Tales of the Drama: Founded on the Tragedies of Shakespeare, Massinger, Shirley, Rowe, Murphy, Lillo, and Moore, and on the Comedies of Steel, Farquhar, Cumbrland, Bickerstaff, Goldsmith, and Mrs. CowleyRobinson, 1833 - 426 pages |
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... BARNWELL THE CONSCIOUS LOVERS KING RICHARD II . THE GRECIAN DAUGHTER . THE BROTHERS LADY JANE GREY THE MERCHANT OF VENICE CORIOLANUS · THE WAY TO KEEP HIM THE GAMESTER THE HYPOCRITE JULIUS CÆSAR CONCLUSION PAGE . 9 31 49 71 73 91 105 ...
... BARNWELL THE CONSCIOUS LOVERS KING RICHARD II . THE GRECIAN DAUGHTER . THE BROTHERS LADY JANE GREY THE MERCHANT OF VENICE CORIOLANUS · THE WAY TO KEEP HIM THE GAMESTER THE HYPOCRITE JULIUS CÆSAR CONCLUSION PAGE . 9 31 49 71 73 91 105 ...
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... , -- replete in excellence , Leaving behind the mem'ry of her worth , To be recorded in the living tomb Of faithful hearts -Peace to thee , virtuous Queen GEORGE BARNWELL . -Ah ! who can judge the full 170 TALES OF THE DRAMA .
... , -- replete in excellence , Leaving behind the mem'ry of her worth , To be recorded in the living tomb Of faithful hearts -Peace to thee , virtuous Queen GEORGE BARNWELL . -Ah ! who can judge the full 170 TALES OF THE DRAMA .
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... BARNWELL . -Ah ! who can judge the full extent Of woman's power ? Her beauty's power is much ; Her virtue's power much more ; but oh ! her power Of art !! exceeds all bounds descriptive . THE family of the worthy Mr. Thorowgood , a ...
... BARNWELL . -Ah ! who can judge the full extent Of woman's power ? Her beauty's power is much ; Her virtue's power much more ; but oh ! her power Of art !! exceeds all bounds descriptive . THE family of the worthy Mr. Thorowgood , a ...
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... Barnwell returned not till late the following morning ! Trueman was the first who saw him ; and eagerly advancing_to- wards him , he seized his hand : " Ah ! my dear Barnwell ( he exclaimed ) -how I rejoice at your return . What unhappy ...
... Barnwell returned not till late the following morning ! Trueman was the first who saw him ; and eagerly advancing_to- wards him , he seized his hand : " Ah ! my dear Barnwell ( he exclaimed ) -how I rejoice at your return . What unhappy ...
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... Barnwell , presume ! Could I have expected to hear such an expression from you ? Well , well , I have done ! —and yet " - ! Barnwell's heart smote him for his cruelty to his friend ; he turned towards him and offered his hand . Trueman ...
... Barnwell , presume ! Could I have expected to hear such an expression from you ? Well , well , I have done ! —and yet " - ! Barnwell's heart smote him for his cruelty to his friend ; he turned towards him and offered his hand . Trueman ...
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Page 165 - I'd have you buy and sell so ; so give alms ; Pray so ; and, for the ordering your affairs, To sing them too. When you do dance, I wish you A wave o' the sea, that you might ever do Nothing but that ; move still, still so, And own no other function : each your doing, So singular in each particular, Crowns what you are doing in the present deeds, That all your acts are queens.
Page 426 - This was the noblest Roman of them all; All the conspirators save only he Did that they did in envy of great Caesar; He only, in a general honest thought, And common good to all, made one of them. His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'This was a man!
Page 319 - Nay, take my life and all ; pardon not that : You take my house, when you do take the prop That doth sustain my house ; you take my life, When you do take the means whereby I live.
Page 282 - there is more joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons that need no repentance.
Page 188 - ... arts you labour to destroy ; A thousand ways our ruin you pursue, Yet blame in us those arts first taught by you.
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Page 375 - I'ma beggar. — Why, tell it now. I, that can bear the ruin of those dearer to me — the ruin of a sister and her infant, can bear that too. Bev. No more of this — you wring my heart. Char.
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Page 384 - I'll bear them patiently, so he be happy! These hands shall toil for his support; these eyes be lifted up for hourly blessings on him; and every duty of a fond and faithful wife be doubly done to cheer and comfort him. So hear me ! so reward me ! [Rises.] Bev. I would kneel too, but that offended heaven would turn my prayers into curses; for I have done a deed to make life horrible to you.