The mourning bride. The way of the world. The judgment of Paris. Semele. Poems on several occasionsT. Lowndes, T. Caslon, T. Davies, W. Nicoll, S. Bladon and R. Snagg, 1774 |
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... weep and mourn , And Glutton - like alone devour . Leon . Indeed I knew not this . Alm . O no , thou know'st not half , Know'ft nothing of my Sorrows - if thou didft- If I fhou'd tell thee , wou'dft thou pity me ? Tell me : I know thou ...
... weep and mourn , And Glutton - like alone devour . Leon . Indeed I knew not this . Alm . O no , thou know'st not half , Know'ft nothing of my Sorrows - if thou didft- If I fhou'd tell thee , wou'dft thou pity me ? Tell me : I know thou ...
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... , old Man , that I rejoice To fee thee weep on this Occafion - Some Here are , who feem to mourn at our Success ! Why is't , Almeria , that you meet our Eyes , Upon Upon this folemn Day , in these fad Weeds ? 20 THE MOURNING . BRIDE .
... , old Man , that I rejoice To fee thee weep on this Occafion - Some Here are , who feem to mourn at our Success ! Why is't , Almeria , that you meet our Eyes , Upon Upon this folemn Day , in these fad Weeds ? 20 THE MOURNING . BRIDE .
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... weep to think of that ? Gonf . Have Patience , Royal Sir ; the Princess weeps To have offended you . If Fate decreed ... weep ! Then , then to weep , and pray , and grieve ! By Heav'n , There's not a Slave , a fhackled Slave of mine ...
... weep to think of that ? Gonf . Have Patience , Royal Sir ; the Princess weeps To have offended you . If Fate decreed ... weep ! Then , then to weep , and pray , and grieve ! By Heav'n , There's not a Slave , a fhackled Slave of mine ...
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... weep to fee thee - Art thou not paler ? Much , much ; how thou art chang'd ! Of . Not in my Love . Alm . No , no , thy Griefs , I know , have done this to thee . Thou haft wept much , Alphonfo ; and , I fear , Too much , too tenderly ...
... weep to fee thee - Art thou not paler ? Much , much ; how thou art chang'd ! Of . Not in my Love . Alm . No , no , thy Griefs , I know , have done this to thee . Thou haft wept much , Alphonfo ; and , I fear , Too much , too tenderly ...
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... I'll revenge Thee on this falfe one , how I'll ftab and tear This Heart of Flint ' till it fhall bleed ; and thou Shalt weep for mine , forgetting thy own Miferies . Of Of . You wrong me , beauteous Zara , to 44 THE MOURNING BRIDE .
... I'll revenge Thee on this falfe one , how I'll ftab and tear This Heart of Flint ' till it fhall bleed ; and thou Shalt weep for mine , forgetting thy own Miferies . Of Of . You wrong me , beauteous Zara , to 44 THE MOURNING BRIDE .
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Almeria Alphonfo Amyntas Arms ATHAMA behold Bleffings Breaft CADMUS Caufe Charms cou'd dear Death Defire doft thou ev'ry Eyes Face facred fafe faid Fain Fainall falfe fame Fate fave fear feem feen fhall fhew fhou'd fing firft flain foft Foible fome foon Friend ftand ftill fuch fure fweet Gonf Grief Hafte hear Heart Heav'n Heli himſelf Honour Hufband Jove JUNO JUPITER King Lady WISHFORT laft lefs loft Love Lover Lyre Madam Marwood Mill Millamant Mirabell moft moſt mourn Mufe Mufick muft muſt myſelf Numbers Nymph o'er Ofmyn Ovid Paffion Perfon Petulant Pindar pleafing pleaſe Pleaſure Pow'r prefent Priam Reft rife SCENE SEMELE Senfe ſhall ſhe Sir Rowland Sir Wil Sir Wilfull Song ſpeak thee thefe theſe Thing thofe thoſe thought thro Verfes weep whofe Wife Witw Witwoud wou'd Zara
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Page 27 - Whistling thro' hollows of this vaulted aisle; We'll listenLeonora. Hark! Almeria. No, all is hush'd and still as death, — Tis dreadful! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity!
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Page 28 - Looking tranquillity ! it strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart.