The gamester, by E. Moore. The tragedy of Jane Shore, by N. Rowe. The London merchant, by G. Lillo. Douglas, by J. Home. The tragedy of the Lady Jane Gray, by N. RoweJames Plumptre F. Hodson, 1812 - English drama |
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Page 96
... attended , and on his own rank and valour if any one should attempt to interfere . Nor does the entrance of Jane Shore after Alicia is gone out appear improbable.— There is no necessity certainly for the audience to sup- 66 pose her to ...
... attended , and on his own rank and valour if any one should attempt to interfere . Nor does the entrance of Jane Shore after Alicia is gone out appear improbable.— There is no necessity certainly for the audience to sup- 66 pose her to ...
Page 97
... in - law , Charles Duke of Burgundy , the Lord Hastings , though husband of that Earl's sister , attended Edward to and from the continent , and assisted VOL . I. F with a considerable body of followers at the battles of TO JANE SHORE . 97.
... in - law , Charles Duke of Burgundy , the Lord Hastings , though husband of that Earl's sister , attended Edward to and from the continent , and assisted VOL . I. F with a considerable body of followers at the battles of TO JANE SHORE . 97.
Page 108
... attending on Alicia . Several Lords of the Council , Guards , and Attendants . Scene , London . Time , five days . * The Earl of Derby appears only at the Council in the fourth act , and speaks but twice . Henry Duke of BUCKINGHAM and ...
... attending on Alicia . Several Lords of the Council , Guards , and Attendants . Scene , London . Time , five days . * The Earl of Derby appears only at the Council in the fourth act , and speaks but twice . Henry Duke of BUCKINGHAM and ...
Page 109
... attends upon our counsels , And each event has answer'd to my wish ; The Queen and all her upstart race are quell'd ; Dorset is banish'd , and her brother Rivers Ere this lies shorter by the head at Pomfret . The nobles have , with ...
... attends upon our counsels , And each event has answer'd to my wish ; The Queen and all her upstart race are quell'd ; Dorset is banish'd , and her brother Rivers Ere this lies shorter by the head at Pomfret . The nobles have , with ...
Page 111
... Attend upon your Grace . Glos . My good Lord Chamberlain ! We're much beholden to your gentle friendship . Hast . My Lord , I come an humble suitor to you . Glos . In right good time ; speak out your pleasure Hast . I am to move your ...
... Attend upon your Grace . Glos . My good Lord Chamberlain ! We're much beholden to your gentle friendship . Hast . My Lord , I come an humble suitor to you . Glos . In right good time ; speak out your pleasure Hast . I am to move your ...
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Alic Alicia Anna Barn Bates beauty Beverley Beverley's bless Blunt bosom Char character Charlotte Clare Hall death distress Doug Douglas dreadful Duke Edward Enter ev'ry Exeunt Exit eyes father fear forgive fortune friendship George Barnwell give Glen Glenalvon Glos Gloster grief Guil Guilford hand happy heart Heaven honour hope husband Jane Shore Jarvis King L. J. Gray Lady Jane Lady Rand Lady Randolph Lewson live Lord Guilford Dudley Lord Hastings Lord Rand Lucy madam master means mercy Millwood mind misery murder never night noble Norv Norval o'er passion peace Pemb pity play poor racters Richard RATCLIFFE royal ruin says scene servant shew Sir William CATESBY sorrow soul speak stage Stukely tears tell Theatre THEATRE ROYAL thee Thor thought Tragedy True truth Twas villain virtue wife wretch youth
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Page 280 - The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Page 22 - Though I look old, yet I am strong and lusty: For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood; Nor did not with unbashful forehead woo The means of weakness and debility; Therefore my age is as a lusty winter, Frosty, but kindly...
Page 279 - Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
Page 182 - What's Hecuba to him or he to Hecuba That he should weep for her? What would he do Had he the motive and the cue for passion That I have? He would drown the stage with tears, And cleave the general ear with horrid speech, Make mad the guilty and appal the free, Confound the ignorant, and amaze indeed The very faculties of eyes and ears.
Page 325 - Duchess, with all the household, gentlemen and gentlewomen, were hunting in the park. I found her in her chamber reading...
Page 326 - For when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing or doing anything else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure and number, even so perfectly as God made the world...
Page xxi - And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the sons of Levi and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.
Page 23 - O good old man, how well in thee appears The constant service of the antique world, When service sweat for duty, not for meed...
Page 326 - I am with him. And when I am called from him, I fall on weeping, because whatsoever I do else but learning, is full of grief, trouble, fear, and whole misliking unto me. And thus my book hath been so much my pleasure, and bringeth daily to me more pleasure and more, that in respect of it, all other pleasures, in very deed, be but trifles and troubles unto me.
Page 70 - I have pass'da miserable night, So full of fearful dreams, of ugly sights, That, as I am a christian faithful man, ' • I would not spend another such a night, Though 'twere to buy a world of happy days ; So full of dismal terror was the time.