Representative English Dramas from Dryden to SheridanOxford University Press, American Branch, 1914 - 459 pages |
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... thee , like a bladder , there And make thee groan thyself away to air . [ The ghost retires . In addition to these more important events we have songs and dances , duels , a murder , a suicide , an attempted assault on - of all persons ...
... thee , like a bladder , there And make thee groan thyself away to air . [ The ghost retires . In addition to these more important events we have songs and dances , duels , a murder , a suicide , an attempted assault on - of all persons ...
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... thee was grounded on a grudge , Which all our judge : generous Zegrys just did Thy villain - blood thou openly didst place Above the purple of our kingly race . Boab . From equal stems their blood both houses draw , They from Morocco ...
... thee was grounded on a grudge , Which all our judge : generous Zegrys just did Thy villain - blood thou openly didst place Above the purple of our kingly race . Boab . From equal stems their blood both houses draw , They from Morocco ...
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... thee with each other fight . Boab . Kill him ! this insolent unknown shall fall , And be the victim to atone you all . Ozm . If he must die , not one of us will live : That life he gave for us , for him we give . Boab . It was a ...
... thee with each other fight . Boab . Kill him ! this insolent unknown shall fall , And be the victim to atone you all . Ozm . If he must die , not one of us will live : That life he gave for us , for him we give . Boab . It was a ...
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... thee free , That I again may fight , and conquer thee . D. Arcos . Old as I am , I take thee at thy word , And will to - morrow thank thee with my sword . Almans . I'll go , and instantly acquaint the king , And sudden orders for thy ...
... thee free , That I again may fight , and conquer thee . D. Arcos . Old as I am , I take thee at thy word , And will to - morrow thank thee with my sword . Almans . I'll go , and instantly acquaint the king , And sudden orders for thy ...
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... thee to despair . Ozmyn . Thy idle menaces I do not fear : My business was to die or conquer here . Sister , for you I grieve I could no more : a My present state betrays my want of power ; But , when true courage is of force bereft ...
... thee to despair . Ozmyn . Thy idle menaces I do not fear : My business was to die or conquer here . Sister , for you I grieve I could no more : a My present state betrays my want of power ; But , when true courage is of force bereft ...
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Page 223 - 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 223 - Tis the divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis heaven itself, that points out an hereafter. And intimates eternity to man.
Page 143 - ... familiar — I shall never bear that — good Mirabell, don't let us be familiar or fond, nor kiss before folks, like my lady Fadler, and sir Francis : nor go to...
Page 367 - Madam, a circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge. It blossoms through the year ! And depend on it, Mrs. Malaprop, that they who are so fond of handling the leaves will long for the fruit at last.
Page 333 - Why, really, sir, your bill of fare is so exquisite, that any one part of it is full as good as another. Send us what you please. So much for supper. And now to see that our beds are aired, and properly taken care of.
Page 87 - Sure, all ill stories of thy sex are false ! 0 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 heaven; Amazing brightness, purity, and truth, Eternal joy, and everlasting love.
Page 330 - Diggory, you are too talkative. — Then, if I happen to say a good thing, or tell a good story at table, you must not all burst out a-laughing, as if you made part of the company.
Page 330 - You must not be so talkative, Diggory. You must be all attention to the guests. You must hear us talk, and not think of talking ; you must see us drink and not think of drinking ; you must see us eat and not think of eating.
Page 325 - Ay, and bring back vanity and affectation to last them the whole year. I wonder why London cannot keep its own fools at home. In my time, the follies of the town crept slowly among us, but now they travel faster than a stage-coach. Its fopperies come down, not only as inside passengers, but in the very basket.
Page 323 - By inscribing this slight performance to you, I do not mean so much to compliment you as myself. It may do me some honour to inform the public, that I have lived many years in intimacy with you. It may serve the interests of mankind also to inform them, that the greatest wit may be found in a character, without impairing the most unaffected piety.