The Sweet Silvery Sayings of Shakespeare on the Softer SexH.S. King and Company, 1877 - 328 pages |
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... Lo , in these windows , that let forth thy life , I pour the helpless balm of my poor eyes : - O , cursed be the hand that made these holes ! 41 B Cursed the heart , that had the heart to do. ACT I. SCENE II . ACT I. SCENE IV .
... Lo , in these windows , that let forth thy life , I pour the helpless balm of my poor eyes : - O , cursed be the hand that made these holes ! 41 B Cursed the heart , that had the heart to do. ACT I. SCENE II . ACT I. SCENE IV .
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... ? are you all afraid ? Alas , I blame you not ; for you are mortal , And mortal eyes cannot endure the devil.— Avaunt , thou dreadful minister of hell ! Thou hadst but power over his mortal body , His 2 King Richard III .
... ? are you all afraid ? Alas , I blame you not ; for you are mortal , And mortal eyes cannot endure the devil.— Avaunt , thou dreadful minister of hell ! Thou hadst but power over his mortal body , His 2 King Richard III .
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... eyes , sweet lady , have infected mine . Anne . Would they were basilisks , to strike thee dead ! Gloster . I would they were , that I might die at once ; For now they kill me with a living death . Those eyes of thine from mine have ...
... eyes , sweet lady , have infected mine . Anne . Would they were basilisks , to strike thee dead ! Gloster . I would they were , that I might die at once ; For now they kill me with a living death . Those eyes of thine from mine have ...
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... eyes did scorn an humble tear ; And what these sorrows could not thence exhale , Thy beauty hath , and made them blind with weeping . I never su'd to friend , nor enemy ; My tongue could never learn sweet soothing word ; But now thy ...
... eyes did scorn an humble tear ; And what these sorrows could not thence exhale , Thy beauty hath , and made them blind with weeping . I never su'd to friend , nor enemy ; My tongue could never learn sweet soothing word ; But now thy ...
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... eyes from rest ; For never yet one hour in his bed Did I enjoy the golden dew of sleep , But with his timorous dreams was still awak'd . Besides , he hates me for my father Warwick ; And will , no doubt , shortly be rid of me ...
... eyes from rest ; For never yet one hour in his bed Did I enjoy the golden dew of sleep , But with his timorous dreams was still awak'd . Besides , he hates me for my father Warwick ; And will , no doubt , shortly be rid of me ...
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