Bell's British Theatre,: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays ...John Bell, near Exeter Exchange, in the Strand, and C. Etherington, at York, 1778 |
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... shall feel The miferies they give ; and blindly fight For their own fetters too ? -The conquering troops , How points their motion ? Me At my heels they came , Loud - fhouting , dreadful , in a cloud of dust , By Mafiniffa headed ...
... shall feel The miferies they give ; and blindly fight For their own fetters too ? -The conquering troops , How points their motion ? Me At my heels they came , Loud - fhouting , dreadful , in a cloud of dust , By Mafiniffa headed ...
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... , more , Exults in the protection it has promis'd : And nought , tho ' plighted honour did not bind me , Shall shake the happy purpose of my heart ; С 2 Nought , Nought , by th ' avenging gods , who heard SOPHONIS BA . 27.
... , more , Exults in the protection it has promis'd : And nought , tho ' plighted honour did not bind me , Shall shake the happy purpose of my heart ; С 2 Nought , Nought , by th ' avenging gods , who heard SOPHONIS BA . 27.
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... Shall fave her from the Romans , yet to tell her , That I will never , never fee her more ! Ha ! there fhe comes , -Pernicious fair one ! -Leave me . [ Exit Narva . Enter Sophonifba . Soph . Forgive this quick return . - The rage ...
... Shall fave her from the Romans , yet to tell her , That I will never , never fee her more ! Ha ! there fhe comes , -Pernicious fair one ! -Leave me . [ Exit Narva . Enter Sophonifba . Soph . Forgive this quick return . - The rage ...
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... shall not be . Enter Lælius . Lal . Syphax alas , how fallen ! how chang'd ! from I here beheld thee once in pomp and fplendor ; At that illuftrious interview , when Rome [ what And 1 1 And Carthage met beneath this very roof , Their ...
... shall not be . Enter Lælius . Lal . Syphax alas , how fallen ! how chang'd ! from I here beheld thee once in pomp and fplendor ; At that illuftrious interview , when Rome [ what And 1 1 And Carthage met beneath this very roof , Their ...
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... Shall fet his foot first on my bleeding heart : Of that be sure . And is it thus ye treat Your firm allies ? Thus kings in friendship with you ? Of human paffions ftrip them ? Slaves indeed , If thus deny'd the common privileges Of ...
... Shall fet his foot first on my bleeding heart : Of that be sure . And is it thus ye treat Your firm allies ? Thus kings in friendship with you ? Of human paffions ftrip them ? Slaves indeed , If thus deny'd the common privileges Of ...
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Page 47 - I could not stay with you, I made a vow, By all the most religious things a maid Could call together, never to be known...
Page 43 - I have wrong'd thee, and as much of joy That I repent it, issue from mine eyes; Let them appease thee. Take thy right ; take her ; She is thy right too; and forget to urge My vexed soul with that I did before. PHI.
Page 11 - I shall be willing, if not apt, to learn : Age and experience will adorn my mind With larger knowledge ; and if I have done A wilful fault, think me not past all hope For once.
Page 21 - If you do hate, you could not curse me worse ; The gods have not a punishment in store Greater for me than is your hate. Phi. Fie, fie, So young and so dissembling!
Page 26 - And worn so by you ; how that foolish man, That reads the story of a woman's face And dies believing it, is lost for ever ; How all the good you have is but a shadow, I...
Page 26 - Now you may take that little right I have To this poor kingdom. Give it to your joy; For I have no joy in it.
Page 8 - Of which he borrow'd some to quench his thirst, And paid the nymph again as much in tears. A garland lay him by, made by himself, Of many several flowers, bred in the...
Page 38 - Tis but a piece of childhood thrown away. Should I outlive you, I should then outlive Virtue and honour; and when that day comes, If ever I shall close these eyes but once, May I live spotted for my perjury, And waste my limbs to nothing!
Page 35 - Stay, sir! what are you? BEL. A wretched creature, wounded in these woods By beasts. Relieve me, if your names be men, Or I shall perish. DION. This is he, my lord, Upon my soul, that hurt her. 'Tis the boy, That wicked boy, that serv'd her.