Representative English Dramas from Dryden to SheridanOxford University Press, American Branch, 1914 - 459 páginas |
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... speak of him , Whom pomp and greatness sit so loose about , That he wants majesty to fill ' em out . Abdal . Haste , then , and lose no time ! - The business must be enterprised this night : We must surprise the court in its delight ...
... speak of him , Whom pomp and greatness sit so loose about , That he wants majesty to fill ' em out . Abdal . Haste , then , and lose no time ! - The business must be enterprised this night : We must surprise the court in its delight ...
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... speak too late ; my empire's lost too far : I cannot fight . Abdelm . Then make a flying war ; Dislodge betimes before you are beset . Abdal . Her tears , her smiles , her every look's a net . Her voice is like a Siren's of the land ...
... speak too late ; my empire's lost too far : I cannot fight . Abdelm . Then make a flying war ; Dislodge betimes before you are beset . Abdal . Her tears , her smiles , her every look's a net . Her voice is like a Siren's of the land ...
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... Speak quickly , woman ; I have much to do . Almah . Where should I find the heart to speak one word ? Your voice , sir , is as killing as your sword . As you have left the lightning of your eye , So would you please to lay your thunder ...
... Speak quickly , woman ; I have much to do . Almah . Where should I find the heart to speak one word ? Your voice , sir , is as killing as your sword . As you have left the lightning of your eye , So would you please to lay your thunder ...
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... speak with you alone . Abdelm . The greatest in the world , -the seeing you . Lyndar . The courage of your love I so admire That , to preserve you , you shall straight retire . [ She leads him to the door . Go , dear ! each minute does ...
... speak with you alone . Abdelm . The greatest in the world , -the seeing you . Lyndar . The courage of your love I so admire That , to preserve you , you shall straight retire . [ She leads him to the door . Go , dear ! each minute does ...
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... speak as you were not in fault . ' Tis evident the injury is mine ; For why should you my secret thoughts divine ? Abdal . Yet if we might be judged by reason's laws ! - Lyndar . Then you would have your reason judge my cause ! — your ...
... speak as you were not in fault . ' Tis evident the injury is mine ; For why should you my secret thoughts divine ? Abdal . Yet if we might be judged by reason's laws ! - Lyndar . Then you would have your reason judge my cause ! — your ...
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Abdal Abdelm Acres Almah Almanz Almanzor Arch Beggar's Opera Belv Belvidera Boab brother Cæsar Cato Chas Cher Cleo Cleopatra comedy Conquest of Granada dear death Dola Enter Exeunt Exit eyes Fain father Faulk Faulkland fear fellow fool fortune gentleman give hand happy Hastings hear heart Heaven honor hope Humph husband Jaff Jaffeir Juba king Lady Sneer Lady Teaz Lady Wish leave live look lord lover Lucy Lyndar madam Malaprop Marlow married Mirabell Miss Hard Miss Neville Myrt never on't passion Peach Pierr play Polly Portius pray SCENE Scrub Sealand servant Sir Anth Sir Luc Sir Oliv Sir Pet Sir Peter Sir Wil soul speak Squire Stoops to Conquer sure Surf Syphax Teazle tell thee there's thing thou thought Thumb Tom Thumb Tony twas Vent virtue wife woman
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Página 223 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Página 223 - Tis the divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis heaven itself, that points out an hereafter. And intimates eternity to man.
Página 143 - ... familiar — I shall never bear that — good Mirabell, don't let us be familiar or fond, nor kiss before folks, like my lady Fadler, and sir Francis : nor go to...
Página 367 - Madam, a circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge. It blossoms through the year ! And depend on it, Mrs. Malaprop, that they who are so fond of handling the leaves will long for the fruit at last.
Página 333 - Why, really, sir, your bill of fare is so exquisite, that any one part of it is full as good as another. Send us what you please. So much for supper. And now to see that our beds are aired, and properly taken care of.
Página 87 - Sure, all ill stories of thy sex are false ! 0 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.
Página 330 - Diggory, you are too talkative. — Then, if I happen to say a good thing, or tell a good story at table, you must not all burst out a-laughing, as if you made part of the company.
Página 330 - You must not be so talkative, Diggory. You must be all attention to the guests. You must hear us talk, and not think of talking ; you must see us drink and not think of drinking ; you must see us eat and not think of eating.
Página 325 - Ay, and bring back vanity and affectation to last them the whole year. I wonder why London cannot keep its own fools at home. In my time, the follies of the town crept slowly among us, but now they travel faster than a stage-coach. Its fopperies come down, not only as inside passengers, but in the very basket.
Página 323 - By inscribing this slight performance to you, I do not mean so much to compliment you as myself. It may do me some honour to inform the public, that I have lived many years in intimacy with you. It may serve the interests of mankind also to inform them, that the greatest wit may be found in a character, without impairing the most unaffected piety.