Miscellaneous Plays, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1804 - 438 pages |
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... Thou , like an English bull - dog , keep'ft thy hold , And wilt not let it go.- He shot himself in prifon fome months fince : Now , there's thine answer for thee ; art thou fatis- fied ? ( A deep and long pause ; then Zaterloo starts up ...
... Thou , like an English bull - dog , keep'ft thy hold , And wilt not let it go.- He shot himself in prifon fome months fince : Now , there's thine answer for thee ; art thou fatis- fied ? ( A deep and long pause ; then Zaterloo starts up ...
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Joanna Baillie. COUNT ZATERLOO . Thou art too warm : accufe me as thou wilt Of aught but want of love . MIRA . O thou deceitful man ! I know thee well : Thou talk'ft of love and thou wouldst break my heart . COUNT ZATERLOO . Indeed I am ...
Joanna Baillie. COUNT ZATERLOO . Thou art too warm : accufe me as thou wilt Of aught but want of love . MIRA . O thou deceitful man ! I know thee well : Thou talk'ft of love and thou wouldst break my heart . COUNT ZATERLOO . Indeed I am ...
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Joanna Baillie. It is thyfelf and not thy gifts I prize : Thou know'ft too well how my fond doating heart Is moved with the foft witch'ry of thy tongue ; Yet thou wilt vex me thus , and break my heart . Oh ! ' tis too much ! ( pretending ...
Joanna Baillie. It is thyfelf and not thy gifts I prize : Thou know'ft too well how my fond doating heart Is moved with the foft witch'ry of thy tongue ; Yet thou wilt vex me thus , and break my heart . Oh ! ' tis too much ! ( pretending ...
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Joanna Baillie. to thy good nurfing and the good broth thou haft made me , I am ... thou knowest I would travel alone : perhaps I may ramble about a little ... wilt make me angry with thee now , and it grieves me to be angry with thee ...
Joanna Baillie. to thy good nurfing and the good broth thou haft made me , I am ... thou knowest I would travel alone : perhaps I may ramble about a little ... wilt make me angry with thee now , and it grieves me to be angry with thee ...
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... thee , though not with one for whom thou wilt do so much kindly fervice as thou haft done for me ; and for this cause , perhaps , thou wilt not love him fo much . God profper thee for it , wherever thou goeft ! -Take this embrace and ...
... thee , though not with one for whom thou wilt do so much kindly fervice as thou haft done for me ; and for this cause , perhaps , thou wilt not love him fo much . God profper thee for it , wherever thou goeft ! -Take this embrace and ...
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