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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... waiting in Mourning . Alm . After the Mufick Almeria rifes from her Chair , and comes forward . M Ufick has Charms to footh a savage Breast , To foften Rocks , or bend a knotted Oak . I've read , that things inanimate have mov'd , And ...
... waiting in Mourning . Alm . After the Mufick Almeria rifes from her Chair , and comes forward . M Ufick has Charms to footh a savage Breast , To foften Rocks , or bend a knotted Oak . I've read , that things inanimate have mov'd , And ...
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... wait . But when I feel Thefe Bonds , I look with Loathing on my self ; And fcorn vile Slavery , tho ' doubly hid Beneath Mock - Praifes , and diffembled State ... / King . Thofe Bonds ! ' Twas my Command you should be free . How durft ...
... wait . But when I feel Thefe Bonds , I look with Loathing on my self ; And fcorn vile Slavery , tho ' doubly hid Beneath Mock - Praifes , and diffembled State ... / King . Thofe Bonds ! ' Twas my Command you should be free . How durft ...
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... wait , I broke through her Delay , Fix'd her by Force , and fnatch'd the doubtful Day . But late I find that War is but her Sport ; In Love the Goddess keeps her awful Court : Fickle in Fields , unfteadily fhe flies , But Rules with ...
... wait , I broke through her Delay , Fix'd her by Force , and fnatch'd the doubtful Day . But late I find that War is but her Sport ; In Love the Goddess keeps her awful Court : Fickle in Fields , unfteadily fhe flies , But Rules with ...
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... Waiting my Nod , the Creature of my Lord And me , prefume to Day to plead audacious Love , And build bold Hopes on ... wait to be full - blown at your Approach , And spread like Rofes to the Morning Sun : Where ev'ry Hour fhall roll in ...
... Waiting my Nod , the Creature of my Lord And me , prefume to Day to plead audacious Love , And build bold Hopes on ... wait to be full - blown at your Approach , And spread like Rofes to the Morning Sun : Where ev'ry Hour fhall roll in ...
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... wait my Fortune . · Hel . When Zara comes , abate of your Averfion . Ofm . I hate her not , nor can dissemble Love : But as I may , I'll do . I have a Paper Which I would fhew thee , Friend , but that the Sight Would hold thee here ...
... wait my Fortune . · Hel . When Zara comes , abate of your Averfion . Ofm . I hate her not , nor can dissemble Love : But as I may , I'll do . I have a Paper Which I would fhew thee , Friend , but that the Sight Would hold thee here ...
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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.