Eighteenth Century PlaysJohn Hampden J.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1928 - 408 pages |
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... tears shall flow from a more gen'rous cause , Such tears as patriots shed for dying laws : He bids your breasts with ancient ardour rise , And calls forth Roman drops from British eyes . Virtue confessed in human shape he draws , What ...
... tears shall flow from a more gen'rous cause , Such tears as patriots shed for dying laws : He bids your breasts with ancient ardour rise , And calls forth Roman drops from British eyes . Virtue confessed in human shape he draws , What ...
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... tears , The mistress of the world , the seat of empire , The nurse of heroes , the delight of gods , That humbled the proud tyrants of the earth , And set the nations free ; Rome is no more . Oh , liberty ! Oh , virtue ! Oh , my country ...
... tears , The mistress of the world , the seat of empire , The nurse of heroes , the delight of gods , That humbled the proud tyrants of the earth , And set the nations free ; Rome is no more . Oh , liberty ! Oh , virtue ! Oh , my country ...
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... tears fast down thy blubbered cheeks , Like a swoll'n gutter , gushing through the streets ? Queen . Excess of joy , my lord , I've heard folks say , Gives tears as certain as excess of grief . ' King . If it be so , let all men cry for ...
... tears fast down thy blubbered cheeks , Like a swoll'n gutter , gushing through the streets ? Queen . Excess of joy , my lord , I've heard folks say , Gives tears as certain as excess of grief . ' King . If it be so , let all men cry for ...
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