Shakespear Illustrated, Or, The Novels and Histories, on which the Plays of Shakespear are Founded, Volume 2A. Millar, 1753 |
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... brought to a public Trial , confronted with her Accufer , and allowed to answer for herself . But the King was fo inflamed with Rage and Jealoufy that he would not receive , her Petition ; and while the poor Queen was thus languishing ...
... brought to a public Trial , confronted with her Accufer , and allowed to answer for herself . But the King was fo inflamed with Rage and Jealoufy that he would not receive , her Petition ; and while the poor Queen was thus languishing ...
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... brought into Court , where the heard the Charge against her read . " The Queen , who faw nothing but her Death would fatisfy the incenfed King , con fiding in her own Innocence , affumed all- the Courage her unhappy Condition required ...
... brought into Court , where the heard the Charge against her read . " The Queen , who faw nothing but her Death would fatisfy the incenfed King , con fiding in her own Innocence , affumed all- the Courage her unhappy Condition required ...
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... brought to the Bar , and thus fpoke . " How I have led my Life before Egiftus came into Bohemia , I appeal , Pandofto , to thy Confcience , and to the immortal Gods : they " only know whether I am guilty of the Crimes whereof I am ...
... brought to the Bar , and thus fpoke . " How I have led my Life before Egiftus came into Bohemia , I appeal , Pandofto , to thy Confcience , and to the immortal Gods : they " only know whether I am guilty of the Crimes whereof I am ...
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... him in the Perfon of his , Daughter , and that he had prevented his Defign by Artifice , and brought him forcibly to the Ship , adding that that it was abfolutely neceffary they should take him with Shakespear Illustrated 45.
... him in the Perfon of his , Daughter , and that he had prevented his Defign by Artifice , and brought him forcibly to the Ship , adding that that it was abfolutely neceffary they should take him with Shakespear Illustrated 45.
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... brought before him , and examined her himself concerning the Flight of her Husband and Daughter with his Son . The old Woman told the King that her Neighbours had informed her Husband the Prince was too familiar with his Daughter , he ...
... brought before him , and examined her himself concerning the Flight of her Husband and Daughter with his Son . The old Woman told the King that her Neighbours had informed her Husband the Prince was too familiar with his Daughter , he ...
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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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