Specimens of English Dramatic Poets: Who Lived about the Time of Shakspeare. With Notes, Volume 1E. Moxon, 1835 - English drama |
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... breath , That I should live to see this doleful day ? Will ever wight believe that such hard heart Could rest within the cruel mother's breast , Nature ; natural affection . With her own hand to slay her only son ? 2 GORBODUC .
... breath , That I should live to see this doleful day ? Will ever wight believe that such hard heart Could rest within the cruel mother's breast , Nature ; natural affection . With her own hand to slay her only son ? 2 GORBODUC .
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... breath . Then deck thee with thy loose delightsome robes , And on thy wings bring delicate perfumes , To play the wantons with us through the leaves . David . What tunes , what words , what looks , what wonders pierce My soul , incensed ...
... breath . Then deck thee with thy loose delightsome robes , And on thy wings bring delicate perfumes , To play the wantons with us through the leaves . David . What tunes , what words , what looks , what wonders pierce My soul , incensed ...
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... breath of heaven delights to play , Making it dance with wanton majesty . His armes long , his fingers snowy - white , Betokening valour and excess of strength ; In every part proportioned like the man Should make the world subdue to ...
... breath of heaven delights to play , Making it dance with wanton majesty . His armes long , his fingers snowy - white , Betokening valour and excess of strength ; In every part proportioned like the man Should make the world subdue to ...
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... hateful lust : the trees shall shelter This wretched trunk of mine , upon whose barks I will engrave the story of my sin . And there this short breath of mortality I'll finish up 52 THE HOG HATH LOST HIS PEARL . OR SCYTHIAN.
... hateful lust : the trees shall shelter This wretched trunk of mine , upon whose barks I will engrave the story of my sin . And there this short breath of mortality I'll finish up 52 THE HOG HATH LOST HIS PEARL . OR SCYTHIAN.
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... breath of mortality I'll finish up in that repentant state , Where not the allurements of earth's vanities Can e'er o'ertake me : there's no baits for lust , No friend to ruin ; I shall then be free From practising the art of treachery ...
... breath of mortality I'll finish up in that repentant state , Where not the allurements of earth's vanities Can e'er o'ertake me : there's no baits for lust , No friend to ruin ; I shall then be free From practising the art of treachery ...
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Alaham beauty blessing blood breath brother Cæsar Calica Clor COMEDY Corb Court crown curse dare daughter dead dear death dost doth Duch earth eyes fair father Faustus fear FRANCIS BEAUMONT GEORGE CHAPMAN give gods grief hand happy hath hear heart heaven hell Heywood honour hope Jacin JAMES SHIRLEY JOHN FLETCHER JOHN MARSTON JOHN WEBSTER King kiss Lady leave live look Lord Madam maid methinks mistress Moth mother ne'er never night noble Ovid passion Peneus Phao PHILIP MASSINGER pity play pleasure poor pray Prince Queen revenge rich Sapho Shakspeare shame shew sister sleep sorrow soul speak spirit sweet tears tell thee thine thing THOMAS HEYWOOD THOMAS MIDDLETON thou art thou hast thoughts Thyestes thyself TRAGEDY true twas unto virtue weep what's Whilst wife WILLIAM ROWLEY Witch woman
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