First Love: a Drama [in five acts, and in prose and verse].Sherwood, 1841 - 79 pages |
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... gazing on the orb of day , Which in a world of living glory sank , ' Midst purple clouds , that shadowed the far west , A voice rich as the nightingale's , and as clear , Clothed words of love in robes of melody ! Music most exquisite ...
... gazing on the orb of day , Which in a world of living glory sank , ' Midst purple clouds , that shadowed the far west , A voice rich as the nightingale's , and as clear , Clothed words of love in robes of melody ! Music most exquisite ...
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... the bond to Percy . ) PERCY ( taking the bond ) . Now , take thy hard - wrung profit from thy board , And warm thy heart by gazing on it . ( Exit . ) GRIMES . This is an unexpected blow , and bad 12 [ ACT I. FIRST LOVE .
... the bond to Percy . ) PERCY ( taking the bond ) . Now , take thy hard - wrung profit from thy board , And warm thy heart by gazing on it . ( Exit . ) GRIMES . This is an unexpected blow , and bad 12 [ ACT I. FIRST LOVE .
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... gaze . ( Enter Margaret . ) Margaret , bid Mistress Iola bring the case Which on my dressing - table stands . ( Exit Margaret , R. ) Ha ! my private signal . ( Goes to door - enter Sir William Stanton . ) SIR WILLIAM STANTON ( advancing ...
... gaze . ( Enter Margaret . ) Margaret , bid Mistress Iola bring the case Which on my dressing - table stands . ( Exit Margaret , R. ) Ha ! my private signal . ( Goes to door - enter Sir William Stanton . ) SIR WILLIAM STANTON ( advancing ...
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... deceive you , Margaret ? MARGARET . Cease thy foolish prattle ! Dear nurse , IOLA . As I was gazing on the waves , last eve , I do declare , I saw him once again ! MARGARET . What's this ? -what's this ? IOLA . 20 [ ACT I. FIRST LOVE .
... deceive you , Margaret ? MARGARET . Cease thy foolish prattle ! Dear nurse , IOLA . As I was gazing on the waves , last eve , I do declare , I saw him once again ! MARGARET . What's this ? -what's this ? IOLA . 20 [ ACT I. FIRST LOVE .
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... gaze of man doth wither all On which it falls ; and virtue melteth As the snow before it . ( Iola , weeping , retires R. ) Oh , what a task is mine ! Upon my head Am I not heaping fire ? Be still , my heart ! Like to the yeasty trouble ...
... gaze of man doth wither all On which it falls ; and virtue melteth As the snow before it . ( Iola , weeping , retires R. ) Oh , what a task is mine ! Upon my head Am I not heaping fire ? Be still , my heart ! Like to the yeasty trouble ...
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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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