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Hannah More. DRAMATIS PERSONE . PERCY , Earl of Northumberland . Earl DOUGLAS . Earl RABY , ELWINA's father . EDRIC , friend to DOUGLAS . HARCOURT , friend to PERCY . Sir HUBERT , a knight . ELWINA . BIRTHA . Knights , Guards ...
Hannah More. DRAMATIS PERSONE . PERCY , Earl of Northumberland . Earl DOUGLAS . Earl RABY , ELWINA's father . EDRIC , friend to DOUGLAS . HARCOURT , friend to PERCY . Sir HUBERT , a knight . ELWINA . BIRTHA . Knights , Guards ...
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... Douglas mourns , Because inglorious love detains him here , While our bold knights , beneath the Christian standard , Press to the bulwarks of Jerusalem . Bir . Though every various charm adorns Elwina , And though the noble Douglas ...
... Douglas mourns , Because inglorious love detains him here , While our bold knights , beneath the Christian standard , Press to the bulwarks of Jerusalem . Bir . Though every various charm adorns Elwina , And though the noble Douglas ...
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... Douglas- Ed . See ! he comes . It would offend him , should he find you here . Enter DOUGLAS . Often ; Doug . How ! Edric and his sister in close conference ? Do they not seem alarmed at my approach ? And see how suddenly they part ...
... Douglas- Ed . See ! he comes . It would offend him , should he find you here . Enter DOUGLAS . Often ; Doug . How ! Edric and his sister in close conference ? Do they not seem alarmed at my approach ? And see how suddenly they part ...
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... Douglas . - O , Elwina- While duty portions out the debt it owes , With scrupulous precision and nice justice , Love never measures , but profusely gives , Gives , like a thoughtless prodigal , its all , And trembles then , lest it has ...
... Douglas . - O , Elwina- While duty portions out the debt it owes , With scrupulous precision and nice justice , Love never measures , but profusely gives , Gives , like a thoughtless prodigal , its all , And trembles then , lest it has ...
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... bestowed his daughter's hand on Douglas : That was a crime the dutiful Elwina Can never pardon ; and believe me , madam , My love's so nice , so delicate my honor , I am ashamed to owe my happiness To ties which PERCY . ยท 81.
... bestowed his daughter's hand on Douglas : That was a crime the dutiful Elwina Can never pardon ; and believe me , madam , My love's so nice , so delicate my honor , I am ashamed to owe my happiness To ties which PERCY . ยท 81.
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