The London Theatre: A Collection of the Most Celebrated Dramatic Pieces, 8. kötetWhittingham and Arliss, 1815 |
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5. oldal
... Poor actors thrash such empty sheaves of straw ? Toiling and lab'ring , at their lungs ' expense , To start a jest , or force a little sense . Hard fate for us ! still harder in th ' event ; Our authors sin , but we alone repent . Still ...
... Poor actors thrash such empty sheaves of straw ? Toiling and lab'ring , at their lungs ' expense , To start a jest , or force a little sense . Hard fate for us ! still harder in th ' event ; Our authors sin , but we alone repent . Still ...
19. oldal
... poor remains of good Anselmo rest , Yet fresh and unconsum'd by time or worms . What do I see ? O heav'n ! either my eyes Are false , or still the marble door remains Unclos'd ; the iron gates , that lead to death Beneath , are still ...
... poor remains of good Anselmo rest , Yet fresh and unconsum'd by time or worms . What do I see ? O heav'n ! either my eyes Are false , or still the marble door remains Unclos'd ; the iron gates , that lead to death Beneath , are still ...
24. oldal
... poor , I have not wherewithal to give again . Zara . Thou hast a heart , though ' tis a savage one ; Give it me as it is ; I ask no more For all I've done , and all I have endur'd : For saving thee , when I beheld thee first , Driven by ...
... poor , I have not wherewithal to give again . Zara . Thou hast a heart , though ' tis a savage one ; Give it me as it is ; I ask no more For all I've done , and all I have endur'd : For saving thee , when I beheld thee first , Driven by ...
35. oldal
... poor . [ Exit Almeria . Zara . Damn'd , damn'd dissembler ! Yet I will be calm , Choke in my rage , and know the utmost depth Of this deceiver [ Aside ] -You seem much surpris'd . Osm . At your return so soon and unexpected ! Zara . And ...
... poor . [ Exit Almeria . Zara . Damn'd , damn'd dissembler ! Yet I will be calm , Choke in my rage , and know the utmost depth Of this deceiver [ Aside ] -You seem much surpris'd . Osm . At your return so soon and unexpected ! Zara . And ...
50. oldal
... poor a thing a king descends ; How like thyself , when passion treads him down ? Ha ! stir not , on thy life ! for thou wert fix'd And planted here to see me gorge this bait , And lash against the hook - By heav'n , you're all Rank ...
... poor a thing a king descends ; How like thyself , when passion treads him down ? Ha ! stir not , on thy life ! for thou wert fix'd And planted here to see me gorge this bait , And lash against the hook - By heav'n , you're all Rank ...
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Aboan Acas Alcanor Almeria Alphonso arms behold Blandford blood breast Capt Castalio Cham Chamont Char Chiswick Covent Garden Daph dear death dost thou Enter Etan ev'ry Exeunt Exit eyes fate father fear Fred Frib give Greg grief Hamet hand happy hear heart heaven honour horror husband Imoinda James king Lackitt Lappet Lieut live look lord Lucy madam Mahomet Mandane marry Mecca Mirvan Monimia Morat Mysis ne'er never Nysa o'er Octar Oroo Oroonoko Osmyn Palmira Polydore pow'r pray Puff rage Re-enter SCENE slave soul speak Stan STANMORE sure sword tears tell thee There's thing THOMAS DIBDIN thou art thou hast thought thousand guineas Timurkan tyrant virtue vows Weldon what's WHITTINGHAM Widow Widow L wife woman wretch wrong'd Zamti Zaph Zaphimri Zaphna Zara Zuph
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19. oldal - Which served to keep her carcase from the cold : So there was nothing of a piece about her. Her lower weeds were all o'er coarsely patch'd , With diff'rent colour'd rags, black, red, white, yellow, And seem'd to speak variety of wretchedness.
29. oldal - Almeria could -Revive, or raise, my people's voice has waken'd. 0 my Antonio, I am all on fire, My soul is up in arms, ready to charge And bear amidst the foe with conqu'ring troops. 1 hear 'em...
18. oldal - And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart. Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice, Nay, quickly speak to me, and let me hear Thy voice — my own affrights me with its echoes.
41. oldal - Had nipp'd ; and with a careful, loving hand, Transplanted her into your own fair garden, Where the sun always shines: there long she...
11. oldal - Chariots of war, adorn'd with glittering gems, Succeed ; and next, a hundred neighing steeds, White as the fleecy rain on Alpine hills ; That bound, and foam, and champ the golden bit, As they disdain'd the victory they grace.
20. oldal - Oh, speak, Speak to it quickly, quickly; speak to me, Comfort me, help me, hold me, hide me, hide me, Leonora, in thy bosom, from the light, : And from my eyes ! Osm.
12. oldal - Tag. Not directly, perhaps; but I may be the means of helping you to it; as for example If you should not like to marry the old man your aunt designs for you, one may find a way to break
20. oldal - Let me not stir, nor breathe, lest I dissolve That tender, lovely form of painted air, So like Almeria. Ha! it sinks, it falls; I'll catch it ere it goes, and grasp her shade. Tislife! 'tis warm! 'tis she! 'tis she herself ! Nor dead nor shade, but breathing and alive!
45. oldal - Couldst thou be Happy, with such a weight upon thy soul? Pol. It may be yet a secret : I'll go try To reconcile and bring Castalio to thee ; Whilst from the world I take myself away, And waste my life in penance for my sin.