British Theatre, Volume 20J. Bell, 1796 - English drama |
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Page 12
... hear himself , for see the Bassa comes . CALI BASA enters . ; Cali . Now summon all thy soul , illustrious Christian ! Awake each faculty that sleeps within thee , The courtier's policy , the sage's firmness , The warrior's ardour , and ...
... hear himself , for see the Bassa comes . CALI BASA enters . ; Cali . Now summon all thy soul , illustrious Christian ! Awake each faculty that sleeps within thee , The courtier's policy , the sage's firmness , The warrior's ardour , and ...
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... hear my vows , and give mankind a queen ? Ah ! cease , Irene , cease those flowing sorrows , That melt an heart , impregnable till now , And turn thy thoughts henceforth to love and empire . How will the matchless beauties of Irene ...
... hear my vows , and give mankind a queen ? Ah ! cease , Irene , cease those flowing sorrows , That melt an heart , impregnable till now , And turn thy thoughts henceforth to love and empire . How will the matchless beauties of Irene ...
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... sceptre to his hand , Or only struggles to be more enslav'd ? Aspasia , who can look upon thy beauties , Who hear thee speak , and not abandon reason ? Reason ! the hoary dotard's dull directress , That loses A & III . IRENE .
... sceptre to his hand , Or only struggles to be more enslav'd ? Aspasia , who can look upon thy beauties , Who hear thee speak , and not abandon reason ? Reason ! the hoary dotard's dull directress , That loses A & III . IRENE .
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... hears with less aver- sion , She sighs , she blushes , but she still denies . Cali . With warmer courtship press the yielding fair , Call to your aid with boundless promises Each rebel wish , each traitor inclination That raises tumults ...
... hears with less aver- sion , She sighs , she blushes , but she still denies . Cali . With warmer courtship press the yielding fair , Call to your aid with boundless promises Each rebel wish , each traitor inclination That raises tumults ...
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... hear the voice of truth ; dismiss thy train , Shake off th ' incumbrances of state a moment , And lay the tow'ring sultaness aside , [ Irene makes signs to her Attendants to retire . While I foretel thy fate ; that office done ——— No ...
... hear the voice of truth ; dismiss thy train , Shake off th ' incumbrances of state a moment , And lay the tow'ring sultaness aside , [ Irene makes signs to her Attendants to retire . While I foretel thy fate ; that office done ——— No ...
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Abdalla Antiochus arms art thou Arvida Aspasia Bawd beauty Behold Boult breast Cali Cleon Crist Cristiern Cristina Dale Dalecarlia daughter dear death Demetrius Dionysia dost enters Ev'n ev'ry Exeunt Exit eyes Fain Fainall faith fate father fear Foible fool Gent give Greece guilt Gustavus Gustavus Vasa hand hast hate hath hear heart Heaven Hell Hellicanus honour Irene king knight Lady WISHFORT ladyship Laertes Leontius liberty look lord LYSIMACHUS madam maid Marina married Marwood Mill Millamant Mincing Mira Mirabell mistress ne'er never o'er passion peace Pentapolis Pericles Petulant prince prince of Tyre rage SCENE shew Sir Rowland Sir Wil Sir Wilfull slaves smile soul sultan sure Sweden tell Thaisa Tharsus thee there's thine thing thou art thought tongue Troll Trollio tyrant Tyre virtue Wait wife Wish Witwould wretch