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... give me leave not to believe you : I know you are a woman , and so humour'' g . I'11 tell you , madam ; I could then get more gowns on you , More caps and feathers , more scarfs , and more silk stockings , With rocking you asleep with ...
... give me leave not to believe you : I know you are a woman , and so humour'' g . I'11 tell you , madam ; I could then get more gowns on you , More caps and feathers , more scarfs , and more silk stockings , With rocking you asleep with ...
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... give me leave , lady . Olym . What grief canst thou have , wench ? thou art not in love ? Y. Arch . If I be , madam , ' tis only with your goodness ; For yet I never saw that man I sigh'd for . Olym . Of what years are you ? Y. Arch ...
... give me leave , lady . Olym . What grief canst thou have , wench ? thou art not in love ? Y. Arch . If I be , madam , ' tis only with your goodness ; For yet I never saw that man I sigh'd for . Olym . Of what years are you ? Y. Arch ...
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... give thee ! Noble arms , You ribs for mighty minds , you iron houses . Made to defy the thunder - claps of fortune , Rust and consuming time must now dwell with ye ! And thou , good sword , that knew'st the way to conquest , Upon whose ...
... give thee ! Noble arms , You ribs for mighty minds , you iron houses . Made to defy the thunder - claps of fortune , Rust and consuming time must now dwell with ye ! And thou , good sword , that knew'st the way to conquest , Upon whose ...
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... Give me your hands : —farewell , farewell , good Ancient ; A stout man and a true , thou art come in sorrow . Blessings upon your swords , may they ne'er fail ye ! You do but change a man ; your fortune's constant ; That by your ancient ...
... Give me your hands : —farewell , farewell , good Ancient ; A stout man and a true , thou art come in sorrow . Blessings upon your swords , may they ne'er fail ye ! You do but change a man ; your fortune's constant ; That by your ancient ...
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... give you liberty , See me you shall be welcome . — Fortune to ye Anc . I'll cry no more , that will do him no good ; And ' twill but make me dry , and I have no money . I'11 fight no more , and that will do them harm ; And , if I can do ...
... give you liberty , See me you shall be welcome . — Fortune to ye Anc . I'll cry no more , that will do him no good ; And ' twill but make me dry , and I have no money . I'11 fight no more , and that will do them harm ; And , if I can do ...
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1778 and Weber Achillas Achor Altered by Seward ANTIGONUS Arch Archas blood brave Burris Cæsar Calis Celia Chilax Cleo Cloe court danger dare Demetrius devil Duke durst Editors of 1778 Enter EUMENES Exeunt Exit eyes fair fear folio.-The first folio Fool fortune friends Gent gentlemen give grace handsome heart Heaven honest honour Humorous Lieutenant John Lowin king lady Leon Leontius Lieut live look lord Lucip madam Mart MASON Master Memnon MENIPPUS modern editors MS.-Both the folios ne'er never noble Olym Pand Photinus Polyb POLYBIUS Polyd Pompey poor Pray prince princess Prithee Ptol Ptolemy Ronv RONVERE SCENE second folio second folio.-The Sept Septimius shew soldier speak Stre STREMON sure sweet sword Syph Syphax tell thee Theod There's thing thou art twill Villio Virolet wench woman
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Page 245 - Nothing can cover his high fame but heaven ; No pyramids set off his memories, But the eternal substance of his greatness, To which I leave him.
Page 160 - A better preest I trowe that nowher non is. He waited after no pompe ne reverence, Ne maked him no spiced conscience, But Cristes lore, and his apostles twelve, He taught, but first he folwed it himselve.
Page 172 - Intomb'd in her for whom I die, Example of her cruelty. Tell her, if she chance to chide Me for slowness, in her pride, That it was for her I died. If a tear escape her eye^ ' Tis not for my memory But thy rites ofobsequy.
Page 363 - They bear the mandate; they must sweep my way, And marshal me to knavery. Let it work; For 'tis the sport to have the enginer Hoist with his own petar...
Page 243 - Thou glory of the world once, now the pity, Thou awe of nations, wherefore didst thou fall thus ? What poor fate follow'd thee and pluck'd thee on To trust thy sacred life to an Egyptian...
Page 246 - And, now you've found the nature of a conqueror That you cannot decline, with all your flatteries; That, where the day gives light, will be himself still ; Know how to meet his worth with humane courtesies!
Page 180 - Beloved again, thou shalt see those joys never. Hark ! how they groan that died despairing ! Oh, take heed, then ! Hark, how they howl for over-daring ! All these were men. They that be fools, and die for fame, They lose their name ; And they that bleed Hark how they speed. Now in cold frosts, now scorching fires They sit, and curse their lost desires; Nor shall these souls be free from pains and fears, 'Till women waft them over in their tears.
Page 246 - That bounty share amongst ye : if I knew What to send you for a present, king of Egypt, I mean, a head of equal reputation, And that you lov'd, though it were your brightest sister's,* (But her you hate) I would not be behind ye.
Page 304 - Again we follow'd; but, got near the sea, On which his navy anchor'd, in one hand Holding a scroll he had above the waves, And in the other grasping fast his sword, As it had been a trident...
Page 449 - Her maidenhead will yield me ; let me see now ; She is not fifteen they say ; for her complexion— Cloe, Cloe, Cloe, here I have her, Cloe, the daughter of a country gentleman ; Her age upon fifteen.