The orphan. The history and fall of Caius Marius. Venice preserv'd. Poems and lettersC. Hitch and L. Hawes, 1757 |
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... thought myself not quite unhappy , fo long as I had hopes this way yet to recompence my Difappointment paft : When I confider'd alfo , that Poetry might claim right to a little Share in Your Favour : For Taffe , and Ariofto , fome of ...
... thought myself not quite unhappy , fo long as I had hopes this way yet to recompence my Difappointment paft : When I confider'd alfo , that Poetry might claim right to a little Share in Your Favour : For Taffe , and Ariofto , fome of ...
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... Thoughts , which ftill have fway'd ns His Pride , much doubting , trembling , and afraid Of what is to his want of Merit due , And aw'd by every Excellence in you , The Author fends to beg you will be kind , And Spare thofe many Faults ...
... Thoughts , which ftill have fway'd ns His Pride , much doubting , trembling , and afraid Of what is to his want of Merit due , And aw'd by every Excellence in you , The Author fends to beg you will be kind , And Spare thofe many Faults ...
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... Thoughts and Wishes , And kind Companion of her harmless Pleasures . ERNEST O. You mean the beauteous Orphan , fair Monimia ! PAULIN O. The fame , the Daughter of the brave Chamont . ' He was our Lord's Companion in the Wars , Where ...
... Thoughts and Wishes , And kind Companion of her harmless Pleasures . ERNEST O. You mean the beauteous Orphan , fair Monimia ! PAULIN O. The fame , the Daughter of the brave Chamont . ' He was our Lord's Companion in the Wars , Where ...
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... thought to have lodg'd my Spear , The defperate Savage rush'd within my Force . And bore me headlong with him down the Rock . POLYDORE . But then CASTALIO . Ay then , my Brother , my Friend Polydore , Like Perfeus mounted on his winged ...
... thought to have lodg'd my Spear , The defperate Savage rush'd within my Force . And bore me headlong with him down the Rock . POLYDORE . But then CASTALIO . Ay then , my Brother , my Friend Polydore , Like Perfeus mounted on his winged ...
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... Thought my Polydore should not know ? What can this mean ? POLYDORE . Nay , I'll conjure you too , By all the ftrictest Bonds of faithful Friendship , To fhew your Heart as naked in this point As you would purge you your of Sins to Heav ...
... Thought my Polydore should not know ? What can this mean ? POLYDORE . Nay , I'll conjure you too , By all the ftrictest Bonds of faithful Friendship , To fhew your Heart as naked in this point As you would purge you your of Sins to Heav ...
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ACASTO ALIO ANCHARIUS AQUILINA Arms art thou Becauſe BELVIDER BELVIDERA Bleffing bleft Bofom Breaft Brother CAIUS MARIUS CASTALIO Caufe Cauſe CHAMONT CINNA Curfe curft Dagger dear Defire e'er Enter Exeunt Exit Eyes fafe falfe Fate Father Fears fhall firft firſt fome Fool Fortune Friend ftill fuch fure Gods GRANIUS Happineſs Heart Heav'n himſelf honeft Honour Houſe JAFFEIR juft Juftice juſt laft laſt LAVINIA loft Lord lov'd Love MARIUS Junior METELLUS Miſchief moft Monimia moſt muft muſt myſelf Nacky ne'er never Night NURSE paſt Peace PIERRE Pity pleaſe Pleaſure POLYDORE Pow'r pr'ythee PRIULI Reft RENAULT Rome Senate SERINA ſhall ſhe ſhould Slave Sorrows Soul ſpeak ſtill SULPITIUS Sylla Tears tell thee thefe there's theſe thofe thoſe thou art thought truft Twas twill us'd Villain Virtue Whilft whofe wilt Wiſhes wretched wrong'd ΜΟΝΙΜΙΑ
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Page 239 - Ohy woman! lovely woman! nature made thee .To temper man : we had been brutes without you. Angels are painted fair, to look like you : There's in you all that we believe of Heaven, Amazing brightness, purity, and truth, Eternal joy, and everlasting love.
Page 173 - It was the lark, the herald of the morn, No nightingale : look, love, what envious streaks Do lace the severing clouds in yonder east: Night's candles are burnt out...
Page 164 - Give me my Romeo: and when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun.
Page 240 - God, and watch thee till the morning. Jaff. Hear this, you Heavens, and wonder how you made her! Reign, reign, ye monarchs that divide the world, Busy rebellion ne'er will let you know Tranquillity and happiness like mine; Like gaudy ships, the obsequious billows fall And rise again, to lift you in your pride; They wait but for a storm and then devour you...
Page 146 - My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.
Page 230 - I that thief, the doer of such wrongs As you upbraid me with, what hinders me But I might send her back to you with contumely, And court my fortune where she would be kinder ? Pri.
Page 238 - Lead me, lead me, my virgins! To that kind voice. My lord, my love, my refuge! Happy my eyes, when they behold thy face: My heavy heart will leave its doleful beating At sight of thee, and bound with sprightful joys.
Page 69 - tis in my head ; 'tis in my heart, Tis every where ; it rages like a madness ; And I most wonder how my reason holds ; Nay, wonder not, Monimia : the slave You thought you had secur'd within my breast, Is grown a rebel, and has broke his chain, And now he walks there like a lord at large.
Page 238 - Does this appear like change, or love decaying, When thus I throw myself into thy bosom With all the resolution of a strong truth?
Page 132 - Of healths five fathom deep; and then anon Drums in his ear; at which he starts, and wakes; And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again.