Bell's British Theatre: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English PlaysJ. Bell; & C. Etherington, 1776 - English drama |
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... reason . No imputation foul fhall reft on me ; < My honeft purposes defy aloud The flander - fpreading tongue of busy faction , To caft its venom on my fair report , Or tell pofterity , thus Cecil did . ' My country's welfare , and my ...
... reason . No imputation foul fhall reft on me ; < My honeft purposes defy aloud The flander - fpreading tongue of busy faction , To caft its venom on my fair report , Or tell pofterity , thus Cecil did . ' My country's welfare , and my ...
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... reason's eye , And judgment winks , when paffion holds the fcale . " Impeach the very man to whom I owe My brighteft rays of glory ! Look to it , lords , Take care , be cautious on what ground you tread ; Let honeft means alone fecure ...
... reason's eye , And judgment winks , when paffion holds the fcale . " Impeach the very man to whom I owe My brighteft rays of glory ! Look to it , lords , Take care , be cautious on what ground you tread ; Let honeft means alone fecure ...
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... reason , when affection pleads ! How hard to turn the fond , deluded heart From flatt'ring toys , which footh'd its vanity ! The laurell'd trophy , and the loud applause , The victor's triumph , and the people's gaze ; The high - hung ...
... reason , when affection pleads ! How hard to turn the fond , deluded heart From flatt'ring toys , which footh'd its vanity ! The laurell'd trophy , and the loud applause , The victor's triumph , and the people's gaze ; The high - hung ...
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... reason for a moment ; Her working mind betray'd contending paflions , Which , in her alter'd face , appear'd by turns . She paus'd , like thunder in fome kindling cloud , The inftant burst with dreadful fury forth : And has th ...
... reason for a moment ; Her working mind betray'd contending paflions , Which , in her alter'd face , appear'd by turns . She paus'd , like thunder in fome kindling cloud , The inftant burst with dreadful fury forth : And has th ...
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... reason from her throne retires ; For pity's fake , let go my breaking heart , And leave me to my fate . Rut . Why wilt thou still Of parting talk , fince life its thousand gates Unbars to let us through together ? Is but a step that ...
... reason from her throne retires ; For pity's fake , let go my breaking heart , And leave me to my fate . Rut . Why wilt thou still Of parting talk , fince life its thousand gates Unbars to let us through together ? Is but a step that ...
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