The Maid's Tragedy, and Philaster

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D.C. Heath & Company, 1906 - 346 Seiten
 

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Seite xvii - But deeds and language such as men do use, And persons such as Comedy would choose, When she would show an image of the times. And sport with human follies, not with crimes; Except we make 'em such, by loving still Our popular errors, when we know they're ill.
Seite 246 - Nothing so great as wicked. Fly away! Let my command force thee to that which shame Would do without it. If thou understood'st The loathed office thou hast undergone, Why, thou wouldst hide thee under heaps of hills, Lest men should dig and find thee.
Seite xxviii - Tis of all sleeps the sweetest ; Children begin it to us, strong men seek it, And kings from height of all their painted glories Fall like spent exhalations to this centre : And those are fools that fear it...
Seite 314 - I grieve such virtue should be laid in earth Without an heir. — Hear me, my royal father : Wrong not the freedom of our souls so much, To think to take revenge of that base woman ; Her malice cannot hurt us. Set her free As she was born, saving from shame and sin. King. Set her at liberty. But leave the court ; This is no place for such. — You, Pharamond, Shall have free passage, and a conduct home Worthy so great a prince.
Seite 313 - Of having you; and, understanding well That when I made discovery of my sex I could not stay with you, I made a vow, By all the most religious things a maid Could call together, never to be known, Whilst there was hope to hide me from men's eyes.
Seite 305 - I have wrong'd thee, and as much of joy That I repent it, issue from mine eyes; Let them appease thee. Take thy right; take her; She is thy right too; and forget to urge My vexed soul with that I did before.
Seite vi - I have ever truly cherished my good opinion of other men's worthy labours, especially of that full and heightened style of Master Chapman; the laboured and understanding works of Master Jonson ; the no less worthy composures of the both worthily excellent Master Beaumont and Master Fletcher...
Seite 6 - Wonder not that I call a man so young my friend : His worth is great ; valiant he is and temperate ; And one that never thinks his life his own, If his friend need it.
Seite vi - FRANCIS BEAUMONT'S LETTER TO BEN JONSON [' Written before he and Master Fletcher came to London, with two of the precedent comedies, then not finished, which deferred their merry meetings at the Mermaid...
Seite 247 - Thou hast overthrown me once ; Yet, if I had another Troy to lose, Thou, or another villain with thy looks, Might talk me out of it, and send me naked, My hair dishevell'd, through the fiery streets.

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