British Theatre: The orphan, by Thomas Otway. 1791. Cato, by Joseph Addison. 1791 |
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O , for a means now , how to counterplot , And disappoint this happy elder brother
: In every thing we do or undertake He soars above me , mount what height I can ,
And keeps the start he got of me in birth . Cordelio ! Enter Page . Page .
O , for a means now , how to counterplot , And disappoint this happy elder brother
: In every thing we do or undertake He soars above me , mount what height I can ,
And keeps the start he got of me in birth . Cordelio ! Enter Page . Page .
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Unfold this riddle ere my thoughts grow wild , And let in fears of ugly form upon
me . 320 Mon. My heart won't let me speak it ; but remember , Monimia , poor
Monimia , tells you this , We ne'er must meet againCast . “ What means my
destiny ?
Unfold this riddle ere my thoughts grow wild , And let in fears of ugly form upon
me . 320 Mon. My heart won't let me speak it ; but remember , Monimia , poor
Monimia , tells you this , We ne'er must meet againCast . “ What means my
destiny ?
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What means that shout , big with the sounds of war ? What new alarm ? Por . A
second , louder yet , Swells in the wind , and comes more full upon us . Marc . Oh
, for some glorious cause to fall in battle ! Lucia , thou hast undone me ; thy ...
What means that shout , big with the sounds of war ? What new alarm ? Por . A
second , louder yet , Swells in the wind , and comes more full upon us . Marc . Oh
, for some glorious cause to fall in battle ! Lucia , thou hast undone me ; thy ...
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What means that voice ? Did she not call on Juba ? Mar. “ Why do I think on what
he was ! he's dead ! " He's dead , and never knew how much I lov'd him . " Lucia ,
who knows but his poor bleeding heart , Amidst its agonies , remember'd ...
What means that voice ? Did she not call on Juba ? Mar. “ Why do I think on what
he was ! he's dead ! " He's dead , and never knew how much I lov'd him . " Lucia ,
who knows but his poor bleeding heart , Amidst its agonies , remember'd ...
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What means this heaviness that hangs upon me ? This lethargy that creeps
through all my senses ? Nature oppress'd , and harrass'd oụt with care , Sinks
down to rest . This once I'll favour her , That my awaken'd soul may take her Alight
...
What means this heaviness that hangs upon me ? This lethargy that creeps
through all my senses ? Nature oppress'd , and harrass'd oụt with care , Sinks
down to rest . This once I'll favour her , That my awaken'd soul may take her Alight
...
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Acast Andr Andromache arms bear beauty blood break brother Cæsar Cast Castalio Cato Cato's cause Ceph Chamont charms comes court danger daughter death Enter ev'ry Exit eyes fair false fate father fear forget fortune give gods Greece Greeks grief guards hand happy hast hate hear heard heart Heav'n Hector Hermione honour hope I'll Juba kind king leave live look lord lost Lucia madam maid Marcia means meet mind Monimia nature ne'er never night once Orest passion pity Polydore poor Portius prince Pyrrhus rage rest rise Roman Rome SCENE secret Sempronius sorrows soul speak stand sure sword Syph Syphax talk tears tell thee thing thou thought virtue vows wilt wishes woman wrongs young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 78 - It must be so — Plato, thou reasonest well ; Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis heaven itself, that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man ! Eternity ! thou pleasing, dreadful thought ! Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes...
Seite 79 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Seite 79 - The wide, the unbounded prospect lies before me; But shadows, clouds, and darkness rest upon it. Here will I hold. If there's a power above us — And that there is, all nature cries aloud Through all her works — He must delight in virtue; And that which He delights in must be happy.
Seite 78 - Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station.
Seite 79 - ... there is all Nature cries aloud Through all her works). He must delight in virtue ; And that which He delights in must be happy. But when ? or where ? This world was made for Caesar — I'm weary of conjectures — this must end them.
Seite x - To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart, To make mankind, in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold...
Seite 18 - Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it.
Seite 34 - CATO. Let|| not a torrent of impetuous zeal Transport thee thus beyond the bounds of REASON : True FORTITUDE is seen in great exploits, That justice warrants, and that wisdom guides: All else is tow'ring frenzy and distraction.
Seite 24 - Then rises fresh, pursues his wonted game, And if the following day he chance to find A new repast, or an untasted spring, Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury.
Seite 63 - Forbear, Sempronius ! — see they suffer death, But in their deaths remember they are men. Strain not the laws to make their tortures grievous. Lucius, the base degenerate age requires Severity, and justice in its rigour; This awes an impious...