The Modern British Drama: ComediesWalter Scott William Miller, 1811 - English drama |
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... fear : Force works on servile natures , not the free . He , that's compelled to goodness , may be good ; But , ' tis but for that fit : where others , drawn By softness , and example , get a habit . Then , if they stray , but warn them ...
... fear : Force works on servile natures , not the free . He , that's compelled to goodness , may be good ; But , ' tis but for that fit : where others , drawn By softness , and example , get a habit . Then , if they stray , but warn them ...
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... fear'd | ACT III . | To taste the fruit of. E. Kno . Come away , you are a fool . Step . Friend , I am a fool , that's granted : but I'll have it for that word's sake . Follow me for your money . Brain . At your service , sir . Enter KNO ...
... fear'd | ACT III . | To taste the fruit of. E. Kno . Come away , you are a fool . Step . Friend , I am a fool , that's granted : but I'll have it for that word's sake . Follow me for your money . Brain . At your service , sir . Enter KNO ...
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... fear . [ Exit . Cash . Locked up in silence , midnight , buried here ! Whence should this flood of passion , trow , take heed ? ha ? Best dream no longer of this running humour , For fear I sink ! the violence of the stream Already hath ...
... fear . [ Exit . Cash . Locked up in silence , midnight , buried here ! Whence should this flood of passion , trow , take heed ? ha ? Best dream no longer of this running humour , For fear I sink ! the violence of the stream Already hath ...
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... fear not her . Ha ! Who was it , say'st thou ? monster of ingratitude , and strike his lawful host ! Well , I hope to raise up an host of fury for it . I'll to Justice Clement for a warrant . Strike his lawful host ! [ Exit . SCENE I ...
... fear not her . Ha ! Who was it , say'st thou ? monster of ingratitude , and strike his lawful host ! Well , I hope to raise up an host of fury for it . I'll to Justice Clement for a warrant . Strike his lawful host ! [ Exit . SCENE I ...
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... fear , that touches you more nearly . Kite , Sorely , sorely , Thomas - it cleaves too Cash . What , sir ? Kite . Why , nothing , nothing - I am not sick , yet more than dead ; I have a burning fever in my mind , and long for that ...
... fear , that touches you more nearly . Kite , Sorely , sorely , Thomas - it cleaves too Cash . What , sir ? Kite . Why , nothing , nothing - I am not sick , yet more than dead ; I have a burning fever in my mind , and long for that ...
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