Bell's British Theatre: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English PlaysJ. Bell; & C. Etherington, 1777 - English drama |
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... frae ony road , and out of fight ; The lads they're feeding far beyont the height . But tell me now , dear Jenny , we're our lane , What gars ye plague your wooer with disdain ? The neighbours a ' tent this as well as I , That Roger ...
... frae ony road , and out of fight ; The lads they're feeding far beyont the height . But tell me now , dear Jenny , we're our lane , What gars ye plague your wooer with disdain ? The neighbours a ' tent this as well as I , That Roger ...
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... night The like of them , when love maks care delight ? Jenny . But poortith , Peggy , is the warft of a ' , Gif o'er your heads ill chance thould begg'ry draw , But But little love or canty chear can come Frae duddy 22 THE GENTLE SHEPHERD .
... night The like of them , when love maks care delight ? Jenny . But poortith , Peggy , is the warft of a ' , Gif o'er your heads ill chance thould begg'ry draw , But But little love or canty chear can come Frae duddy 22 THE GENTLE SHEPHERD .
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... Frae duddy doublets , and a pantry toom : Your nowt may die - the fpate may bear away Frae aff the howms your dainty rucks of hay- The thick - blawn wreaths of fnaw , or blafhy thows , May fmoor your wathers , and may rot your ews . A ...
... Frae duddy doublets , and a pantry toom : Your nowt may die - the fpate may bear away Frae aff the howms your dainty rucks of hay- The thick - blawn wreaths of fnaw , or blafhy thows , May fmoor your wathers , and may rot your ews . A ...
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... frae the eastlen blast , That in return defends it fræe the weft . Sic as ftand fingle ( a ftate fae lik'd by you ! ) Beneath ilk ftorm frae every airth maun bow . Jenny . I've done - I yield , dear laffie , I maun yield , Your better ...
... frae the eastlen blast , That in return defends it fræe the weft . Sic as ftand fingle ( a ftate fae lik'd by you ! ) Beneath ilk ftorm frae every airth maun bow . Jenny . I've done - I yield , dear laffie , I maun yield , Your better ...
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... frae the height . I'll yoke my fled , and fend to the neist town , And bring a draught of ale baith ftout and brown , And gar our cottars a ' , man , wife , and wean , Drink till they tine the gate to ftand their lane . Symon . I wadna ...
... frae the height . I'll yoke my fled , and fend to the neist town , And bring a draught of ale baith ftout and brown , And gar our cottars a ' , man , wife , and wean , Drink till they tine the gate to ftand their lane . Symon . I wadna ...
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Achilles againſt Ajax Artemona auld Bauldy Befides beſt bleffing breaſt Broth Captain charms Comus Culverin dear Deid Deidamia Diom Diph Diphilus Ducat Elpa Enter ev'ry Exeunt Exit fafe fame fear fecret feems feven fhall fhame fhew fhould filly fince fing firft fome foon fpeak frae ftill fuch fure fweet Glaud Hacker happy hath heart herſelf himſelf honour houſe huffy huſband Jenny kifs ladies laft Laguerre Lock loft look Lucy Lycom Lycomedes Macheath Madam Madge mair Maufe maun Mifs moft moſt muft muſt myſelf ne'er never o'er paffions Patie Peach Peachum Peggy Periphas pleaſe pleaſure Polly prefent Pyrrha reafon rife Roger ſhall ſhe ſpeak Symon tell Theaf thee thefe theſe thing thofe thoſe thou uſe weel wench wife woman women yourſelf
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Page 31 - Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek ; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Page 39 - How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear Charmer away!
Page 11 - The star that bids the shepherd fold Now the top of heaven doth hold; And the gilded car of Day His glowing axle doth allay In the steep Atlantic stream...
Page 44 - But now my task is smoothly done, I can fly, or I can run, Quickly to the green earth's end, Where the bow'd welkin slow doth bend, And from thence can soar as soon To the corners of the moon.
Page 13 - Such as the jocund flute, or gamesome pipe, Stirs up among the loose unletter'd hinds, When, for their teeming flocks, and granges full, In wanton dance they praise the bounteous Pan, And thank the gods amiss.
Page 8 - A noble peer of mickle trust and power Has in his charge, with temper'd awe to guide An old and haughty nation proud in arms : Where his fair offspring, nurs'd in princely lore, Are coming to attend their father's state And new-intrusted sceptre.
Page 14 - I wish nae mair of a' that's rare. My Peggy speaks sae sweetly, To a' the lave I'm cauld; But she gars a' my spirits glow, At wauking of the fauld. My Peggy smiles sae kindly, Whene'er I whisper love. That I look down on a' the town, — That I look down upon a crown.
Page 15 - And in sweet madness robb'd it of itself; But such a sacred, and home-felt delight, Such sober certainty of waking bliss I never heard till now.
Page 18 - Oh, ponder well! be not severe; So save a wretched Wife ! For on the Rope that hangs my Dear Depends poor Polly's Life.
Page 38 - That in their green shops weave the smooth-hair'd silk, To deck her sons ; and, that no corner might Be vacant of her plenty, in her own loins She hutch'd the all-worshipp'd ore and precious gems, To store her children with : if all the world Should, in a pet of temperance, feed on pulse...