| Charles Lamb - English drama - 1808 - 512 pages
...Creon ; who endure The beaks of ravens, talons of the kites, And pecks of crows, in the foul field of Thebes. He will not suffer us to burn their bones, To urn their ashes, nor to take th'offence Of mortal loathsomeness from the blest eye Of holy Phoebus, but infects the winds With stench... | |
| Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1811 - 630 pages
...sovereigns fell before The wrath of cruel C'reon ; who endur'd The beaks of nr ens, talons of the kites, And pecks of crows, in the foul fields of Thebes....bones, To urn their ashes, nor to take th' offence a Then Hippolita the bride, led by Theseus.] Mr. Theobald very justly changed Theseia here to Ptrithous.... | |
| Ben Jonson, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - English drama - 1811 - 620 pages
...sovereigns fell before The wrath of cruel Creon; who cndur'd '1 he beaks of ravens, talons of the kites, And pecks of crows, in the foul fields of Thebes....burn their bones, To urn their ashes, nor to take th' ofteucr * Then Hippolita the bride, led by Theseus.] Mr. Theobald very justly changed Tfnteet here... | |
| British drama - 1811 - 712 pages
...sovereigns fell before The wrath of cruel Crcon; who endured The beaks of ravens, talons of the kites, And pecks of crows, in the foul fields of Thebes....burn their bones, To urn their ashes, nor to take the offence Of mortal loathsomeness from the blest eye Of holy Phoebus, but infects the winds With... | |
| English drama - 1811 - 718 pages
...sovereigns fell before The wrath of cruel Creon ; who endured The beaks of ravens, talons of the kites. himself are actors. Cal. A. fair excuse forabsence....Delights to him are troublesome. Annostes Is with the the offence Of mortal loathsomeness from the blest eye Of holy Phoebus, but infects the winds With... | |
| Ben Jonson, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - English drama - 1811 - 612 pages
...C'reon ; who cndurM The beaks of ravens, talons of the kites, And pecks of crows, in the foul nelds of Thebes. He will not suffer us to burn their bones, To uni their ashes, nor to take th' offence ' chaff.' So that the chough must be the daw or the rook,... | |
| Charles Lamb - English drama - 1813 - 502 pages
...Creon ; who endure The beaks of ravens, talons of the kites, And pecks of crows, in the foul field of Thebes. He will not suffer us to burn their bones, To urn their ashes, nor to take th'off'ence Of mortal loathsomeness from the blest eye Of holy Phoebus, but infects the winds With... | |
| William Spalding - 1833 - 126 pages
...sovrans fell before The wrath of cruel Creon ; who endured The beaks of ravens, talons of the kites, And pecks of crows, in the foul fields of Thebes,...burn their bones, To urn their ashes, nor to take the offence Of mortal loathsomeness from the blest eye Of holy Pho3bus, but infects the air With stench... | |
| Charles Lamb - English drama - 1835 - 802 pages
...Creon ; who endure The beaks of ravens, talons of the kites, And pecks of crows, in the foul field of Thebes. He will not suffer us to burn their bones,...Of mortal loathsomeness from the blest eye Of holy Phoebus, but infects the winds With stench of our slain lords. Oh pity, duke, Thou purger of the earth,... | |
| Francis Beaumont - 1846 - 556 pages
...KINSMEN. 333 The beaks of ravens, talents f of the kites, And pecks of crows, in the foul fields g of Thebes : He will not suffer us to burn their bones,...Of mortal loathsomeness from the blest eye Of holy Phoebus, but infects the winds With stench of our slain lords. Oh, pity, duke ! Thou purger of the... | |
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