Bell's British Theatre: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays, Volume 16J. Bell, 1777 |
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... Elect . Oh ! my fortune- 75 Sa [ Groaning from within .. Gov. Hark ! fure I heard the voice of female forrow . 85 Oreft . Think you , ' twas not the poor Electra groan'd ? - Say , fhall we stay and listen to her anguish ? Gov. Not for ...
... Elect . Oh ! my fortune- 75 Sa [ Groaning from within .. Gov. Hark ! fure I heard the voice of female forrow . 85 Oreft . Think you , ' twas not the poor Electra groan'd ? - Say , fhall we stay and listen to her anguish ? Gov. Not for ...
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... Elect . Oh , gen'rous maids , and worthy your high Kindly you come to foften my diftrefs ; I know you do , to charm me into comfort . But , Oh ! I must be deaf to the inchantment ; Nor ever cease to mourn my wretched father , Therefore ...
... Elect . Oh , gen'rous maids , and worthy your high Kindly you come to foften my diftrefs ; I know you do , to charm me into comfort . But , Oh ! I must be deaf to the inchantment ; Nor ever cease to mourn my wretched father , Therefore ...
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... Elect . They must be , fure , infenfible and stupid , That can forget a murder'd parent's death . Let me be rather like the wailing bird ,. The murm'ring herald of approaching fpring , Who Itys ever , murder'd Itys , mourns . Thee ...
... Elect . They must be , fure , infenfible and stupid , That can forget a murder'd parent's death . Let me be rather like the wailing bird ,. The murm'ring herald of approaching fpring , Who Itys ever , murder'd Itys , mourns . Thee ...
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... Elect . Oh , day moft hated of the rolling year ! Oh , blackest night ! And , Oh , prodigious griefs Which flow'd from that unutterable deed ! When both their hands upon my father ftruck , To speak their union , and make murder fure . I ...
... Elect . Oh , day moft hated of the rolling year ! Oh , blackest night ! And , Oh , prodigious griefs Which flow'd from that unutterable deed ! When both their hands upon my father ftruck , To speak their union , and make murder fure . I ...
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... Elect . Oh ! Can my ills admit of an increase ? Can piety forget a father's murder ? What men , what barb'rous nations , fay it can ? Oh , let me not be honour'd in their thoughts ! No : were I to be match'd to fome fuch tame Forgiving ...
... Elect . Oh ! Can my ills admit of an increase ? Can piety forget a father's murder ? What men , what barb'rous nations , fay it can ? Oh , let me not be honour'd in their thoughts ! No : were I to be match'd to fome fuch tame Forgiving ...
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Afide Ameftris Archbishop of Sens arms art thou Arta Artaban Artaxerxes behold blefs blood bofom breaſt Bufiris caufe cauſe Chry Clytemnestra curfe death doft thou dreadful Elect Electra Enter Eurydice ev'n ev'ry Exeunt Exit eyes facred fafe fame fate father fave fcorn fear fhall fhame fhould fighs fight fince flave fome forrow foul fpeak ftand ftill fuch fure fword glory gods guilt hear heart Heav'n honour hope horror juft King Leon Leonidas loft Lord Mand Mandane Medon Memnon Mirza moft moſt muft muſt Myron myſelf numbers o'er Oreft paffion Periander Pheron Phocis pity pleaſure pow'r prefent Prince Procles Pythian games Queen rage reafon revenge Ribemont rife ſhall Sophocles ſpeak ſtate ſtill Syph tears thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thought thouſand thro tyrant vengeance whofe woes wretched