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... LEONTIUS , MURZA , An eunuch , Mr. BURTON . Mr. GARRICK , Mr. BLAKES . Mr. KING . WOMEN ASPASIA , IRENE , Greek ladies , Attendants on IRENE Mrs. CIBBER , Mrs. PRITCHARD . IRENE ; A TRAGEDY ACT I. - SCENE I DEMETRIUS 141.
... LEONTIUS , MURZA , An eunuch , Mr. BURTON . Mr. GARRICK , Mr. BLAKES . Mr. KING . WOMEN ASPASIA , IRENE , Greek ladies , Attendants on IRENE Mrs. CIBBER , Mrs. PRITCHARD . IRENE ; A TRAGEDY ACT I. - SCENE I DEMETRIUS 141.
Page 143
Samuel Johnson. IRENE ; A TRAGEDY ACT I. - SCENE I DEMETRIUS and LEONTIUS , in Turkish habits LEONTIUS AND , is it thus Demetrius meets his friend , Hid in the mean disguise of Turkish robes , With servile secrecy to lurk in shades , And ...
Samuel Johnson. IRENE ; A TRAGEDY ACT I. - SCENE I DEMETRIUS and LEONTIUS , in Turkish habits LEONTIUS AND , is it thus Demetrius meets his friend , Hid in the mean disguise of Turkish robes , With servile secrecy to lurk in shades , And ...
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... LEONTIUS Reproach not misery . The sons of Greece , Ill fated race ! so oft besieg'd in vain , With false security beheld invasion . Why should they fear ? - That pow'r that kindly spreads The clouds , a signal of impending show'rs , To ...
... LEONTIUS Reproach not misery . The sons of Greece , Ill fated race ! so oft besieg'd in vain , With false security beheld invasion . Why should they fear ? - That pow'r that kindly spreads The clouds , a signal of impending show'rs , To ...
Page 145
... LEONTIUS Well might the weakness of our empire sink Before such foes of more than human force : Some pow'r invisible , from heav'n or hell , Conducts their armies , and asserts their cause . DEMETRIUS And yet , my friend , what miracles ...
... LEONTIUS Well might the weakness of our empire sink Before such foes of more than human force : Some pow'r invisible , from heav'n or hell , Conducts their armies , and asserts their cause . DEMETRIUS And yet , my friend , what miracles ...
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... LEONTIUS From ev'ry palace bursts a mingled clamour , The dreadful dissonance of barb'rous triumph , Shrieks of ... LEONTIUS DEMETRIUS All thought on her is madness ; Yet let me think - I see the helpless maid ; Behold the monsters gaze ...
... LEONTIUS From ev'ry palace bursts a mingled clamour , The dreadful dissonance of barb'rous triumph , Shrieks of ... LEONTIUS DEMETRIUS All thought on her is madness ; Yet let me think - I see the helpless maid ; Behold the monsters gaze ...
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ABDALLA adesse ASPASIA bassa beauty Behold boast bosom breast CALI CARAZA charms crimes crowds death delight DEMETRIUS doom dread ev'ry eyes fair fame fatal fate fear foes folly gen'ral gen'rous Greece Greek guilt Hæc happy HASAN hear heart heav'n honour hope hour Idler IRENE Irene's Johnson joys justice kings labour LEONTIUS live MAHOMET maid mankind ment mihi millia mind MURZA musick MUSTAPHA nature never night nunc o'er once palace passion pater peace pleasure pow'r praise pride publick quæ quam Quid quod rage rapture reason SAMUEL JOHNSON SATIRE OF JUVENAL SATURDAY SCENE scorn semper shades shine sibi sighs Sir Joshua Reynolds slaves smile soul square miles Stella STRETHAM sultan sword tell terrours thee thine Thomas Warton thou thought tibi tion toil tongue truth Turkish tyrant virtue vitæ voice wealth wish woes