherley's naval career: "He embarked, was present at a battle, and celebrated it, on his return, in a copy of verses too bad for the bellman." Composition-Rhetoric This new letter is dated December 26, 1704, and contains his reflections on a compliment which he alleges had been paid to him by Wycherley—that his compositions were above the attacks of envious critics. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition When he published his correspondence with Wycherley, his contemporaries were amazed that the boyish Pope should have written with such an air of patronage to the aged Wycherley and that Wycherley should have suffered it. Old and New Masters He had corresponded with Dryden, Congreve, and Wycherley, and published some of their letters. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Notwithstanding this peevish behaviour of Mr. Wycherley, occasioned by jealousy and infirmities, Mr. Pope preserved a constant respect and reverence for him while he lived, and after his death lamented him. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. Major Pack obliged the world with some Memoirs of the Life of Mr. Wycherley, which are prefixed to Theobald's edition of that author. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume IV The object of the imposition was to uphold the tale he had advanced in his Wycherley volume. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Wycherley had remonstrated with Pope on the extravagant compliments he paid him: Pope had remonstrated with Caryll on similar grounds. Old and New Masters He must, he said, be more agreeable to himself when agreeable to Wycherley, as the earth was brighter when the sun was less overcast. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Why did he not purvey magnificent indiscretions whispered under the great periwig of Wycherley, or repeat that splendid story about Etheredge and my Lord Mulgrave? Gossip in a Library T. Footnote 1: Wycherley's Plain Dealer. return to footnote mark Footnote 2: Eccles, vii. The Spectator, Volume 2. Wycherley was really angry with me for correcting his verses so much. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Mr. Wycherley, a noted stickler for etiquette, decorously made bold to question Mr. Minifie's taste in a dispute concerning waistcoats. The Certain Hour Wycherley, it may be remarked, took Pope's advice by turning some of his verses into prose maxims; and they seem to have been at last upon more or less friendly terms. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series What their real opinion usually was is clothed in crude and ready language by the heroines of Wycherley and Shadwell. Gossip in a Library Mr. Wycherley, in hopes to keep him steady to his word, obtained of his grace to name a day, when he might introduce that modest and unfortunate poet to his new patron. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 They have the stamp of Wycherley, improved by Pope. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition More lately Wycherley walked in the direction of Ouseley Manor, whistling Love's a Toy. The Certain Hour The final scene of Wycherley's questionable career, some four years later, is given by Pope in a letter to his friend, Edward Blount. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Which surely cannot be, if, as the author of The Dunciad Dissected reporteth, 'Mr Wycherley had before introduced him into a familiar acquaintance with the greatest peers and brightest wits then living.' The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 With Wycherley, who was old, doted, and excessively vain, Pope did not continue long intimate. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 There are transcripts among the Oxford papers of some of the letters of Wycherley to Pope, which appeared in 1729. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition "Nay, after a short but brilliant engagement," Wycherley returned, "Mr. Minifie was very harmlessly perforated; and in consequence I look to be married on Thursday, after all." The Certain Hour Pope's rupture with Wycherley took place in the summer of 1710, when Pope, therefore, was just twenty-two. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series As Macaulay has said of Wycherley's plays, "they are protected against the critics as a skunk is protected against the hunters." The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War In comedy we receive the brilliant work of Etheridge, the vigor of Wycherley, and, as the century drew near its close, the dashing wit of Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar. Palamon and Arcite The similarity of language and ideas in the mention of the Wycherley letters was much more peculiar. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition But Wycherley knew the tide filled Teviot Bay and wondering fishes were at liberty to muzzle the toys, by this, and merely shrugged at his mishap, midcourse in toilet. The Certain Hour Pope extracted from this circumstance a far-fetched excuse for publishing the Wycherley correspondence. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series He also wrote comedies; but Wycherley and Congreve were the first to acquire a name in this species of composition. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature I have been here a good deal longer than you have, I believe, and cannot think that you know more of the subject than I. Have you read Wycherley's treatise on the Eleanor Crosses? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 17, 1917 The next year," he says, in the preface to the quarto of 1737, "the posthumous works of Mr. Wycherley were printed in a way disreputable enough to his memory. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition She looked up into Remon's face and, laughing with such bright and elfin mirth as never any other woman showed, thought Wycherley, she broke into another song. The Certain Hour He said that it was due to Wycherley's memory to prove, by the publication of their correspondence, that the posthumous publication of the works was opposed to their author's wishes. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Of all our modern wits, none seem to me Once to have touched upon true comedy, But hasty Shadwell and slow Wycherley. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 10, August, 1858 During Mr. Wycherley's surprize, the chariots drove different ways, they were soon at a considerable distance from each other; when Mr. Wycherley recollecting, ordered his coachman to drive back, and overtake the lady. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III The letters to Mr. Wycherley," says P. T.'s address to the reader, "were procured some years since on account of a surreptitious edition of his posthumous works. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition And within the moment they had secured this niggardly concession, intent to die, as Wycherley observed, like hurt mice upon a pantry-shelf. The Certain Hour It is indeed true that Pope had dropped the boyish affectation of his letters to Wycherley and Cromwell. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series The poems of Rochester, the plays of Dryden, Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar, all popular in their day, are mostly unreadable. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World Mr. Wycherley accordingly went to France, and returned to England the latter end of the spring following, with his health entirely restored. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III The three letters of Wycherley were on the sheets transferred from the edition of his posthumous works which was published by Pope, and copies of two of them are among the Oxford papers. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Wycherley did not see her all that morning, for Lady Drogheda was fatigued, or so a lackey informed him, and as yet kept her chamber. The Certain Hour P. T. had spoken, as I have said, of his connexion with the Wycherley volume. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series No man could deliver brilliant dialogue—the dialogue of Congreve or of Wycherley—because none understood it—half so well as John Kemble. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia Upon opening the matter to the duke, he cried out immediately, that he did not blame Wycherley, he only accused his cousin. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III It shows that the verses of Wycherley were rugged, feeble, and full of repetitions, and that whatever they possessed of strength and harmony was due to the revision of Pope. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Why, look you," Wycherley philosophized, "have you never thought what a vast deal of loving and painstaking labor must have gone to make the world we inhabit so beautiful and so complete? The Certain Hour The letters, again, when read with a due attention to dates, shows that Wycherley's proneness to take offence has at least been exaggerated. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series All these characters are in Wycherley's "Love in a Wood." The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia These were golden prospects for Mr. Wycherley, but they were soon by a cross accident dashed to pieces. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III If the publication had vindicated Wycherley, it would have been its own justification; but as it was put forth to do honour to Pope, he sacrificed his veracity to avoid the imputation of vanity. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Yet his watch, on consultation, recorded only five o'clock; and presently Mr. Wycherley laughed, not very loudly. The Certain Hour In this letter Pope had himself addressed to Caryll a remonstrance similar to that which he had received from Wycherley. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series No man could deliver brilliant dialogue—the dialogue of Congreve or of Wycherley—because none understood it—half so well as John Kemble. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia This was the cause of Mr. Wycherley's disgrace with the King, whose favour and affection he had before possessed in so distinguished a degree. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III The Widow Wycherley adjusted her cap, for she felt almost like a woman again. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 Look now," said Wycherley, "upon what trifles our lives hinge! The Certain Hour When published as a letter to Wycherley, it gives the impression that Pope, at the age of seventeen, was already rejecting excessive compliments addressed to him by his experienced friend. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series I do not know how it is with others, but I feel the better always for the perusal of one of Congreve's—nay, why should I not add even of Wycherley's—comedies. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia See the letters between Pope and Wycherley, printed in Pope's works. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III As for the Widow Wycherley, she stood before the mirror, courtesying and simpering to her own image, and greeting it as the friend whom she loved better than all the world beside. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 "It would undoubtedly be madness," Mr. Wycherley assented. The Certain Hour The bachelor society of that day, not only the society of the Wycherleys and Cromwells, but the more virtuous society of Addison and his friends, was certainly not remarkable for any exalted tone about women. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series I do not know how it is with others, but I feel the better always for the perusal of one of Congreve's—nay, why should I not add even of Wycherley's—comedies. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia A room of dingy plays—Wycherley, Congreve and their crew—looks out through an area grating. There's Pippins and Cheese to Come "Nonsense!" said the Widow Wycherley, with a peevish toss of her head. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 Mr. Wycherley, upon mature deliberation, wore the green suit with yellow ribbons, since there was a ball that night in honor of his nearing marriage, and a confluence of gentry to attend it. The Certain Hour Pope, when he first came to town and followed Wycherley about like a dog, had tried to assume the airs of a rake. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series His acquaintance with Wycherley was possibly but at second-hand, and confined, perhaps, to Garrick's alteration of the Country Wife, in which the incident, already mentioned as having been borrowed for the Duenna, is preserved. Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 01 I do not know how it is with others, but I feel the better always for the perusal of one of Congreve's— nay, why should I not add even of Wycherley's—comedies. English literary criticism The Widow Wycherley—if so fresh a damsel could be called a widow—tripped up to the doctor's chair with a mischievous merriment in her rosy face. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 "And by this hour to-morrow," thought Mr. Wycherley, "I shall be chained to that good, strapping, wholesome Juno of a girl!" The Certain Hour He tells Wycherley that he had seen Dryden, and barely seen him. Biographical Essays This poet was named Wycherley, but by the time that Pope came to know him Wycherley had grown old and feeble, all his best work was done, and people were perhaps beginning to forget him. English Literature for Boys and Girls Professor Bulteel, of Leeds, had issued an edition of Wycherley without stating that he had left out, disembowelled, or indicated only by asterisks, several indecent words and some indecent phrases. Jacob's Room This is the comedy of artificial life, of wit and satire, such as we see it in Congreve, Wycherley, Vanbrugh, &c. Characters of Shakespeare's Plays And it seemed to Mr. Wycherley that he had gone divinely mad. The Certain Hour However that may be, there can be no question that the men and women who sat through the acting of Wycherley's Country Wife were past blushing. Complete Short Works of George Meredith The plays of Wycherley and other Caroline dramatists are erotic in a bad sense. The Life of Sir Richard Burton Dr. Wycherley deposed to Alfred's being insane and abnormally irritable, and under a pecuniary illusion, as stated in his certificate: and to his own vast experience. Hard Cash The play was one of Mr. Wycherley's—"Love in a Wood." The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne Mr. Wycherley was naturally modest until King Charles' court, that late disgrace to our times, corrupted him. The Certain Hour Don’t desire me to descend to particulars with regard to these English comedies, which I am so fond of applauding; nor to give you a single smart saying or humorous stroke from Wycherley or Congreve. Letters on England There is reason to believe that among these was William Wycherley, the most licentious and hardhearted writer of a singularly licentious and hardhearted school. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 Wycherley.—I think, sir, it would not be consistent with the dignity of my profession to notice that comparison. Hard Cash The case is widely different with what Mr. Charles Lamb calls the conventional world of Wycherley and Congreve. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 She pleased the eye, at least, did this heartless, merry and selfish Olivia, whom Wycherley had so ruthlessly depicted in his Plain Dealer. The Certain Hour Wycherley has also copied from Molière another play, of as singular and bold a cast, which is a kind of Ecole des Femmes, or, School for Married Women. Letters on England It was in the course of our session together that there suddenly flashed across my mind the existence of a play called 'The Country Wife,' by—wasn't it Wycherley? And Even Now He had to confess, too, that he had taken for granted Dr. Wycherley was correctly informed about the said illusion. Hard Cash Old Mr. Wycherley was attached to the royal cause, and was not disposed to intrust the education of his heir to the solemn Puritans who now ruled the universities and public schools. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 "Boy, boy——!" she answered, and her fine hands had come to Wycherley, as white birds flutter homeward. The Certain Hour All Wycherley’s strokes are stronger and bolder than those of our misanthrope, but then they are less delicate, and the rules of decorum are not so well observed in this play. Letters on England Returning to England soon after the king had come unto his own, young Wycherley entered Queen's College, Oxford, from whence he departed without obtaining a degree. Royalty Restored On the very night, then, of Alfred's projected escape, two keepers came down from Dr. Wycherley's asylum to Silverton station: Baker met them and drove them to Silverton House in his dog-cart. Hard Cash As the youth grew older, as his mind expanded and his fame rose, he appreciated both himself and Wycherley more correctly. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Somewhere, he knew, young Minifie, with his arm in a sling, was pleading with Mistress Araminta for the last time; and this reflection did not greatly trouble Mr. Wycherley, since incommunicably it tickled his vanity. The Certain Hour However that may be, there can be no question that the men and women who sat through the acting of Wycherley’s Country Wife were past blushing. An Essay on comedy and the uses of the comic spirit Whereon Wycherley conceived the idea of bringing Butler and the duke together, that the latter might the more certainly remember him. Royalty Restored Well, just as he was going to dress for dinner, he received a visit from Dr. Wycherley, a gentleman he scarcely knew by name. Hard Cash Congreve had not, in, a large measure, the poetical faculty; but compared with Wycherley he might be called a great poet. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 She would have spared Mr. Wycherley that had she but known him to be within earshot.… The Certain Hour Dr. Wycherley said he was now nearly cured; his ability to discuss his delusion without excitement was of itself a proof of that. Hard Cash "Madam," says Mr. Fairbeard, uncovering, "since you are for the 'Plain Dealer,' there he is for you;" whereon he led Wycherley towards her. Royalty Restored Dr. Wycherley admired Alfred for this, and whispered Mr. Osmond, "How subtly they reason." Hard Cash We have said that Wycherley was a worse Congreve. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Oh!" said Wycherley, "just for applause and bodily comfort and the envy of innumerable other fools we two have bartered a great heritage! The Certain Hour He now said to Dr. Wycherley, "I wish to put to you a question or two in private." Hard Cash Knowing jealousy is beget by love, and mindful of sacrifices she had made in marrying him, Wycherley behaved towards her with much kindness. Royalty Restored He walked about in terrible anger and agitation: and then sat down and wrote letters; one was to uncle Thomas; and one to a Mr. Wycherley; I believe a brother of the doctor's. Hard Cash It is not strange that she should have regarded Wycherley with favour. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Mr. Wycherley," said his companion, with far more asperity, "the vanity and obduracy of a cruel father have forced me to the adoption of this desperate measure. The Certain Hour Mr. Abbott noted down all the names, and then turned to Dr. Wycherley. Hard Cash Wycherley was a man well to look upon: her grace was a lady eager for adventure. Royalty Restored Dr. Wycherley inquired after his kephalalgia: Alfred stared and told him it was much the same; troubled him occasionally. Hard Cash In one letter he tells Wycherley that "the worst pieces are such as, to render them very good, would require almost the entire new writing of them." Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Yet in so keen a battle he would not throw away a chance: so he determined to win Dr. Wycherley altogether by hook or by crook, and get a certificate of sanity from him. Hard Cash Dr. Wycherley was a collector of mad people, and collectors are always amateurs, and very seldom connoisseurs. Hard Cash For this good purpose Charles sent him five hundred pounds, and Wycherley spent the winter of 1679 abroad. Royalty Restored I thought as much," said Dr. Wycherley; "Insomnia is the commonest feature. Hard Cash And from a passage in a contemporary satire, we are inclined to think that among the answers to the Short View was one written, or supposed to be written, by Wycherley. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Then Alfred solemnly forgave Dr. Wycherley for signing away his wits, and thanked him for all his kindness and humanity. Hard Cash After a momentary greeting they continued the conversation with Dr. Wycherley, and scarcely noticed Alfred. Hard Cash Wycherley, the friend of Butler, though a child of the Muses, was superior to poverty. Royalty Restored Wycherley closeted two hours with papa—papa had sent for him, I find. Hard Cash The lady was not afraid to bring Wycherley to Court, and to introduce him to a splendid society, with which, as far as appears, he had never before mixed. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Now, in their midnight discussions, Dr. Wycherley more than once alluded to the insanity of Hamlet; and offered proofs. Hard Cash Dr. Wycherley looked at it, and said it was innocent, being unintelligible: and he would insert it himself. Hard Cash It happened when driving one day through Pall Mall, she encountered Wycherley riding in his coach in an opposite direction. Royalty Restored Dr. Wycherley is the very soul of humanity. Hard Cash Wycherley's plays are said to have been the produce of long and patient labour. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 They then civilly dismissed him; and on his departure asked Dr. Wycherley his candid opinion. Hard Cash Dr. Wycherley came to their aid "You might examine my young friend for hours and not detect the one crevice in the brilliancy of his intellectual armour." Hard Cash Mr. Wycherley had a reputation for gallantry, the Countess of Drogheda was the victim of suspicion. Royalty Restored In about an hour Dr. Wycherley paid him the promised visit. Hard Cash Wycherley borrowed Alceste, and turned him,—we quote the words of so lenient a critic as Mr. Leigh Hunt,—into "a ferocious sensualist, who believed himself as great a rascal as he thought everybody else." Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Dr. Wycherley smiled with a sort of benevolent superiority that galled his patient, and proceeded to inquire after his nightly visions and voices. Hard Cash They reached Dr. Wycherley's early in the morning. Hard Cash The case therefore went into litigation, for the expenses of which, together with other debts, Wycherley was cast into prison. Royalty Restored But he could not get these books without Dr. Wycherley, and unfortunately he had cut that worthy dead in his own asylum. Hard Cash Wycherley wrote some bad lines in praise of his imprisoned patron, which, if they came to the knowledge of the King, would certainly have made his majesty very angry. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Not exactly," said Dr. Wycherley; "I am habitually averse to exaggeration of symptoms. Hard Cash Indubitably so," replied Dr. Wycherley: "they always do: at least such is my experience. Hard Cash That night her grace sat in the front row of the king's box at Drury Lane playhouse, and sure enough there was handsome Will Wycherley sitting in the pit underneath. Royalty Restored And, while he was applying these old-fashioned tests, Wycherley's face wore an expression of pity that was truly comical. Hard Cash Wycherley had wit; but the wit of Congreve far outshines that of every comic writer, except Sheridan, who has within the last two centuries. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 "Now, there is a sensible man," said Dr. Wycherley. Hard Cash Dr. Wycherley remarked significantly that his conduct was worth imitating by all persons similarly situated: and concluded oracularly: "Prophylaxis is preferable to therapeusis." Hard Cash "I never saw a plainer case of Incubation," remarked Dr. Wycherley with vast benevolence of manner. Hard Cash "Oh, that is nothing for him," observed Wycherley; "He has Horace all by heart; you'd wonder: And mouths out Homer's Greek like thunder." Hard Cash This adroit twist of the argument rather surprised Dr. Wycherley. Hard Cash "There, you see," said Osmond, "Dr. Wycherley agrees with me: yet I assure you I have only detailed the symptoms, and not the conclusion I had formed from them." Hard Cash "Ay, Erotic monomania is a very ordinary phase of insanity," said Dr. Wycherley. Hard Cash "In one word, then," said Dr. Wycherley, waxing impatient at their abominable obtuseness, "it is the premonitory stage of the precursory condition of an organic affection of the brain." Hard Cash "I conclude so," said Wycherley, with an admirable smile. Hard Cash
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