The Modern British Drama: In Five Volumes, Volume 1William Miller, 1811 - English drama |
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A little dull time from us , we perceive If we let fall the nobleness of this , Our
losses fall so thick , we must needs leave . And the first sound this child hear be a
hiss , ( Flourish . How will it shake the bones of that good man , And make him cry
...
A little dull time from us , we perceive If we let fall the nobleness of this , Our
losses fall so thick , we must needs leave . And the first sound this child hear be a
hiss , ( Flourish . How will it shake the bones of that good man , And make him cry
...
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The first Queen falls Enter HYMEN with a torch burning ; a Boy , in a down at the
feet of THESEUS ; the second falls white robe , before , singing , and strewing
flow down at the foot of HIPPOLITA ; the third be ers ; after HYMEN , a Nymph ...
The first Queen falls Enter HYMEN with a torch burning ; a Boy , in a down at the
feet of THESEUS ; the second falls white robe , before , singing , and strewing
flow down at the foot of HIPPOLITA ; the third be ers ; after HYMEN , a Nymph ...
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Which , though he won , he had not ; and now From me with leeches ; let them
break and fall flurted Off me with that corruption ! By peace , for whom he fought !
Who then shall Arc . Clear - spirited cousin , offer Let's leave his court , that we
may ...
Which , though he won , he had not ; and now From me with leeches ; let them
break and fall flurted Off me with that corruption ! By peace , for whom he fought !
Who then shall Arc . Clear - spirited cousin , offer Let's leave his court , that we
may ...
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And leaves him to base briers . What had we been , old in the court of Creon ,
Serv . Yet , good madam , Where sin is justice , lust and ignorance Sometimes
her modesty will blow so far , The virtues of the great ones ? Cousin Arcite , She
falls ...
And leaves him to base briers . What had we been , old in the court of Creon ,
Serv . Yet , good madam , Where sin is justice , lust and ignorance Sometimes
her modesty will blow so far , The virtues of the great ones ? Cousin Arcite , She
falls ...
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Arc . If I fall , curse me , and say I was a Arc . Will you fight bare - arm'd ? coward ;
Pal . We shall be the nimbler . For none but such dare die in these just trials . Arc .
But use your gauntlets though : those Once more , farewell , my cousin ! are o ...
Arc . If I fall , curse me , and say I was a Arc . Will you fight bare - arm'd ? coward ;
Pal . We shall be the nimbler . For none but such dare die in these just trials . Arc .
But use your gauntlets though : those Once more , farewell , my cousin ! are o ...
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| Title | The Modern British Drama: In Five Volumes, Volume 1 Volume 1 of The Modern British Drama The Modern British Drama: In Five Volumes, Sir Walter Scott |
| Contributor | Sir Walter Scott |
| Publisher | William Miller, 1811 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Jan 2009 |
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