Miscellaneous Plays, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1804 - 438 pages |
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... heaven over its gigantic head , but its large and general form muft remain unaltered . To have made a romantic paffion for Valeria the cause of Mahomet's befieging the city , would , I believe , have pleased the generality of readers ...
... heaven over its gigantic head , but its large and general form muft remain unaltered . To have made a romantic paffion for Valeria the cause of Mahomet's befieging the city , would , I believe , have pleased the generality of readers ...
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... heaven he dies , as I do wear this arm ! ( they all start up . ) Defended by a host of liv'ried knaves , I'd feek him out alone . BERNARD . Thou shalt not go alone ; here , heart and hand We will all join thee in fo good a cause . FIRST ...
... heaven he dies , as I do wear this arm ! ( they all start up . ) Defended by a host of liv'ried knaves , I'd feek him out alone . BERNARD . Thou shalt not go alone ; here , heart and hand We will all join thee in fo good a cause . FIRST ...
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... upon a man's regard : Heaven fave us from them all ! COUNT ZATERLOO . Well , this I drink to precious liberty : He is a fool indeed who parts with that . C 3 A TRAGEDY . 21 BERNARD (Speaking loud after her as fhe ...
... upon a man's regard : Heaven fave us from them all ! COUNT ZATERLOO . Well , this I drink to precious liberty : He is a fool indeed who parts with that . C 3 A TRAGEDY . 21 BERNARD (Speaking loud after her as fhe ...
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... heaven . BERTRAM . So much the better for thee ; it is the only chance thou haft of ever getting there . — Stand off , I fay ( pushing Gobus away ) , and do not stare thus upon the prisoner ! art thou not afham'd to ftare in an unhappy ...
... heaven . BERTRAM . So much the better for thee ; it is the only chance thou haft of ever getting there . — Stand off , I fay ( pushing Gobus away ) , and do not stare thus upon the prisoner ! art thou not afham'd to ftare in an unhappy ...
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... oh ! that fuch a man fhould come to this ! ELIZABETH ( after gazing eagerly at the diftant pri- foner ) . Merciful heaven ! the form has ftrong resemblance . RICHARD . Sweet mistress , be not terrified with forms A TRAGEDY . 59.
... oh ! that fuch a man fhould come to this ! ELIZABETH ( after gazing eagerly at the diftant pri- foner ) . Merciful heaven ! the form has ftrong resemblance . RICHARD . Sweet mistress , be not terrified with forms A TRAGEDY . 59.
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afide AMARYLLIS ARGYLL arms art thou Benlora BERTRAM bleffed brave CONJUROR CONSTANTINE COUNT ZATERLOO COUNTESS ZATERLOO CROWD dark DAVID dear doft thou DOLLY door doth DUGALD Enter ev'n ev'ry Exeunt Exit fear feen fhall fhould fide foldier fome fomething foul friends ftill ftrong fuch fure gen'rous give Glenfadden GREY hand HANNAH HARDIBRAND hath head hear heard heart heaven HELEN HEUGHO himſelf honour houſe JENKINS JUSTINIANI LADY GOODBODY laft LANDLADY laſt LOCHTARISH look lord Lorne Maclean madam mafter MAHOMET MARDONIO MARTHON Mifs MIRA MISS MARTIN moft moſt muft muſt myſelf noble o'er OSMIR OTHORIC OTHUS pafs pardon PETRONIUS PIPER pleaſe pray prefent RAYNER reft RODRIGO ROSA ſay SCENE ſhall ſhe SIR JOHN HAZELWOOD ſpeak ſtand ſtate ſtill thee theſe thine thing thofe thoſe thou art thou wilt thro Turk VALERIA VASSAL voice whofe woman WORSHIPTON
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Page 439 - THE MINSTRELSY OF THE SCOTTISH BORDER; consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, collected in the Southern Counties of Scotland ; with a few of a modern Date, founded on local Tradition. With an Introduction, and Notes by the Editor, WALTER SCOTT, Esq.