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Such an act--performed, too, for a stranger, and that stranger an enemy--would, of itself, give any man a title to the esteem and regard of any among whom he might be thrown, and would lead them to regard him in an entirely different light to that in which they would otherwise have held him I think that you will all agree with me, gentlemen Certainly There was a chorus of assent from the circle of officers.— On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War
The trials of Carlotta Ferrari in getting her first opera performed are an example in point.— Woman's Work in Music
In the summer of 1834 he went for another holiday, this time to Teplitz, where he sketched Das Liebesverbot_, his second opera to get finished and the first to be performed--performed, by the way, in a very unusual fashion.— Richard Wagner Composer of Operas
The experiment must be thrice performed, that is, on the mornings of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of May.— Notes and Queries, Number 59, December 14, 1850
The Ambassadors were entertained with great splendour by the King at Greenwich; a part of the entertainment being a Moral-Play in Latin, performed by the boys of St. Paul's School.— Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England

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