The Mourning Bride. A Tragedy: As it is Acted at the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, by His Majesty's Servants. Written by Mr. CongreveJacob Tonson: and sold, 1703 - 66 pages |
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... gives the Lofers leave to speak . But if provok'd , your dreadful Wrath remains , Take your Revenge upon the coming Scenes : For that damn'd Poet's fpar'd who Damns a Brother , As one Thief fcapes that Executes another . Thus far alone ...
... gives the Lofers leave to speak . But if provok'd , your dreadful Wrath remains , Take your Revenge upon the coming Scenes : For that damn'd Poet's fpar'd who Damns a Brother , As one Thief fcapes that Executes another . Thus far alone ...
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... gives Encrease to my Afflictions . The circling Hours , that gather all the Woes , Which are diffus'd thro ' the revolving Year , Come , heavy - laden with the oppreffing Weight , To me , with me , fucceffively , they leave The Sighs ...
... gives Encrease to my Afflictions . The circling Hours , that gather all the Woes , Which are diffus'd thro ' the revolving Year , Come , heavy - laden with the oppreffing Weight , To me , with me , fucceffively , they leave The Sighs ...
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... give Confent , By any Action , Word or Thought , to Wed Another Lord ; may then juft Heav'n fhow'r down Unheard of Curfes on me , greater far ( If fuch there be in angry Heav'n's Vengeance ) Than any I have yet endur'd . And now ...
... give Confent , By any Action , Word or Thought , to Wed Another Lord ; may then juft Heav'n fhow'r down Unheard of Curfes on me , greater far ( If fuch there be in angry Heav'n's Vengeance ) Than any I have yet endur'd . And now ...
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... give your Hand ; and , Garcia , yours : Receive this Lord , as one whom I have found Worthy to be your Husband , and my Son . Gar . Thus let me kneel to take - O not to take , But to devote , and yield my self for ever The Slave and ...
... give your Hand ; and , Garcia , yours : Receive this Lord , as one whom I have found Worthy to be your Husband , and my Son . Gar . Thus let me kneel to take - O not to take , But to devote , and yield my self for ever The Slave and ...
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... give , are yours . A Conqueror indeed , where you are won ; Who with fuch Luftre ftrike admiring Eyes , That had our Pomp been with your Prefence grac'd , Th ' expecting Crowd had been deceiv'd ; and feen Their Monarch enter not ...
... give , are yours . A Conqueror indeed , where you are won ; Who with fuch Luftre ftrike admiring Eyes , That had our Pomp been with your Prefence grac'd , Th ' expecting Crowd had been deceiv'd ; and feen Their Monarch enter not ...
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againſt Almeria Alonzo Alphonfo Anfelmo Arms Attendants behold Bleffings Blood Bofom Breaſt Captive Caufe Cauſe Compaffion cou'd curfe curs'd Death deceiv'd Defpair Diſtreſs doft thou e'er Earth Enter Zara Eunuch ev'ry Exeunt Exit fafe Fate Father fear feem feen felf fhall fhews fhun flain fome fpeak ftill ftir fuch fure Garcia give Gonf Gonfalez Grief hafte Heart Heav'n Heli himſelf Horror juft King kneel laſt lefs Leonora loft look Lord Love moſt mourn MOURNING BRIDE muft muſt Mutes Ofmyn paſt Perez pleaſe Princefs Priſoner Purpoſe Rage raiſe reft Revenge rife Royal ſee ſeen ſelf Selim Senfe ſhake ſhall ſhe ſhould Slave Soul ſpeak ſtands ſtart ſtill Tears tell thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou art thou doft Thought thro thy Eyes thy felf Tomb twas weep whofe Wiſh wou'd Wretch
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Page 15 - Whistling thro' hollows of this vaulted isle: We'll listen— LEONORA. 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 pond'rous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity!
Page 47 - Hear me, thou common parent ! 1 have no parent else — be thou a mother, And step between me and the curse of him Who was — who was, but is no more a father, But brands my innocence with horrid crimes ; And for the tender names of child and daughter, Now calls me murderer and parricide.
Page 63 - I'll creep into his bosom, lay me there ; Cover us close — or I shall chill his breast, And fright him from my arms — See, see, ,he slides Still...
Page 41 - O'smyn's interest, Who, at the place of execution, will Attempt to force his way for an escape ; The state of things will countenance all suspicions. Then offer to the king, to have him strangled In secret, by your mutes; and get an order, That none but mutes may have admittance to him.
Page 7 - Is entering now, in martial pomp, the palace. Five hundred mules precede his solemn march, Which groan beneath the weight of Moorish wealth. Chariots of war...
Page 5 - Which are diffused through the revolving year, Come, heavy-laden with the oppressing weight, To me ; with me, successively, they leave The sighs, the tears, the groans, the restless cares, And all the damps of grief, that did retard their flight; They shake their downy wings, and scatter all The dire collected dews on my poor head ; Then fly with joy and swiftness from me.
Page 26 - I'll be reveng'd. SCENE X. ZARA, OSMYN, SELIM, the KING, PEREZ, and Attendants. King. Why does the fairest of her Kind withdraw Her Shining from the Day, to gild this Scene Of Death and Night ? Ha ! what Disorder's this ? Somewhat I heard of King and Rival mention'd.
Page 4 - I'll tell thee. I was a welcome captive in Valentia, E'en on the day when Manuel, my father, Led on his conqu'ring troops high as the gates Of king Anselmo's palace ; which, in rage, And heat of war, and dire revenge, he fir'd.
Page 25 - That to have loved thee makes me yet more lost, Than all the malice of my other fate. Traitor ! monster ! cold and perfidious slave ! A slave, not daring to be free...
Page 27 - Give me more weight, crush my declining years With bolts, with chains, imprisonment, and want; But bless my son, visit not him for me.