The British drama; a collection of the most esteemed tragedies, comedies, operas, and farces, in the English language, 1. köide1824 |
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Page 472
... Stuke . Last night ! did he not come home then ? Mrs. B. No. - Were you not together ? Stuke . At the beginning of the evening , but not since . Where can he have staid ? Char . You call yourself his friend , Sir - why do you encourage ...
... Stuke . Last night ! did he not come home then ? Mrs. B. No. - Were you not together ? Stuke . At the beginning of the evening , but not since . Where can he have staid ? Char . You call yourself his friend , Sir - why do you encourage ...
Page 473
... Stuke . Don't be too much alarmed , Madam . All men have their errors , and their times of seeing them . Perhaps my friend's time is not come yet . But he has an uncle ; and old men don't live for ever . You should look forward , Madam ...
... Stuke . Don't be too much alarmed , Madam . All men have their errors , and their times of seeing them . Perhaps my friend's time is not come yet . But he has an uncle ; and old men don't live for ever . You should look forward , Madam ...
Page 474
... Stuke . At last night's rendezvous , waiting for me . Is Dawson with you ? ney in his pocket , and a set of dice that shall Bates . Dressed like a nobleman ; with mo- deceive the devil . Stuke . That fellow has a head to undo a na ...
... Stuke . At last night's rendezvous , waiting for me . Is Dawson with you ? ney in his pocket , and a set of dice that shall Bates . Dressed like a nobleman ; with mo- deceive the devil . Stuke . That fellow has a head to undo a na ...
Page 475
... Stuke . How fares it , Beverley ? Honest Mr. Jarvis , well met . That viper , Williams ! was it not he that troubled you this morning ? Jur . My mistress heard him , then ; I am sorry that she heard him . Bev . And Jarvis promised ...
... Stuke . How fares it , Beverley ? Honest Mr. Jarvis , well met . That viper , Williams ! was it not he that troubled you this morning ? Jur . My mistress heard him , then ; I am sorry that she heard him . Bev . And Jarvis promised ...
Page 476
... Stuke . Good morning , then . Ber . So hasty ! Why then , good morning . Stuke . And when we meet again , upbraid must advise with you -- This is a day of me . Say it was I that tempted you . Lewson so ; and tell him I have wronged you ...
... Stuke . Good morning , then . Ber . So hasty ! Why then , good morning . Stuke . And when we meet again , upbraid must advise with you -- This is a day of me . Say it was I that tempted you . Lewson so ; and tell him I have wronged you ...
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Aladin alguazil arms art thou Arvida Belvidera better bless Capt Castalio Cato Cham Char Clarinda colonel COVENT GARDEN curse dare dear death devil dost thou Eger Enter Euph Exeunt Exit eyes father Faulkland fear fellow fortune gentleman give hand happy hear heart Heaven honour hope husband Juba Kitty Lady Lady L leave live look lord Lucy Madam Malaprop marriage marry master MIRABEL Miss H mistress ne'er never night Nysa o'er passion Pertinax Philotas Phocion pity poor Pr'ythee pray Rackett Rand Re-enter Sackbut SCENE Selim servant Sir G Snacks soul speak Stuke sure sword Syphax tears tell thee there's thing thou art thou hast thought Timoleon Tony twas villain virtue what's wife wish woman wretch young Zounds
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Page 308 - Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the Divinity that stirs within us, 'Tis Heaven itself, that points out an hereafter, And intimates Eternity to man.
Page 309 - The soul, secured in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years ; But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Page 250 - Oh woman ! lovely woman! Nature made thee To temper man: we had been brutes without you; Angels are painted fair, to look like you : There's in you all that we believe of heav'n, Amazing brightness, purity and truth, Eternal joy, and everlasting love.
Page 392 - Squire Lumpkin was the finest gentleman I ever set my eyes on. For winding the straight horn, or beating a thicket for a hare, or a wench, he never had his fellow.
Page 392 - No, sir, but if you can inform us — Tony. Why, gentlemen, if you know neither the road you are going, nor where you are, nor the road you came, the first thing I have to inform you is, that — you have lost your way.
Page 308 - Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station.
Page 390 - Eh ! you have frozen me to death again. That word reserved has undone all the rest of his accomplishments. A reserved lover, it is said, always makes a suspicious husband.
Page 161 - One stormy night, as I remember well, The wind and rain beat hard upon our roof: Red came the river down, and loud and oft The angry spirit of the water shriek'd.
Page 398 - Ah ! could you but see Bet Bouncer, of these parts, you might then talk of beauty. Ecod, she has two eyes as black as sloes, and cheeks as broad and red as a pulpit cushion.
Page 295 - To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart, To make mankind, in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold...