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... MUSTAPHA , ABDALLA , A Turkish Aga , An Officer , Mr. SOWDEN . Mr. HAVARD . HASAN , CARAZA , } Turkish Captains , DEMETRIUS , LEONTIUS , MURZA , } SMr . USHER . Mr. BURTON . Mr. GARRICK . Greek Noblemen , An Eunuch , Mr. BLAKES . Mr ...
... MUSTAPHA , ABDALLA , A Turkish Aga , An Officer , Mr. SOWDEN . Mr. HAVARD . HASAN , CARAZA , } Turkish Captains , DEMETRIUS , LEONTIUS , MURZA , } SMr . USHER . Mr. BURTON . Mr. GARRICK . Greek Noblemen , An Eunuch , Mr. BLAKES . Mr ...
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... minion , comes ; Invest Leontius with his new command ; And wait Abdalla's unsuspected visits : Remember freedom , glory , Greece , and love . [ Exeunt Demetrius and Leontius . SCENE SCENE III . CALI , MUSTAPHA . 1 MUSTAPHA . [ 57 ]
... minion , comes ; Invest Leontius with his new command ; And wait Abdalla's unsuspected visits : Remember freedom , glory , Greece , and love . [ Exeunt Demetrius and Leontius . SCENE SCENE III . CALI , MUSTAPHA . 1 MUSTAPHA . [ 57 ]
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Samuel Johnson. SCENE III . CALI , MUSTAPHA . 1 MUSTAPHA . By what enchantment does this lovely Greek Hold in her chains the captivated Sultan ? He tires his fav'rites with Irene's praise , And feeks the shades to mufe upon Irene ; Irene ...
Samuel Johnson. SCENE III . CALI , MUSTAPHA . 1 MUSTAPHA . By what enchantment does this lovely Greek Hold in her chains the captivated Sultan ? He tires his fav'rites with Irene's praise , And feeks the shades to mufe upon Irene ; Irene ...
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... MUSTAPHA . How fhall I fcorn the beautiful apoftate ? How will the bright Aspasia shine above her ! CALI . Should fhe , for profelytes are always zealous , With pious warmth receive our prophet's law MUSTAPHA . Heav'n will contemn the ...
... MUSTAPHA . How fhall I fcorn the beautiful apoftate ? How will the bright Aspasia shine above her ! CALI . Should fhe , for profelytes are always zealous , With pious warmth receive our prophet's law MUSTAPHA . Heav'n will contemn the ...
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... , And eafe loaded foul upon my her bofom ? MUSTAPHA . Forgive , great Sultan , that intrufive duty Inquires the final doom of Menodorus , The Grecian counsellor . MAHOMET . MAHOMET . Go fee him die ; His martial rhet'rick [ 60 I.
... , And eafe loaded foul upon my her bofom ? MUSTAPHA . Forgive , great Sultan , that intrufive duty Inquires the final doom of Menodorus , The Grecian counsellor . MAHOMET . MAHOMET . Go fee him die ; His martial rhet'rick [ 60 I.
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ABDALLA Afpafia Anacreon ASPASIA Baffa beauty Behold bluſh bofom breaſt CALI CARAZA cauſe charms conqueft crimes death defcend deftruction DEMETRIUS doom dread ev'ry eyes facred fair fame fatal fate fcorn fear fecret fhades fhall fhine fhould fighs filent fink flaves flight fmiles foes foft folly fome fons forrow foul friendſhip ftill fuch fword glitt'ring greatneſs Greece guilt HASAN hear heart heav'n hope hour IRENE Irene's joys juft juftice kings laft laſt LEONTIUS MAHOMET maid maze of fate Muft MURZA muſt MUSTAPHA o'er paffion peace pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe prefs pride purſue rage raiſe reafon reign rife Rio verde SATIRE OF JUVENAL ſcarce SCENE SCENE ſcenes ſchemes ſhade ſhake ſhall ſhare ſhine ſhow ſkies ſky ſpeed ſpread ſtage ſtate Stella ſtill Sultan thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand toil tongue tow'r Tranflation treaſure Turkiſh tyrant virtue voice wealth whofe wiſh woes
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Page 30 - But did not Chance at length her error mend? Did no subverted empire mark his end? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hostile millions press him to the ground? His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
Page 35 - Enquirer, cease, petitions yet remain, Which heav'n may hear, nor deem religion vain. Still raise for good the supplicating voice, But leave to heav'n the measure and the choice, Safe in his pow'r, whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specious pray'r.
Page 28 - Till captive Science yields her last retreat; Should Reason guide thee with her brightest ray, And pour on misty Doubt resistless day; Should no false kindness lure to loose delight, Nor praise relax, nor difficulty fright; Should tempting...
Page 25 - To better features yields the frame of gold; For now no more we trace in ev'ry line Heroic worth, benevolence divine: The form distorted justifies the fall, And Detestation rids th
Page 190 - Ah ! let not Censure term our fate our choice, The stage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to please, must please to live.
Page 26 - In full-blown dignity, see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand : To him the church, the realm, their pow'rs consign. Through him the rays of regal bounty shine, Turn'd by his nod the stream of honour flows, His smile alone security bestows...
Page 22 - LET observation with extensive view, Survey mankind, from China to Peru ; Remark each anxious toil, each eager strife, And watch the busy scenes of crowded life...
Page 200 - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
Page 192 - With cool submission joins the labouring train, And social sorrow loses half its pain : Our anxious Bard, without complaint, may share This bustling season's epidemic care, Like...
Page 31 - ... which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord.