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in Philadelphia for the beneficient effects wrought by crisp air, blue skies, endlessly fascinating play
yesterday and turned into the unpretentious thoroughfare called Mickle Street, a freckle faced urchin playing
soldier who traversed camp and field as the conquering head of the army while the Camden poet was playing
sonnet I wrote originally for Harper's: " As one by one withdraw the lofty actors From that great play
A canary sang with all his might, and a kitten played to and fro.
country, found a secluded Creek, and naked bathed in sunshine, lived with the birds and squirrels and played
day I went into the country and naked, bathed in sunshine, lived with the birds and squirrels and played
"Be seated, I will sit here where I can see the children at play beneath the green leaves," and the poet
office—he was in St Louis a week—with one of the dramatic Companies I saw him often—did'nt go to the play
The famous white hat sat on the top of his thick snowy hair, and the flickering gaslights played in unromantic
issued in a different shape—quite square I should like to have it—so as to give your long lines full play
rather pretty house for those times, built I think by Flynn of the old Bowery Theater —I think he played
the "Iron Chest" both pieces besides all you name I saw him in—at this representation I speak of—he played
— a very good singer I believe for she was before my time—but a very bad immoral woman—they were playing
theater goer in my time—I am getting a little in the "sere and yellow leaf" now—but I still enjoy the play
He introduced many famous British actors to New York and with his focus on spectacle, Price played a
William Macready (1793–1873) was a British stage actor, who played Shakespearean roles, including Richard
While the duel apparently never took place, Webb continuted to editorialize against the couple and played
Whitman's "old fashioned" furniture and a "canary" that "sang with all his might, and a kitten [that] played