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Siddons would interrupt her with, "Elizabeth, your wig is on one side," and the other replied, "Oh, is it?" and giving the offending head-gear a shove put it quite as crooked in the other direction, and proceeded with her discourse, Melpomene herself used to have recourse to her snuff-box to hide the dawning smile on her face.
Garrick shall be his sponsor," cried the florid Mr. Figtree. "Melpomene shall be his godmother, and he shall have the witches' caldron in Macbeth for a christening font." "Sir, I neither said font nor godmother!" remarks the man of letters. "I would have no play contrary to morals or religion nor, as I conceive, is Mr. Warrington's piece otherwise than friendly to them.
She herself, she said, was unconventional, in her instincts, at least, so could afford to pardon somewhat of lawlessness in another, especially, she added, with a shy smile, in one whom Melpomene, rather than Cupid, had made mad.
"Pour lui Melpomène médite, Thalie en est jalouse," and soon Fouquet's physician, Pecquet, is well known to physiologists by his treatise, "De Motu Chyli," and by "Pecquet's reservoir." His patron was warmly interested in the new discoveries in circulation, which were then, and so long after, violently opposed by the Purgons and the Diafoirus of the old school.
Vice is exposed to contempt and to hatred. No false colours are laid on to conceal its deformity, but those with which it paints itself are there taken off. Pope. It is a wonderful thing that in France the comic Muse should be the gravest lady in the nation. Of late she is so grave, that one might almost mistake her for her sister Melpomene.
But the young author was just now like the great actor in Sir Joshua's picture, between the allurements of Thalia and Melpomene, still doubtful whether he was to be a romancer or a historian. The tale of which the title is given at the beginning of this section had been written several years before the date of its publication.
Such a woman as that can, I think, enjoy feminine loveliness almost as much as a man." "I have often heard my mother speak of Marion's good qualities, but not much of her loveliness. To me her great charm is her voice. She speaks musically." "As one can fancy Melpomene did. Does she come here often?" "Every day, I fancy; but not generally when I am here. Not but what she and I are great friends.
Camille, the youngest, whispered to her, whereupon she beckoned. "Oh! oh, do come here! Mr. Smith, I am the sister of Major Harper. You're from New Orleans? Does your mother live in Apollo Street?" "Yes, madam, between Melpomene and Terpsichore." "Richard Thorndyke Smith!
That at one weak period I was bitten, my honesty would scorn to deny; but fortunately for my peace of mind, "Melpomene looked upon me with an aspect of little favour," and sturdy truth-telling Tacitus made me at last but lightly regardful of my subject.
Left to myself, I ruminated for some time on what had occurred; and the beautiful Emily Somerville having vanished from my sight, I recollected the little fascinating actress from whom I had so suddenly parted on the previous night; still I must say, that I was so much occupied with the charms of her successor, that I sought the society of the youthful Melpomene more with a view to beguile the time, than from any serious prepossession.
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