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... Famous , and true ; most noble , ' cause our own : Not forged from Italy , from France , from Spain , But chronicled at home ; as rich in strain Of brave attempts , as ever fertile rage , In action , could beget to grace the stage .
... Famous , and true ; most noble , ' cause our own : Not forged from Italy , from France , from Spain , But chronicled at home ; as rich in strain Of brave attempts , as ever fertile rage , In action , could beget to grace the stage .
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... you taste His bounty and his mercy even in this ; That at a time of night so late , a place So private as his closet , he is pleas'd To admit you to his favour : do not falter In your discovery ; but as you covet A liberal grace ...
... you taste His bounty and his mercy even in this ; That at a time of night so late , a place So private as his closet , he is pleas'd To admit you to his favour : do not falter In your discovery ; but as you covet A liberal grace ...
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... the dead temples of this bloody wretch Have I pluck'd off , to grace thy brows withal ; Wear it , enjoy it , and make much of it . ” — Richard III . CH 11 Enter DAWBENEY . Daw . Ten thousand Cornish SCENE III . 31 PERKIN WARBECK .
... the dead temples of this bloody wretch Have I pluck'd off , to grace thy brows withal ; Wear it , enjoy it , and make much of it . ” — Richard III . CH 11 Enter DAWBENEY . Daw . Ten thousand Cornish SCENE III . 31 PERKIN WARBECK .
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Come , ladies , here's a solemn preparation For entertainment of this English prince ; The king intends grace more than ordinary ; ' Twere pity now , if he should prove a counterfeit . Kath . Bless the young man , our nation would be ...
Come , ladies , here's a solemn preparation For entertainment of this English prince ; The king intends grace more than ordinary ; ' Twere pity now , if he should prove a counterfeit . Kath . Bless the young man , our nation would be ...
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... childhood smiled upon The roughness of their task , and robb'd them farther Of hearts to dare , or hands to execute . always with the original in view . The speech before us opens thus in Bacon : “ High and mighty king ! your grace ...
... childhood smiled upon The roughness of their task , and robb'd them farther Of hearts to dare , or hands to execute . always with the original in view . The speech before us opens thus in Bacon : “ High and mighty king ! your grace ...
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| Title | The Dramatic Works of John Ford |
| Author | W. Gifford |
| Published | 1827 |
| Original from | Austrian National Library |
| Digitized | 6 Jun 2014 |
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