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... speaking of the simple ignorance of his friend George Dyer , who had " touched pretty deeply " upon the English Drama ( in a dissertation then in manuscript ) in entire ignorance of the works of these writers . And as he uses the same ...
... speaking of the simple ignorance of his friend George Dyer , who had " touched pretty deeply " upon the English Drama ( in a dissertation then in manuscript ) in entire ignorance of the works of these writers . And as he uses the same ...
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... speaking of Tales from Shakspeare and The Adventures of Ulysses , he continues : " Godwin is in both those cases my bookseller . The other is done for Longman , and is Specimens of English Dramatic Poets contemporary with Shakspeare ...
... speaking of Tales from Shakspeare and The Adventures of Ulysses , he continues : " Godwin is in both those cases my bookseller . The other is done for Longman , and is Specimens of English Dramatic Poets contemporary with Shakspeare ...
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... speak his last thoughts to his father , Desired the eunuchs to entreat it for him . They did ; wept they , and kneeled to his father . But bloody rage that glories to be cruel , And jealousy that fears she is not fearful , Made Solyman ...
... speak his last thoughts to his father , Desired the eunuchs to entreat it for him . They did ; wept they , and kneeled to his father . But bloody rage that glories to be cruel , And jealousy that fears she is not fearful , Made Solyman ...
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... speak they cried for Mustapha and Achmat . Some bid away , some kill , some save , some hearken . Those that cried , save , were those that sought to kill me ; Who cried , hark , were those that first brake silence : They held that bade ...
... speak they cried for Mustapha and Achmat . Some bid away , some kill , some save , some hearken . Those that cried , save , were those that sought to kill me ; Who cried , hark , were those that first brake silence : They held that bade ...
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... speak . It is indeed hard to hit : Much like thy riddle , Samson , in one day Or seven though one should musing sit . It is as if a being of pure intellect should take upon him to express the emotions of our sensitive natures . There ...
... speak . It is indeed hard to hit : Much like thy riddle , Samson , in one day Or seven though one should musing sit . It is as if a being of pure intellect should take upon him to express the emotions of our sensitive natures . There ...
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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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