Bell's British Theatre: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays, Volume 16J. Bell, 1777 |
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... hold thee ? Oreft . May they ever do so . Elea . My dear companions , do you fee Oreftes , Reviving by thofe arts that spoke him dead ? Cho . I fee , Oh , virgin ! and the fudden joy Trickles in tears of pleasure from my eyes . 130 ...
... hold thee ? Oreft . May they ever do so . Elea . My dear companions , do you fee Oreftes , Reviving by thofe arts that spoke him dead ? Cho . I fee , Oh , virgin ! and the fudden joy Trickles in tears of pleasure from my eyes . 130 ...
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... hold thee , and thy lovely form , Whose image forrow could not e'er erafe , With cordial fmiles revives my fainting foul . Oreft . Oh , ftop this wild career of fwelling pleasure ! Nor tell me now my mother's impious deeds Nor how ...
... hold thee , and thy lovely form , Whose image forrow could not e'er erafe , With cordial fmiles revives my fainting foul . Oreft . Oh , ftop this wild career of fwelling pleasure ! Nor tell me now my mother's impious deeds Nor how ...
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... hold it up towards the fun with the blood on it ; σύμβολον τῷ δικαίως πεφονευκέναι , fays the fcholiaft on Euripides in reftes ; to fhew that they feared not if Heaven were witness . Ver . 528. For e'er fince Myrtilus . ] He was the fon ...
... hold it up towards the fun with the blood on it ; σύμβολον τῷ δικαίως πεφονευκέναι , fays the fcholiaft on Euripides in reftes ; to fhew that they feared not if Heaven were witness . Ver . 528. For e'er fince Myrtilus . ] He was the fon ...
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... hold Gods . Nor was the difclofing of their fears reckon- ed fufficient , but they were to offer incenfe , or other oblations , and pray ( as Clytemneftra here does ) that if good was portended , it might be brought to pafs ; if the ...
... hold Gods . Nor was the difclofing of their fears reckon- ed fufficient , but they were to offer incenfe , or other oblations , and pray ( as Clytemneftra here does ) that if good was portended , it might be brought to pafs ; if the ...
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... hold of the beard of the perfon to whom they made their entreaty , is evident from Homer , · Δεξιτερῇ δ ̓ ἄρ ̓ ὑπ ̓ ἀνθερεῶν ἑλῆσα Λισσομένη And this was one manner of falutation among the He- brews , as appears by 2 Sam . 20 , 9 ; And ...
... hold of the beard of the perfon to whom they made their entreaty , is evident from Homer , · Δεξιτερῇ δ ̓ ἄρ ̓ ὑπ ̓ ἀνθερεῶν ἑλῆσα Λισσομένη And this was one manner of falutation among the He- brews , as appears by 2 Sam . 20 , 9 ; And ...
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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