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... be briefly stated . The first principle was that of leaving unchanged , however corrupt , any reading upon which Lamb's comment was based . The next was , of going direct to the quartos , and taking their reading xxxvii THE EDITION PRESENT.
... be briefly stated . The first principle was that of leaving unchanged , however corrupt , any reading upon which Lamb's comment was based . The next was , of going direct to the quartos , and taking their reading xxxvii THE EDITION PRESENT.
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... leaving the line or passage out . Sometimes where I have met with a superfluous char- acter , which seemed to burthen without throwing any light upon the scene , I have ventured to dismiss it altogether . I have expunged , without ...
... leaving the line or passage out . Sometimes where I have met with a superfluous char- acter , which seemed to burthen without throwing any light upon the scene , I have ventured to dismiss it altogether . I have expunged , without ...
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... leave me to my chance . What's past was error's way ; the truth it is , Wherein I wretch can only go amiss . If nature saw no cause of sudden ends , She , that but one way made to draw our breath , Would not have left so many doors to ...
... leave me to my chance . What's past was error's way ; the truth it is , Wherein I wretch can only go amiss . If nature saw no cause of sudden ends , She , that but one way made to draw our breath , Would not have left so many doors to ...
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... harm'd thee , leave to live . Calica . Nay , God , the world , thy parents it deny ; 1 Zophi is represented as a prince of weak understanding . A brother's jealous heart ; usurped might Grows friends with IX . B 17 ALAHAM.
... harm'd thee , leave to live . Calica . Nay , God , the world , thy parents it deny ; 1 Zophi is represented as a prince of weak understanding . A brother's jealous heart ; usurped might Grows friends with IX . B 17 ALAHAM.
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... leaves innocents no other right . Calica . Eternal God ! that seest thyself in us , If vows be more than sacrifice of lust , Raised from the smokes of hope and fear in us , Protect this innocent , calm Alaham's rage ; By miracles faith ...
... leaves innocents no other right . Calica . Eternal God ! that seest thyself in us , If vows be more than sacrifice of lust , Raised from the smokes of hope and fear in us , Protect this innocent , calm Alaham's rage ; By miracles faith ...
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Alaham art thou AUTHOR Beaumont and Fletcher beauty behold Ben Jonson blood breath Cæsar Calica Camena Capt Charles Lamb COMEDY Corb court crown dear death dost doth Duke earth eyes fair father Faustus fear Felix Slade fire Fletcher flowers fortune gentle give grace grief hand hate hath hear heart heaven hell HENRY CHETTLE honour Jacin king kiss Lady Lamb Lamb's live look lord madam Massinger methinks mind mother murder Mustapha ne'er never night noble Ovid Pain pardon passion Phao pity play pleasure poets poor Porrex pray prince prithee queen revenge rich Samuel Daniel Sapho scorn Shakspeare sleep Solym sorrow soul speak Specimens spirits sweet Tamburlaine tears tell thee thine things THOMAS MIDDLETON thou art thou hast thoughts thyself TRAGEDY unto virtue wife WILLIAM ROWLEY witch words wound young
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