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... soul be grieved : in me Your people speak , my noble liege , and own Their true allegiance to their lawful king . If the bright beams of thy transcendent love Kindle no feeling in th ' unworthy breasts Of a rebellious few , they shine ...
... soul be grieved : in me Your people speak , my noble liege , and own Their true allegiance to their lawful king . If the bright beams of thy transcendent love Kindle no feeling in th ' unworthy breasts Of a rebellious few , they shine ...
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... soul our country thus should feel The scourge of base disloyalty and crime . HELENA . Yet still the good predominate ― there are , Who like th ' enriching streams of mighty rivers Nourish the soil they ornament , —whilst others bolder ...
... soul our country thus should feel The scourge of base disloyalty and crime . HELENA . Yet still the good predominate ― there are , Who like th ' enriching streams of mighty rivers Nourish the soil they ornament , —whilst others bolder ...
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... soul A light , that makes Melissa seem indeed A worshipp'd goddess in my wond'ring eyes ! I leave th ' important charge of Corinth's peace , For the brief space of my unwilling absence , Το my ally and friend , the noble Procles , To ...
... soul A light , that makes Melissa seem indeed A worshipp'd goddess in my wond'ring eyes ! I leave th ' important charge of Corinth's peace , For the brief space of my unwilling absence , Το my ally and friend , the noble Procles , To ...
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... soul ! My father seems to stand Before me , with reproachful look . - Mine ears Distracted , ring with sounds of " perjury ! " ( Recovering himself . ) I am too far advanced in glory's path , To be withheld by goblin fears ; my pride ...
... soul ! My father seems to stand Before me , with reproachful look . - Mine ears Distracted , ring with sounds of " perjury ! " ( Recovering himself . ) I am too far advanced in glory's path , To be withheld by goblin fears ; my pride ...
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... soul . She gives him welcome As Periander's friend , whose bold ambition Aims at the throne , and , with the throne , Melissa ! LYSANDER . Why , this is well ; but , hark , he comes ! - [ Shouts behind the Scenes . C Enter PROCLES ...
... soul . She gives him welcome As Periander's friend , whose bold ambition Aims at the throne , and , with the throne , Melissa ! LYSANDER . Why , this is well ; but , hark , he comes ! - [ Shouts behind the Scenes . C Enter PROCLES ...
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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.