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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... turned ; and he deputed various messengers to gue for pardon . Marcelia's heart was sorrowful as his , but her pride , her delicacy , her love , had all been wounded , and she could not easily subdue her re- sentment . In the midst of ...
... turned ; and he deputed various messengers to gue for pardon . Marcelia's heart was sorrowful as his , but her pride , her delicacy , her love , had all been wounded , and she could not easily subdue her re- sentment . In the midst of ...
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... turned an unbelieving ear ; but Francisco's truth could not be doubted ; and Francisco had pro- nounced her false . The very thought was madness ; like a volcano his pent - up rage broke out . He commanded Tiberio and Stephano to bring ...
... turned an unbelieving ear ; but Francisco's truth could not be doubted ; and Francisco had pro- nounced her false . The very thought was madness ; like a volcano his pent - up rage broke out . He commanded Tiberio and Stephano to bring ...
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... turning their various follies into ridicule ; and she resolved on playing some of her tricks , both upon Mirabel and his absurd friend the gallant captain . When they paid their visit to old Mirabel , he re- ceived them with raptures ...
... turning their various follies into ridicule ; and she resolved on playing some of her tricks , both upon Mirabel and his absurd friend the gallant captain . When they paid their visit to old Mirabel , he re- ceived them with raptures ...
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... turned into ridicule every thing she said ; and when absolutely inflamed into rage , he spoke with the most perfect composure of his last night's dreams or of the colour of his new 1 doublet ; and at last , taking up a book 36 TALES OF ...
... turned into ridicule every thing she said ; and when absolutely inflamed into rage , he spoke with the most perfect composure of his last night's dreams or of the colour of his new 1 doublet ; and at last , taking up a book 36 TALES OF ...
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... turned friar , and had settled his whole fortune on the fraternity . The silly old man in his alarm hastened to the convent , and by his own impetuosity marred the very scheme he had himself entered into so eagerly . Mirabel coughed at ...
... turned friar , and had settled his whole fortune on the fraternity . The silly old man in his alarm hastened to the convent , and by his own impetuosity marred the very scheme he had himself entered into so eagerly . Mirabel coughed at ...
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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.