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... pride and my ambition ; But my weak heart was never made for scenes Like these ; nor can it so dissimulate , As not to own to thee , my Helena , That Periander's oath lies heavy here ! [ Laying her hand on her heart . HELENA . ' Tis thy ...
... pride and my ambition ; But my weak heart was never made for scenes Like these ; nor can it so dissimulate , As not to own to thee , my Helena , That Periander's oath lies heavy here ! [ Laying her hand on her heart . HELENA . ' Tis thy ...
Page 16
... Pride , ambition , Honour , and conscience - struggle there for mastery . Ambition ! all thy flattery will not ease My pangs , nor silence my remorse ! Thou too , My meddling conscience , raisest images That rend my soul ! My father ...
... Pride , ambition , Honour , and conscience - struggle there for mastery . Ambition ! all thy flattery will not ease My pangs , nor silence my remorse ! Thou too , My meddling conscience , raisest images That rend my soul ! My father ...
Page 17
... pride , Did'st mark his changing glance , and his blanch'd cheek ? That told us of a mind not much at ease . PERDICEAS . Truly I did , and trembled at thy boldness ! He now gives Corinth opportunity Procles comes , To shake his chains ...
... pride , Did'st mark his changing glance , and his blanch'd cheek ? That told us of a mind not much at ease . PERDICEAS . Truly I did , and trembled at thy boldness ! He now gives Corinth opportunity Procles comes , To shake his chains ...
Page 43
... Am I , then , here to swell his pompous train ? And , like his pages , gratify his pride ? Was it for this my galley cut the waves , And bore me , not unwilling , from the walls Of proud Canopus to this far - famed Greece ? CORINTH . 43.
... Am I , then , here to swell his pompous train ? And , like his pages , gratify his pride ? Was it for this my galley cut the waves , And bore me , not unwilling , from the walls Of proud Canopus to this far - famed Greece ? CORINTH . 43.
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... pride now stand'st erect , - And , with eagle wing , thou proudly soarest ! But dost forget that Periander lives ? He soon will hurl thee from thy giddy height ; It is not yet too late - release Melissa Chastise the rebel slaves restore ...
... pride now stand'st erect , - And , with eagle wing , thou proudly soarest ! But dost forget that Periander lives ? He soon will hurl thee from thy giddy height ; It is not yet too late - release Melissa Chastise the rebel slaves restore ...
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AMANA arms beam beauty betray'd bless blest bloom boast bold breast breath bright brow canst charm cheer CONSPIRATOR copies Corinth Cypselas dare dark Deal dost thou doth dream E'en earth Exeunt Exit fade fair fame fancy fate fear feelings Fitzroy Square flower Frankfort genius give glory glow Gods grace grief hand hast hath heart heaven HELENA honour hope hour illumes joys Lady LEONIDAS light Lord LYSANDER magic Margate MELISSA mind Miss mourn muse ne'er nought o'er pangs passion peace PERDICEAS PERIANDER Periander's Pluckley Portland Place pride PROCLES proud rebel Regent's Park retributive justice rise Russell Square scene shade sigh smiles soft Soldiers sorrow soul speak spirit Street Sweet Marian tear thee thine Thou art thoughts tide tomb tower trembling triumph truth Tunbridge Walmer weep whence whilst wild Wingham Woburn Square woman's yield ZEMIRA ΑΜΑΝΑ
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Page iii - Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own.