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... turn it to his good : But woe to him that fearing not to offend , Doth serve his lust , and will not see the end . [ The style of this old play is stiff and cumbersome , like the dresses of its times . There may be flesh and blood ...
... turn it to his good : But woe to him that fearing not to offend , Doth serve his lust , and will not see the end . [ The style of this old play is stiff and cumbersome , like the dresses of its times . There may be flesh and blood ...
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... turn it to a blaze of quenchless fire , Or like the snaky wreath of Tisiphon , Engirt the temples of his hateful head ; So shall not England's vines be perished , But Edward's name survive , though Edward dies . Leic . My lord , why ...
... turn it to a blaze of quenchless fire , Or like the snaky wreath of Tisiphon , Engirt the temples of his hateful head ; So shall not England's vines be perished , But Edward's name survive , though Edward dies . Leic . My lord , why ...
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... that most desires my blood , And will be call'd the murderer of a king , Take it . What , are you moved ? pity you me ? Then send for unrelenting Mortimer , And Isabel , whose eyes , being turn'd to steel EDWARD THE SECOND . 23.
... that most desires my blood , And will be call'd the murderer of a king , Take it . What , are you moved ? pity you me ? Then send for unrelenting Mortimer , And Isabel , whose eyes , being turn'd to steel EDWARD THE SECOND . 23.
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Charles Lamb. And Isabel , whose eyes , being turn'd to steel , Will sooner sparkle fire than shed a tear . Yet stay , for rather than I will look on them , Here , here : now sweet God of heaven , Make me despise this transitory pomp ...
Charles Lamb. And Isabel , whose eyes , being turn'd to steel , Will sooner sparkle fire than shed a tear . Yet stay , for rather than I will look on them , Here , here : now sweet God of heaven , Make me despise this transitory pomp ...
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... turn'd to melancholy ? Third Sch . He is not well with being over - solitary . Sec . Sch . If it be so , we will have physicians , and Faustus shall be cured . Third Sch . ' Tis but a surfeit , sir ; fear nothing . Faust . A surfeit of ...
... turn'd to melancholy ? Third Sch . He is not well with being over - solitary . Sec . Sch . If it be so , we will have physicians , and Faustus shall be cured . Third Sch . ' Tis but a surfeit , sir ; fear nothing . Faust . A surfeit of ...
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Specimens of English Dramatic Poets: Who Lived about the Time of Shakespeare ... Charles Lamb No preview available - 1907 |
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