Representative English Dramas from Dryden to SheridanOxford University Press, American Branch, 1914 - 459 pages |
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... speak of him , Whom pomp and greatness sit SO loose about , That he wants majesty to fill ' em out . Abdal . Haste , then , and lose no time ! — The business must be enterprised this night : We must surprise the court in its delight ...
... speak of him , Whom pomp and greatness sit SO loose about , That he wants majesty to fill ' em out . Abdal . Haste , then , and lose no time ! — The business must be enterprised this night : We must surprise the court in its delight ...
Page 20
... speak too late ; my empire's lost too far : I cannot fight . Abdelm . Then make a flying war ; Dislodge betimes before you are beset . Abdal . Her tears , her smiles , her every look's a net . Her voice is like a Siren's of the land ...
... speak too late ; my empire's lost too far : I cannot fight . Abdelm . Then make a flying war ; Dislodge betimes before you are beset . Abdal . Her tears , her smiles , her every look's a net . Her voice is like a Siren's of the land ...
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... Speak quickly , woman ; I have much to do . Almah . Where should I find the heart to speak one word ? Your voice , sir , is as killing as your sword . As you have left the lightning of your eye , So would you please to lay your thunder ...
... Speak quickly , woman ; I have much to do . Almah . Where should I find the heart to speak one word ? Your voice , sir , is as killing as your sword . As you have left the lightning of your eye , So would you please to lay your thunder ...
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... speak with you alone . | The soldier I suborned will wait at night , And shall alone be conscious of your flight . Lyndar . I thank you that you so much care bestow ; But , if his reign be short , I need not go . For why should I expose ...
... speak with you alone . | The soldier I suborned will wait at night , And shall alone be conscious of your flight . Lyndar . I thank you that you so much care bestow ; But , if his reign be short , I need not go . For why should I expose ...
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... speak as you were not in fault . Abdal . Now , madam , at your feet a king ' Tis evident the injury is mine ; you see ; Or , rather , if you please , a sceptred slave ; ' Tis just you should possess the power you gave . Had love not ...
... speak as you were not in fault . Abdal . Now , madam , at your feet a king ' Tis evident the injury is mine ; you see ; Or , rather , if you please , a sceptred slave ; ' Tis just you should possess the power you gave . Had love not ...
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