Representative English Dramas from Dryden to SheridanOxford University Press, American Branch, 1914 - 459 pages |
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... Vent . Not see him , say you ? I say , I must , and will . Gent . He has commanded , On pain of death , none should approach his presence . Vent . I bring him news will raise his drooping spirits , Give him new life . Gent . He sees not ...
... Vent . Not see him , say you ? I say , I must , and will . Gent . He has commanded , On pain of death , none should approach his presence . Vent . I bring him news will raise his drooping spirits , Give him new life . Gent . He sees not ...
Page 46
... Vent . [ aside ] . Fine pageantry ! Serap . Set out before your doors The images of all your sleeping fathers , With laurels crowned ; with laurels wreathe your posts , And strew with flowers the pavement ; let the priests Do present ...
... Vent . [ aside ] . Fine pageantry ! Serap . Set out before your doors The images of all your sleeping fathers , With laurels crowned ; with laurels wreathe your posts , And strew with flowers the pavement ; let the priests Do present ...
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... Vent . [ aside ] . How sorrow shakes him ! So , now the tempest tears him up by the roots , And on the ground extends the noble ruin . Ant . [ having thrown himself down ] . Lie there , thou shadow of an emperor ; The place thou ...
... Vent . [ aside ] . How sorrow shakes him ! So , now the tempest tears him up by the roots , And on the ground extends the noble ruin . Ant . [ having thrown himself down ] . Lie there , thou shadow of an emperor ; The place thou ...
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... Vent . No. Ant . Why ? Vent . You are too sensible already Of what you've done , too conscious of your failings ; And , like a scorpion , whipt by others first To fury , sting yourself in mad revenge . I would bring balm , and pour it ...
... Vent . No. Ant . Why ? Vent . You are too sensible already Of what you've done , too conscious of your failings ; And , like a scorpion , whipt by others first To fury , sting yourself in mad revenge . I would bring balm , and pour it ...
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... Vent . Behold , you Powers , To whom you have intrusted humankind ! See Europe , Afric , Asia , put in balance , And all weighed down by one light , worth- less woman ! I think the gods are Antonies , and give , Like prodigals , this ...
... Vent . Behold , you Powers , To whom you have intrusted humankind ! See Europe , Afric , Asia , put in balance , And all weighed down by one light , worth- less woman ! I think the gods are Antonies , and give , Like prodigals , this ...
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