First Love: a Drama [in five acts, and in prose and verse].Sherwood, 1841 - 79 pages |
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... thou art so melancholy , I do believe thy heart is sick to death , and thou art musing remedies for its recovery . I never now behold thy once right merry face but what I fancy thou hast enlisted thyself with that chosen band of ...
... thou art so melancholy , I do believe thy heart is sick to death , and thou art musing remedies for its recovery . I never now behold thy once right merry face but what I fancy thou hast enlisted thyself with that chosen band of ...
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... thou hast wrecked thy heart upon a sound- LESTER . Would that were all ! Too soon a vision rose , And , like a burst ... thee , 4 [ ACT I. FIRST LOVE .
... thou hast wrecked thy heart upon a sound- LESTER . Would that were all ! Too soon a vision rose , And , like a burst ... thee , 4 [ ACT I. FIRST LOVE .
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... thou knowest the wandering life I've led ; How I have roamed through every land and clime , Wasting my days of youth ... thou hast done ? PERCY ( advancing to Lester ) . Lester ! that 6 [ ACT I. FIRST LOVE .
... thou knowest the wandering life I've led ; How I have roamed through every land and clime , Wasting my days of youth ... thou hast done ? PERCY ( advancing to Lester ) . Lester ! that 6 [ ACT I. FIRST LOVE .
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... Hast mortgaged thy estates ? PERCY . ( Impassioned . ) Oh , that were light , indeed , to th ' heavy weight Which crushes them to earth ! The bond does give The fairest unto Grimes for half their worth ! LESTER . Why hast ... thou seest : A ...
... Hast mortgaged thy estates ? PERCY . ( Impassioned . ) Oh , that were light , indeed , to th ' heavy weight Which crushes them to earth ! The bond does give The fairest unto Grimes for half their worth ! LESTER . Why hast ... thou seest : A ...
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... thou dost , From that small segment in which thou hast dwelt . Believe me , in that world , in every spot , From th ... thee , like dust , these wretched thoughts ; And , as I freely offer ample means To liquidate thy most unhappy debt ...
... thou dost , From that small segment in which thou hast dwelt . Believe me , in that world , in every spot , From th ... thee , like dust , these wretched thoughts ; And , as I freely offer ample means To liquidate thy most unhappy debt ...
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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.