Bell's British Theatre: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays, Volume 16J. Bell, 1777 |
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... once , Greeks To Troy's deftruction ; ) hence may you survey The object of your long , your ardent wishes : Behold your native Argos ! here , the grove Of Inachus's wand'ring frantic daughter : And here , the fam'd Lycan Forum ftands ...
... once , Greeks To Troy's deftruction ; ) hence may you survey The object of your long , your ardent wishes : Behold your native Argos ! here , the grove Of Inachus's wand'ring frantic daughter : And here , the fam'd Lycan Forum ftands ...
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... once I'll rife , Glare like a meteor , and with terror blast them . But , Oh , my country , and ye genial gods , Receive me profp'rous , and affift my purpose ! 65 70 And And thou , paternal dome , to thee I come 6 ELECTRA .
... once I'll rife , Glare like a meteor , and with terror blast them . But , Oh , my country , and ye genial gods , Receive me profp'rous , and affift my purpose ! 65 70 And And thou , paternal dome , to thee I come 6 ELECTRA .
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... once the blood of Agamemnon flow'd ? But , Oh what daggers must divide my foul , When I behold the last great injury ; The rude affaffin in my father's bed , 275 And And guilty mother's arms ? If virtue fuffer To call ELECTR A. II.
... once the blood of Agamemnon flow'd ? But , Oh what daggers must divide my foul , When I behold the last great injury ; The rude affaffin in my father's bed , 275 And And guilty mother's arms ? If virtue fuffer To call ELECTR A. II.
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... once end thefe inceffant wailings . 390 Elect . Name it ; and if you can pronounce an horror Greater than these I feel , I will obey you . Chry . Take then the fum of what I can inform you : 395 Unless you calm thefe paffions , they ...
... once end thefe inceffant wailings . 390 Elect . Name it ; and if you can pronounce an horror Greater than these I feel , I will obey you . Chry . Take then the fum of what I can inform you : 395 Unless you calm thefe paffions , they ...
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... once more his wife : That he took in his hand the regal scepter , ( Which once he bore , but now gyithus bears ) And fix'd it in the earth ; when ftrait there fprang From it a thriving branch , which flourish'd wide , And over - fhadow ...
... once more his wife : That he took in his hand the regal scepter , ( Which once he bore , but now gyithus bears ) And fix'd it in the earth ; when ftrait there fprang From it a thriving branch , which flourish'd wide , And over - fhadow ...
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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