A series of plays, in which it is attempted to delineate the stronger passions of the mind [by J. Baillie, Volume 21802 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 72
Page 113
... o'er his battlements , As tho ' he were the chief protecting Thane Of all the country round . I'll teach th ' ennobled Coerl , within these bounds , None may pretend in noble birth to vie With Mollo's honour'd line ! Eth . ( proudly ...
... o'er his battlements , As tho ' he were the chief protecting Thane Of all the country round . I'll teach th ' ennobled Coerl , within these bounds , None may pretend in noble birth to vie With Mollo's honour'd line ! Eth . ( proudly ...
Page 115
... o'er him cast this sullen gloom . Ere this , Where was the fiercest courser of our stalls That did not shortly under him become As gentle as the lamb ? What bow so stiff But he would urge and strain his youthful strength , Till ev'ry ...
... o'er him cast this sullen gloom . Ere this , Where was the fiercest courser of our stalls That did not shortly under him become As gentle as the lamb ? What bow so stiff But he would urge and strain his youthful strength , Till ev'ry ...
Page 128
... o'er as many weary miles , With goading pike - men hollowing at his heels , As e'er the bravest antler of the woods . His very muttons , too , are noble beasts , For which contending warriors have fought ; And thrifty dames will find ...
... o'er as many weary miles , With goading pike - men hollowing at his heels , As e'er the bravest antler of the woods . His very muttons , too , are noble beasts , For which contending warriors have fought ; And thrifty dames will find ...
Page 131
... o'er the rugged rock ; There , aided by a half projecting stone , He scal'd its height , and holding o'er his head His sword and shield , grasp'd in his better hand , Swam the full moat . Eth . ( to Sel . ) O , noble youth ! Did I not ...
... o'er the rugged rock ; There , aided by a half projecting stone , He scal'd its height , and holding o'er his head His sword and shield , grasp'd in his better hand , Swam the full moat . Eth . ( to Sel . ) O , noble youth ! Did I not ...
Page 147
... pot , Or have some mystic rhyming mutter'd o'er it , Ere it will serve the turn . Berth . ( pressing the jewel on her arm . ) O no ! right well I feel ' twill do without it . Ethw . Come , let us go : we do L 2 A TRAGEDY . 147.
... pot , Or have some mystic rhyming mutter'd o'er it , Ere it will serve the turn . Berth . ( pressing the jewel on her arm . ) O no ! right well I feel ' twill do without it . Ethw . Come , let us go : we do L 2 A TRAGEDY . 147.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Alwy arms art thou beneath Bertha bleffed blood brave breast Britons Cairl castle chief CONJUROR CONSTANTINE dark deeds doft dost thou doth Dwina e'en Elburga Enter Ethwald Ethelbert Ethw ev'n ev'ry Exeunt Exit eyes fafely fearful fhall fight flaves fome foul friends ftill fuch fultan gen'rous gentle hand hath head hear heard heart heaven Hereulf HEUGHO Hexulf holy honour honour'd horrid JUSTINIANI king king of Mercia laſt look Lord LUCIA MAHOMET maid MARTHON Mercian methinks moſt muſt night noble o'er Ongar OSMIR Oswal OTHORIC OTHUS pause peace PETRONIUS pray RODRIGO round royal Saint Alban say'st thou SCENE Selred Seneschal ſhall smiling soldiers soul ſpeak stage ſtill sword Thane thee theſe thine things thoſe thou art thou hast thoughts thro tower TURK turning unto VALERIA valiant voice walls warlike warriour whilst
Popular passages
Page 253 - He who will not give Some portion of his ease, his blood, his wealth, For others' good, is a poor frozen churl.
Page 271 - reft e'en of the form of men, Who in convulsive motion yet retain Some shreds of life more horrible than death: I've heard their groans, oh, oh!
Page 305 - The sage a conning o'er his book ; The tired wight, in rushy nook, Who half asleep, but faintly hears The gossip's tale hum in his...
Page 341 - I speak to empty air : it can be nothing. Is it not some delusion of the eyes ? [rubbing his eyes very hard, and rousing himself.} Ah ! still the hideous semblance is before me, Plain as at first. I cannot suffer this ! (runs to the lamps, and...
Page 286 - Do the sweet hamlets in their bushy dells Send winding up to heaven their curling smoke On the soft morning air? Do the flocks bleat, and the wild creatures bound In antic happiness ? and mazy birds Wing the mid air in lightly skimming bands ? Ay, all this is ; men do behold all this ; The poorest man. Even in this lonely vault, My dark and narrow world, oft do I hear The crowing of the cock so near my walls, And sadly think how small a space divides me From all this fair creation.
Page 190 - ... had reduced his age from thirty to twenty-one. Altogether it was a great night for Gaul, and thereupon the victorious Mme. Bernhardt, much encouraged, invaded England with her popinjay Hamlet, and actually exhibited him in the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. VI. MACBETH.
Page 305 - Say, sweet carol, who are they Who cheerly greet the rising day ? Little birds in leafy bower ; Swallows twitt'ring on the tower; Larks upon the light air borne ; Hunters rous'd with shrilly horn ; The woodman whistling on his way ; The new-wak'd child at early play.
Page 286 - In all his beauteous robes of flecker'd clouds, And ruddy vapours, and deep glowing flames, And softly varied shades, look gloriously ? Do the green woods dance to the wind ? the lakes Cast up their sparkling waters to the light ? Do the sweet hamlets in their bushy dells Send winding up to heaven their curling smoke On the soft morning air ? Do the flocks bleat, and the wild creatures bound In antic happiness?
Page 337 - Have spent my peaceful days, and shar'd my crust With her who would have cheer'd me, rather far Than on this throne ; but, being what I am, I'll be it nobly.
Page 270 - So thus ye lie, who with the morning sun liose cheerily, and girt your armour on With all the vigour, and capacity, And comeliness, of strong and youthful men : Ye also, taken in your manhood's wane, With grizzled pates, from mates whose wither'd hands For some good thirty years had...