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... twill be hard , I fear , to prove thy will : Men will be wrangling , and in doubting still , How so vast sums of wit were left behind ; And yet nor debts , nor sharers , they can find . ' Twas the kind providence of Fate to lock Some of ...
... twill be hard , I fear , to prove thy will : Men will be wrangling , and in doubting still , How so vast sums of wit were left behind ; And yet nor debts , nor sharers , they can find . ' Twas the kind providence of Fate to lock Some of ...
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... twill be other , kiss'd , and said . Hesperus be long a - shining , Whilst these lovers are a - twining . Fol . Ho ! Neptune ! Nept . Eolus ! Eol . The sea goes high , thestarn Boreas hath raised a storm : Go and apply Thy trident ...
... twill be other , kiss'd , and said . Hesperus be long a - shining , Whilst these lovers are a - twining . Fol . Ho ! Neptune ! Nept . Eolus ! Eol . The sea goes high , thestarn Boreas hath raised a storm : Go and apply Thy trident ...
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... Twill wrong the story . Asp . " Twill make the story , wrong'd by wanton poets , Live long , and be believed . But where's the lady ? Ant . There , madam . Asp . Fie ! you have miss'd it here , Antiphila ; Thus , thus , Antiphila ...
... Twill wrong the story . Asp . " Twill make the story , wrong'd by wanton poets , Live long , and be believed . But where's the lady ? Ant . There , madam . Asp . Fie ! you have miss'd it here , Antiphila ; Thus , thus , Antiphila ...
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... twill be perceived . [ Apart to him . Cleo . My lord , the king is here . Enter KING and LYSIPPUS . Amin . Where ? Stra . And his brother . King . Good morrow , all ! - Amintor , joy on joy fall thick upon thee ! And , madam , you are ...
... twill be perceived . [ Apart to him . Cleo . My lord , the king is here . Enter KING and LYSIPPUS . Amin . Where ? Stra . And his brother . King . Good morrow , all ! - Amintor , joy on joy fall thick upon thee ! And , madam , you are ...
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... twill not be . What is it ? Amin . A sadness here ! what cause Can fate provide for me , to make me so ? Am I not loved through all this isle ? The king Rains greatness on me . Have I not received A lady to my bed , that in her eye ...
... twill not be . What is it ? Amin . A sadness here ! what cause Can fate provide for me , to make me so ? Am I not loved through all this isle ? The king Rains greatness on me . Have I not received A lady to my bed , that in her eye ...
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Page 242 - A tragi-comedy is not so called in respect of mirth and killing, but in respect it wants deaths, which is enough to make it no tragedy, yet brings some near it, which is enough to make it no comedy...
Page 2 - Lay a garland on my hearse, Of the dismal yew; Maidens, willow branches bear; Say I died true: My love was false, but I was firm From my hour of birth. Upon my buried body lie Lightly, gentle earth!
Page xviii - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ! Heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life ; then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past ; wit that might warrant be For the whole City to talk foolishly Till that were cancell'd ; and when that was gone, We left an air behind us, which alone...
Page 32 - Tis less than to be born ; a lasting sleep; A quiet resting from all jealousy, A thing we all pursue. I know, besides, It is but giving over of a game That must be lost.
Page 42 - Whilst there was hope to hide me from men's eyes, For other than I seem'd, that I might ever Abide with you. Then sat I by the fount, Where first you took me up. King. Search out a match Within our kingdom, where and when thou wilt, And I will pay thy dowry ; and thyself Wilt well deserve him. Bel. Never, sir, will I Marry ; it is a thing within my vow...
Page 5 - Full with her sorrow, she tied fast her eyes To the fair Trojan ships ; and, having lost them, Just as thine eyes do, down stole a tear. Antiphila, What would this wench do, if she were Aspatia ? Here she would stand, till some more pitying god Turn'd her to marble ! 'Tis enough, my wench ! Show me the piece of needlework you wrought.
Page xxxv - Of which he borrowed some to quench his thirst, And paid the nymph again as much in tears : A garland lay him by...
Page xxxv - Dwell in his face, I asked him all his story. He told me that his parents gentle died, Leaving him to the mercy of the fields, Which gave him roots ; and of the crystal springs.
Page xxviii - Their plots were generally more regular than Shakespeare's, especially those which were made before Beaumont's death ; and they understood and imitated the conversation of gentlemen much better ; whose wild debaucheries, and quickness of wit in repartees, no poet can ever paint as they have done.
Page 42 - Your worth and virtue ; and, as I did grow More and more apprehensive, I did thirst To see the man so praised. But yet all this Was but a maiden-longing, to be lost As soon as found ; till, sitting in my window, Printing my thoughts in lawn, I saw a god, I thought, (but it was you,) enter our gates : My blood flew out and back again, as fast As I had...