Tales of the Drama: Founded on the Tragedies of Shakespeare, Massinger, Shirley, Rowe, Murphy, Lillo, and Moore, and on the Comedies of Steel, Farquhar, Cumbrland, Bickerstaff, Goldsmith, and Mrs. Cowley |
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... tears , his self reproaches and assumed penitence so far wrought upon her gentle nature as to obtain his pardon , and a promise of secrecy ; and he then owned his injustice towards Sforza in accusing him of hatred , when in fact , the ...
... tears , his self reproaches and assumed penitence so far wrought upon her gentle nature as to obtain his pardon , and a promise of secrecy ; and he then owned his injustice towards Sforza in accusing him of hatred , when in fact , the ...
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... tear piecemeal , and scatter his limbs for vultures to devour ; and then again he would be calm as infan- cy , fearful to disturb her slumbers . At this period a message was brought to Pescara , that two strangers were arrived , who ...
... tear piecemeal , and scatter his limbs for vultures to devour ; and then again he would be calm as infan- cy , fearful to disturb her slumbers . At this period a message was brought to Pescara , that two strangers were arrived , who ...
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... tears . Mirabel kissed the tears away , while his own agi- tation was extreme ; he swore to devote his future life to her happiness , declaring that he would gladly , bestow half his fortune on the man who should re- store her to health ...
... tears . Mirabel kissed the tears away , while his own agi- tation was extreme ; he swore to devote his future life to her happiness , declaring that he would gladly , bestow half his fortune on the man who should re- store her to health ...
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... tears . my charming boy , how shall I repay your kindness ? how evince my gratitude ? name what reward you will , I pledge myself to perform what you require . " The page took off his cap , the blushing cheeks and flowing auburn locks ...
... tears . my charming boy , how shall I repay your kindness ? how evince my gratitude ? name what reward you will , I pledge myself to perform what you require . " The page took off his cap , the blushing cheeks and flowing auburn locks ...
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... tears of pity coursed down his iron cheeks ; then clasping him to his breast , and vowing to preserve him at the hazard of his own life , the grateful and affectionate boy wept upon his neck , and prayed to Heaven for perpetual ...
... tears of pity coursed down his iron cheeks ; then clasping him to his breast , and vowing to preserve him at the hazard of his own life , the grateful and affectionate boy wept upon his neck , and prayed to Heaven for perpetual ...
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Page 165 - I'd have you buy and sell so ; so give alms ; Pray so ; and, for the ordering your affairs, To sing them too. When you do dance, I wish you A wave o' the sea, that you might ever do Nothing but that ; move still, still so, And own no other function : each your doing, So singular in each particular, Crowns what you are doing in the present deeds, That all your acts are queens.
Page 426 - This was the noblest Roman of them all; All the conspirators save only he Did that they did in envy of great Caesar; He only, in a general honest thought, And common good to all, made one of them. His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'This was a man!
Page 319 - Nay, take my life and all ; pardon not that : You take my house, when you do take the prop That doth sustain my house ; you take my life, When you do take the means whereby I live.
Page 282 - there is more joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons that need no repentance.
Page 188 - ... arts you labour to destroy ; A thousand ways our ruin you pursue, Yet blame in us those arts first taught by you.
Page 410 - ... breed of noble bloods ! When went there by an age, since the great flood, But it was...
Page 375 - I'ma beggar. — Why, tell it now. I, that can bear the ruin of those dearer to me — the ruin of a sister and her infant, can bear that too. Bev. No more of this — you wring my heart. Char.
Page 169 - Perfume for a lady's chamber ; Golden quoifs and stomachers, For my lads to give their dears: Pins and poking-sticks of steel. What maids lack from head to heel: Come buy of me, come; come buy, come buy; Buy, lads, or else your lasses cry...
Page 362 - Not handled too roughly, nor play'd on too much ! The sparrow and linnet will feed from your hand, Grow tame by...
Page 384 - I'll bear them patiently, so he be happy! These hands shall toil for his support; these eyes be lifted up for hourly blessings on him; and every duty of a fond and faithful wife be doubly done to cheer and comfort him. So hear me ! so reward me ! [Rises.] Bev. I would kneel too, but that offended heaven would turn my prayers into curses; for I have done a deed to make life horrible to you.