First Love: a Drama [in five acts, and in prose and verse].Sherwood, 1841 - 79 pages |
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... thee - Queen of Ocean , ever free ! Then , timorous bark ! spread now thy trembling sail , Fair is the tide - and fav'ring is the gale ; Yonder are they who bid thee tempt the wave-- England's proud hearts - the generous and the brave ...
... thee - Queen of Ocean , ever free ! Then , timorous bark ! spread now thy trembling sail , Fair is the tide - and fav'ring is the gale ; Yonder are they who bid thee tempt the wave-- England's proud hearts - the generous and the brave ...
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... thee to thy wits ' end ( if any end there be to that which lacks beginning ) for comparing me to a gossamer thread , I am no true friend ! LESTER . Yesterday , you were dull as any lead ; To - day , light , even as a feather ! — I pray ...
... thee to thy wits ' end ( if any end there be to that which lacks beginning ) for comparing me to a gossamer thread , I am no true friend ! LESTER . Yesterday , you were dull as any lead ; To - day , light , even as a feather ! — I pray ...
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... 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 seas Which rage against the granite - bounded coast ! Oh , fie ! to fall in love with poor old ...
... 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 seas Which rage against the granite - bounded coast ! Oh , fie ! to fall in love with poor old ...
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... was all light ! and , oh , her glorious face Was like a sunbeam columned upon snow ! PERCY . If this be true , as true it needs must be , ( Mockingly . Or else some witchcraft has been played on thee , 4 [ ACT I. FIRST LOVE .
... was all light ! and , oh , her glorious face Was like a sunbeam columned upon snow ! PERCY . If this be true , as true it needs must be , ( Mockingly . Or else some witchcraft has been played on thee , 4 [ ACT I. FIRST LOVE .
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... thee unto peace . LESTER . What spirit over thee has spread its wings ? What horrid change is here ? The ghastly hue And strange appearance of thy altered face Speak of a heart but ill at ease . PERCY . This heart is full of misery ...
... thee unto peace . LESTER . What spirit over thee has spread its wings ? What horrid change is here ? The ghastly hue And strange appearance of thy altered face Speak of a heart but ill at ease . PERCY . This heart is full of misery ...
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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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Page 73 - OLD King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.