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Page 7
In a scene of great tenderness he commits his young wife , Spinella , to the joint
care of his uncle Trelcatio and her sister Castanna , while with his faithful but
suspicious friend Aurelio , he deposites a sum of money to be disposed of as the
...
In a scene of great tenderness he commits his young wife , Spinella , to the joint
care of his uncle Trelcatio and her sister Castanna , while with his faithful but
suspicious friend Aurelio , he deposites a sum of money to be disposed of as the
...
Page 52
There rots but half of me , the other part Sleeps , heaven knows where : would
she and I - my wife I mean , —but what , alas ! talk I of wife ?The woman - would
we had together fed On any outcast parings , coarse and mouldy , Not lived
divided ...
There rots but half of me , the other part Sleeps , heaven knows where : would
she and I - my wife I mean , —but what , alas ! talk I of wife ?The woman - would
we had together fed On any outcast parings , coarse and mouldy , Not lived
divided ...
Page 79
Yet this waste kind of antic sovereignty Unto a wife who equals every best Of your
deserts , achievements , or prosperity , Bewrays a barrenness of noble nature :
Let upstarts exercise uncomely roughness , Clear spirits to the humble will be ...
Yet this waste kind of antic sovereignty Unto a wife who equals every best Of your
deserts , achievements , or prosperity , Bewrays a barrenness of noble nature :
Let upstarts exercise uncomely roughness , Clear spirits to the humble will be ...
Page 178
You speak riddles . Frank . Take't plainly then ; ' t was told me by a woman Known
and approved in palmistry , I should have two wives . Sus . Two wives ! sir , I take
it Exceedingly likely ; but let not conceit hurt you : You are afraid to bury me ?
You speak riddles . Frank . Take't plainly then ; ' t was told me by a woman Known
and approved in palmistry , I should have two wives . Sus . Two wives ! sir , I take
it Exceedingly likely ; but let not conceit hurt you : You are afraid to bury me ?
Page 188
Why , thou art many now besides thyself : Thou mayst be servant , friend , and
wife to him ; A good wife is them all . A friend can play The wife and servant's part
, and shift enough ; No less the servant can the friend and wife : ' Tis all but sweet
...
Why , thou art many now besides thyself : Thou mayst be servant , friend , and
wife to him ; A good wife is them all . A friend can play The wife and servant's part
, and shift enough ; No less the servant can the friend and wife : ' Tis all but sweet
...
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| Title | The Dramatic Works of John Ford: With an Introduction, and Notes Critical and Explanatory, Volume 2 Harper's family library: Dramatic series Harper's stereotype edition Volume 2 of The Dramatic Works of John Ford, William Gifford The Dramatic Works of John Ford: With an Introduction, and Notes Critical and Explanatory, John Ford |
| Author | John Ford |
| Editor | William Gifford |
| Publisher | J. & J. Harper, 1831 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 25 Nov 2008 |
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