Shakespear Illustrated, Or, The Novels and Histories, on which the Plays of Shakespear are Founded, Volume 2A. Millar, 1753 |
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... Wife ; and prejudiced as he now was , their innocent Familiarity appeared to him to be a convincing Proof of their guilty Paffion ; Sufpicion was now changed to abfo- lute Certainty ; he no longer looked upon Egiftus as his Friend and ...
... Wife ; and prejudiced as he now was , their innocent Familiarity appeared to him to be a convincing Proof of their guilty Paffion ; Sufpicion was now changed to abfo- lute Certainty ; he no longer looked upon Egiftus as his Friend and ...
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... Wife , who fuppofed he was bringing home a Baftard to nurse , she rated him very feverely for his In- fidelity . The Shepherd begged her to be pacified , and told her if she would be fecret and cauti- Sous their Fortunes were made for ...
... Wife , who fuppofed he was bringing home a Baftard to nurse , she rated him very feverely for his In- fidelity . The Shepherd begged her to be pacified , and told her if she would be fecret and cauti- Sous their Fortunes were made for ...
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... Wife for the greatest Prince in the World . " I perceive , Fawnia , faid the Prince , ad- dreffing himself to her again , that ' tis owing to your not being acquainted with the Enjoy- ments of a Court , that you are fo contented with a ...
... Wife for the greatest Prince in the World . " I perceive , Fawnia , faid the Prince , ad- dreffing himself to her again , that ' tis owing to your not being acquainted with the Enjoy- ments of a Court , that you are fo contented with a ...
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... of our Conditions , I mean to make you my Wife . " you " Fawnia , tranfported with Surprize and Joy at this unhoped for Declaration , no lon ger ger kept up her forced Indifference , but be- holding Shakespear Illuftrated . 37.
... of our Conditions , I mean to make you my Wife . " you " Fawnia , tranfported with Surprize and Joy at this unhoped for Declaration , no lon ger ger kept up her forced Indifference , but be- holding Shakespear Illuftrated . 37.
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... Wife , and calling her afide , and wringing his Hands , the Tears faft falling down his aged Cheeks , " O Wife ! faid he , I fear , I fear our Daughter Fawnia has com- mitted Sin , and that the will buy Repentance at a dear Rate : I ...
... Wife , and calling her afide , and wringing his Hands , the Tears faft falling down his aged Cheeks , " O Wife ! faid he , I fear , I fear our Daughter Fawnia has com- mitted Sin , and that the will buy Repentance at a dear Rate : I ...
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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 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...
Page 85 - Beloved that he takes no Notice of them; how wonderful is all this! the moft unlikely Things imaginable fall out to poftpone the Difcovery of Perdita till their Arrival at Sicily. The Novel makes the Wife of the jealous King die through Affliction for the Lofs of her Son...