The Works of William Mason, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1811 |
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AGENOR ARGENTILE arms art thou ARVIRAGUS ATHELWOLD AULUS DIDIUS Bards bear beauty Behold bless blest breast Britons brother CARACTACUS CARACTACUS's charms CHORUS CURAN Dane daughter death deed Deira Denmark DORIS doth dread Druid e'er Earl EDGAR EDITHA EDWIN ELFRIDA ELIDURUS Ev'n ev'ry EVELINA Exeunt Exit fair faith Falconer fate father fear frown gentle give gods grove hallow'd hand hear heart Heav'n holy honour instant King EDEL kneel Lord LYCIDAS lyre maid Mona ne'er noble o'er ORGAR OSWALD pardon passion peace perchance PHAON PIGMALION pity Prince Princess queen Romans royal sacred SAPPHO SCENE SEMICHORUS SEWOLD shalt sigh smile soul sure sweet sword tears tell thee thine thou art thou hast Thou know'st thro throne thyself trembling trust VELLINUS Virgins weep wretch yonder youth
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Página 96 - gainst Heav'n's will To violate their echoes : Patience here, Her meek hands folded on her modest breast, In mute submission lifts th* adoring eye, Ev'n to the storm that wrecks her.
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