Shakespear Illustrated, Or, The Novels and Histories, on which the Plays of Shakespear are Founded, Volume 2A. Millar, 1753 |
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... Defires of the People , appointed Jufts and Tournaments in Honour of the young Prince ; to which not only many foreign Noblemen reforted , but alfo feveral neighbouring Kings and Princes came to exercife their Valour and Judgment at ...
... Defires of the People , appointed Jufts and Tournaments in Honour of the young Prince ; to which not only many foreign Noblemen reforted , but alfo feveral neighbouring Kings and Princes came to exercife their Valour and Judgment at ...
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... Defire and Hope of Revenge afforded him fome Intervals of Eafe . He refolved therefore to poifon Egiftus , and while his Mind was labouring how to execute his cruel Purpose with Security , his Words and Behaviour ftill wore an ...
... Defire and Hope of Revenge afforded him fome Intervals of Eafe . He refolved therefore to poifon Egiftus , and while his Mind was labouring how to execute his cruel Purpose with Security , his Words and Behaviour ftill wore an ...
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... Force ; yes Fawnia , lovely and adorable Fawnia , thou shalt be mine , thy humble Birth fhall be no Obftacle , to my Defires . " + VOL . IL C The " The Gods themselves have not disdained to love ; Shakespear Muftrated . 25.
... Force ; yes Fawnia , lovely and adorable Fawnia , thou shalt be mine , thy humble Birth fhall be no Obftacle , to my Defires . " + VOL . IL C The " The Gods themselves have not disdained to love ; Shakespear Muftrated . 25.
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... Defires fhew thy afpiring Mind : Ah ! fimple Maid , Thoughts above Fortune bring Contempt , ' tis for the Eagle only to gaze on the Sun , art thou not a poor Shepherdefs ? the Daughter of a Country Swain ? be content then to ftand ...
... Defires fhew thy afpiring Mind : Ah ! fimple Maid , Thoughts above Fortune bring Contempt , ' tis for the Eagle only to gaze on the Sun , art thou not a poor Shepherdefs ? the Daughter of a Country Swain ? be content then to ftand ...
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... Defire , his former Pleasures . now grew taftelefs to his Senfe , Company was tedious , Mufic only foothed his fweet Disorder , and added Fewel to his Fires . Weary at length of the intolerable Restraint his Pride had forced him to lay ...
... Defire , his former Pleasures . now grew taftelefs to his Senfe , Company was tedious , Mufic only foothed his fweet Disorder , and added Fewel to his Fires . Weary at length of the intolerable Restraint his Pride had forced him to lay ...
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accufed ACHMUS Affiftance affured afked againſt alfo Amleth anſwer Antipholis becauſe Bellaria Bohemia Brother Capnio Caufe Cauſe Comedy of Errors CYLINDRUS Daughter Death Defign Defires difcovered Doraftus Dromio Egiftus Ephefus EROTIA fafe faid fame Father Fawnia feems feen fend fent fhall fhew fhould fince firſt fome foon fpeak Franion fuch fuppofe Gods greateſt Guife Hamlet Hercules herſelf Hiftory himſelf Honour Horwendil Houfe Houſe Huſband Jupiter King Laertes laft Leontes loft Love Mafter Meleagrus MEN ACHMUS MENAECHMUS of Epidamnum MENAECHMUS SOSICLES MESSENION Miſtreſs moft moſt muft muſt myſelf Occafion Paffion Pandofto Parafite PENICULUS Perdita Perfon Phyfician Plautus pleaſe Pleaſure poifoned Pollux Porrus prefent Prince promifed Puniſhment Purpoſe Queen Reaſon refolved Robe ſay SCENE Senfes Shakespear ſhall ſhe Shepherd Sicily Slave ſpeak Sufpicion Syracufe tell thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou Uſe whofe Wife wou'd yourſelf
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Page 96 - Nourifcment ; tye thefe Sort of Animals to a good Rack and give them Plenty of Provender, and take my Word for it they will not run away whatever Fault they have committed; they may be eafily guarded if you make ufe of thefe Chains to retain them ; the Ligaments of the Jaws are fo pliant, that the more they are ftretched the clofer they may be drawn. For a Proof of this I am going to the...
Page 35 - J but indeed thy Habit fuits well with thy groveling Thoughts; this is thy proper Drefs, thou wert always difguifed before. Oh ! Gods, for what Crime am I affigned this Penance ? Oh ! Love, what a fond Ideot haft thou made of me? " " Yet why fhould I blufh at this Difguife ? have not the heavenly Deities defcended to Earth, and changed their glorious .Forms for Love ? Love made Jupiter a Bull, Neptune a Ram, and Apollo, like myfelf, a Shepherd. If they who were Gods Submitted to that allcompelling...
Page 32 - ... you know, and may command you.'* " I acknowledge your power, sir," said Fawnia, " in all just and reasonable things ; but, with submission, I must say my heart is only at my own disposal ; constrained love is force, and force you have no right to use over me : and believe me, it is not a vain boast I make, when I tell you that, poor as I am, I set so great a value upon my chastity, that I would rather die than be the mistress of the greatest king upon earth, and my birth is so mean and groveling...
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