[...] (Exit Isabelle and Geronte) VALERE: I am in despair. This parting kills me. (Enter Frontin dressed as a cavalier, passing before Valere who is in despair) FRONTIN: Sir. VALERE: What is it then? FRONTIN: It's Fortune greeting you. VALERE: What do I see? FRONTIN: You see Frontin who was wearing livery this morning. VALERE: What are you talking about? Why are you dressed this way? FRONTIN: You will never guess, I bet. VALERE: Whose clothes are you wearing? It's one of mine, I believe. FRONTIN: Could well be, cause it's none of mine. VALERE: And my wig. FRONTIN: Good. Have I bought it. I found this under my hand, quite ready. And your most handsome lace, and largest jewel. VALERE: I've seen you do crazy things before, but nothing touching such insolence. FRONTIN: It's come right on time, sir, this opulence. VALERE: Scoundrel, you've picked a bad time to joke. FRONTIN: I picked my time just right, I dare to boast. To know how to manage times for a master.[...].
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Popular American essayist, novelist, and journalist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) was renowned for the warmth and intimacy of his writing, which encompassed travelogue, biography and autobiography, fiction, and more, and influenced entire generations of his fellow writers. Here, the prolific writer turned editor for his final grand work, a splendid survey of global literature, classic and modern, and it's not too much to suggest that if his friend and colleague Mark Twain-who stole Warner's quip about how "everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it"-had assembled this set, it would still be hailed today as one of the great achievements of the book world. Volume 40 is a comprehensive selection of songs and hymns including works by: . Richard Lovelace . Nora Hopper . James Montgomery . Sarah Williams . Charles Godfrey Leland . Andrew Marvell . King Henry IV of France . Gerald Massey . Eliza Calvert Hall . Sir Walter Raleigh . and many others
Popular American essayist, novelist, and journalist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) was renowned for the warmth and intimacy of his writing, which encompassed travelogue, biography and autobiography, fiction, and more, and influenced entire generations of his fellow writers. Here, the prolific writer turned editor for his final grand work, a splendid survey of global literature, classic and modern, and it's not too much to suggest that if his friend and colleague Mark Twain-who stole Warner's quip about how "everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it"-had assembled this set, it would still be hailed today as one of the great achievements of the book world. Volume 42 is Part One of a dictionary of authors-from Alexis Aar to Juvenal-that serves as a handy, condensed reference to the authors quoted in the first 40 volumes, as well as a guide to thousands more authors whose works are notable but not featured in this set.
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