First Love: a Drama [in five acts, and in prose and verse].Sherwood, 1841 - 79 pages |
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... face ; Nor place to smiles that which pertains to tears ; For I have fed on grief this many a day ! LESTER . What horrid deed is that which thou hast done ? PERCY ( advancing to Lester ) . Lester ! that 6 [ ACT I. FIRST LOVE .
... face ; Nor place to smiles that which pertains to tears ; For I have fed on grief this many a day ! LESTER . What horrid deed is that which thou hast done ? PERCY ( advancing to Lester ) . Lester ! that 6 [ ACT I. FIRST LOVE .
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... tears , nor the memory Of her I once adored , shall save him from my wrath ! ( Takes watch out . ) Why , this is well . That Percy Manley , too , Who spends his gold with such a lavish hand , Must forfeit his mad bond . He's beggared ...
... tears , nor the memory Of her I once adored , shall save him from my wrath ! ( Takes watch out . ) Why , this is well . That Percy Manley , too , Who spends his gold with such a lavish hand , Must forfeit his mad bond . He's beggared ...
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... tears ; Forbad me to forget ! But manhood came ! and with it - eye of fire Which loves to quench itself on beauty's cheek ! SIR WILLIAM ( rising - Grimes detains him ) . I'll hear no more ! GRIMES . Nay , good Sir William , start not ...
... tears ; Forbad me to forget ! But manhood came ! and with it - eye of fire Which loves to quench itself on beauty's cheek ! SIR WILLIAM ( rising - Grimes detains him ) . I'll hear no more ! GRIMES . Nay , good Sir William , start not ...
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... tears ! IOLA . Dear father , I am very sad ! GRIMES . Iola , it is foolish to shed tears ! IOLA . Dear father , I have no secret from THEE ! ( Weeps . ) I love him ! GRIMES ( passionately ) . Love him ! -love whom ? IOLA . Alas , alas ...
... tears ! IOLA . Dear father , I am very sad ! GRIMES . Iola , it is foolish to shed tears ! IOLA . Dear father , I have no secret from THEE ! ( Weeps . ) I love him ! GRIMES ( passionately ) . Love him ! -love whom ? IOLA . Alas , alas ...
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... tear which dims your eye ; For though bright days are fled and gone , We must NOT CHERISH MISERY ! IOLA . We must ; we must ! On me will never shine Those happy days I pictured as divine ! MARGARET . Heyday ! What's this ? -what's this ...
... tear which dims your eye ; For though bright days are fled and gone , We must NOT CHERISH MISERY ! IOLA . We must ; we must ! On me will never shine Those happy days I pictured as divine ! MARGARET . Heyday ! What's this ? -what's this ...
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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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