First Love: a Drama [in five acts, and in prose and verse].Sherwood, 1841 - 79 pages |
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... child - no niece- No fair girl - to cheer his lonely hours ? ' Tis strange that I , a visiter to thee Of five days old , should seem to know far more Than you , a native of this place . PERCY . Ah ! then thou art run mad ; more mad than ...
... child - no niece- No fair girl - to cheer his lonely hours ? ' Tis strange that I , a visiter to thee Of five days old , should seem to know far more Than you , a native of this place . PERCY . Ah ! then thou art run mad ; more mad than ...
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... Children , how eager for the coming death Of beings who have been their source of life ! Friendship is crushed to death by love of gold ; And therefore , Lester , be no more amazed I would not risk a friendship such as thine ! LESTER ...
... Children , how eager for the coming death Of beings who have been their source of life ! Friendship is crushed to death by love of gold ; And therefore , Lester , be no more amazed I would not risk a friendship such as thine ! LESTER ...
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... child ! and for her nurse- ' Tis poor old Margaret ! SIR WILLIAM ( agitated ) . And her father's name ? GRIMES . Depeltiér . We call her Iola . How beautiful she is ! SIR WILLIAM . GRIMES . Beautiful indeed ; and oh ! most innocent ...
... child ! and for her nurse- ' Tis poor old Margaret ! SIR WILLIAM ( agitated ) . And her father's name ? GRIMES . Depeltiér . We call her Iola . How beautiful she is ! SIR WILLIAM . GRIMES . Beautiful indeed ; and oh ! most innocent ...
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... him ! He knows not my love . GRIMES ( kissing her ) . And is this true ? Poor child ! Then listen , dear ! Iola , a noble gentleman has seen thee once , And , having seen , desires an interview . To 22 [ ACT I. FIRST LOVE .
... him ! He knows not my love . GRIMES ( kissing her ) . And is this true ? Poor child ! Then listen , dear ! Iola , a noble gentleman has seen thee once , And , having seen , desires an interview . To 22 [ ACT I. FIRST LOVE .
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... children of the light , Whose voice is incense , use thy magic sway ! Tell her , this heart is clouded o'er with night , And ' tis with her to make that darkness day ! " Oh , hush , my conscious heart ! What's here ? " I love thee as my ...
... children of the light , Whose voice is incense , use thy magic sway ! Tell her , this heart is clouded o'er with night , And ' tis with her to make that darkness day ! " Oh , hush , my conscious heart ! What's here ? " I love thee as my ...
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ADELE ANNETTE arms art thou beggar BELLOWS bond bright bright eyes burst cavalier cheek Chepe child clouds dear Dear father deceived door dost thou doth dress e'en e'er Enter Grimes Enter LESTER Enter Margaret Enter Sir William Exit Margaret eyes face fainting fair Farewell father fear flat flowers gallant gaze gentle girl gold Grimes's house Guernsey hair Hark Hurrah IOLA starting kissing knock lady Landlady LANDLORD last eve LESTER and PERCY Lester Burton light living loike look Madam Master Grimes merry merry old soul misery mock never night noise nurse o'er Old King Cole OMNES Percy Manley pray retires Royal Oak rush SCENE shine Sir William Stanton soul speak Speak-speak Stanton House storm strange sweet Swoipes tears tell thee thine thou art thou hast thunder thy heart thy love unto voice weep What's wild wild passion Wilt young
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