First Love: a Drama [in five acts, and in prose and verse].Sherwood, 1841 - 79 pages |
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... souls- And makes man wail his immortality ! LESTER ( advancing to Percy , and taking him by the hand ) . Speak - speak ! PERCY . Oh , deem me not what I have seemed to be ! Nor think my heart's as lightsome as my tongue ; Nor judge my soul ...
... souls- And makes man wail his immortality ! LESTER ( advancing to Percy , and taking him by the hand ) . Speak - speak ! PERCY . Oh , deem me not what I have seemed to be ! Nor think my heart's as lightsome as my tongue ; Nor judge my soul ...
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... soul which lives not to itself ; That , like the sparkling crystal in the mine , Sheds a pure light , unnoticed and alone . Then shake from thee , like dust , these wretched thoughts ; And , as I freely offer ample means To liquidate ...
... soul which lives not to itself ; That , like the sparkling crystal in the mine , Sheds a pure light , unnoticed and alone . Then shake from thee , like dust , these wretched thoughts ; And , as I freely offer ample means To liquidate ...
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... soul- I am your friend ! -will fill your drainèd purse , Though all your vast estates , and all your wealth , Save Stanton House , have vanished as a dream ! SIR WILLIAM . Most noble ! Most generous ! GRIMES . For even now you are the ...
... soul- I am your friend ! -will fill your drainèd purse , Though all your vast estates , and all your wealth , Save Stanton House , have vanished as a dream ! SIR WILLIAM . Most noble ! Most generous ! GRIMES . For even now you are the ...
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... soul ! The deed is terrible , and it will bring A desolating vengeance on My head ! No matter ! My ruined hopes - my blighted happiness- Rush like distracted spirits o'er my mind , And rowel my fainting purpose ! But then to look upon ...
... soul ! The deed is terrible , and it will bring A desolating vengeance on My head ! No matter ! My ruined hopes - my blighted happiness- Rush like distracted spirits o'er my mind , And rowel my fainting purpose ! But then to look upon ...
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... soul , And kept her full bright gaze upon me , till I saw strange likeness living in her face ! It was a look so sad , so piteous , That over all my brow a moisture lay ! Beholding this , she started up , and fell Down at my feet , and ...
... soul , And kept her full bright gaze upon me , till I saw strange likeness living in her face ! It was a look so sad , so piteous , That over all my brow a moisture lay ! Beholding this , she started up , and fell Down at my feet , and ...
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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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