The Dramatic Works of Jean Racine: A Metrical English Version, Volume 2G. Bell and sons, 1901 |
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... word , he is content , And seem'd full confident of victory . But his apparent calmness cannot cheat us , He knows not the repose that he assumes . In vain he masks habitual distrust , And grants his janizaries easy access ; He cannot ...
... word , he is content , And seem'd full confident of victory . But his apparent calmness cannot cheat us , He knows not the repose that he assumes . In vain he masks habitual distrust , And grants his janizaries easy access ; He cannot ...
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... words , full twenty times Have I enjoy'd a foretaste of his heart's Emotion , and , in my desire to prove His passion true , conferr'd with him in secret . My eagerness may make me hard to please , But , to cut short a long and tedious ...
... words , full twenty times Have I enjoy'd a foretaste of his heart's Emotion , and , in my desire to prove His passion true , conferr'd with him in secret . My eagerness may make me hard to please , But , to cut short a long and tedious ...
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... word relying , Believed the heart of Bajazet her own , All that concern'd him to my care confided , Spoke by my mouth , and saw him with mine eyes ; And close at hand I deem'd the happy moment Which , thanks to her , should crown my ...
... word relying , Believed the heart of Bajazet her own , All that concern'd him to my care confided , Spoke by my mouth , and saw him with mine eyes ; And close at hand I deem'd the happy moment Which , thanks to her , should crown my ...
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... take alarm At falsehood , and I ever gave his words A sense too tender , trembling thus to use Deceit , and now exposure means destruction . Would that my rival's voice through mine might speak As SCENE 4. ] 15 BAJAZET .
... take alarm At falsehood , and I ever gave his words A sense too tender , trembling thus to use Deceit , and now exposure means destruction . Would that my rival's voice through mine might speak As SCENE 4. ] 15 BAJAZET .
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... word or look prepare him . Rather than perish let him marry her ; For die he must , if so Roxana wills . Ay , he will rush on ruin ! Stay , poor fool ; Your lover may be trusted , never fear That he will court destruction for your sake ...
... word or look prepare him . Rather than perish let him marry her ; For die he must , if so Roxana wills . Ay , he will rush on ruin ! Stay , poor fool ; Your lover may be trusted , never fear That he will court destruction for your sake ...
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ABNER ACHILLES ACHMET AGAMEMNON AHASUERUS altar Amurath ARBATES ARCAS ARICIA arms ATALIDE ATHALIAH Bajazet betray'd blood Calchas CENONE charms child CHORUS CLYTEMNESTRA cruel dare daughter dear death DORIS dost thou dread E'en Edited ENONE ERIPHYLE ESTHER eyes fain faithful fatal fate father FATIMA favour fear foes fury giv'n glory gods guard HAMAN hand happy hast hatred hear heart Heav'n hide HIPPOLYTUS History hither holy honour HYDASPES IPHIGENIA ISMENE JEHOIADA JEHOSHEBA JOASH King Levites live lord Madam MAIDEN marriage MATTAN MITHRIDATES MONIMA mother NABAL ne'er OSMAN palace PHÆDRA Pharnaces PHEDIMA pity pow'r pray'rs priests Prince Queen rage revised Rome ROXANA SALOME Scene secret seem'd shame sire slave soul speak Sultan sword tears tell Temple thee THERAMENES THESEUS thine throne traitor Trans Translated tremble vengeance voice vols wish words wrath wretch XIPHARES ZACHARIAH ZARA zeal