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... wishes , And winning Amurath's pardon , may restore you The place that in his heart you held before . ROXANA . His heart , say you ? E'en were it Amurath's wish , And hope were lost of reigning in your own , A sweet delusion long and ...
... wishes , And winning Amurath's pardon , may restore you The place that in his heart you held before . ROXANA . His heart , say you ? E'en were it Amurath's wish , And hope were lost of reigning in your own , A sweet delusion long and ...
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... wishes me to wed her , Achmet . ACHMET . Well , ' Tis true that wish accords not with the custom That sultans use . But is that rule so strict That you should lose your life to follow it ? What law more sacred than to save yourself ? To ...
... wishes me to wed her , Achmet . ACHMET . Well , ' Tis true that wish accords not with the custom That sultans use . But is that rule so strict That you should lose your life to follow it ? What law more sacred than to save yourself ? To ...
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... wish Consented , and postponed your grief as long As might be . In return , fair Atalide , Obey me now , avoid Roxana's presence , Hide from her eyes the tears that would betray you , And let us part ; delay is dangerous . ATALIDE . No ...
... wish Consented , and postponed your grief as long As might be . In return , fair Atalide , Obey me now , avoid Roxana's presence , Hide from her eyes the tears that would betray you , And let us part ; delay is dangerous . ATALIDE . No ...
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... wish'd , He loves me ; and this hope at least consoles me , That worthy of my lover I shall die . ZARA . Die ! What inspires so terrible a purpose ? ATALIDE . I have resign'd my lover ; does the rest Surprise you ? Can a death that ends ...
... wish'd , He loves me ; and this hope at least consoles me , That worthy of my lover I shall die . ZARA . Die ! What inspires so terrible a purpose ? ATALIDE . I have resign'd my lover ; does the rest Surprise you ? Can a death that ends ...
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... wish'd it , wish it still , cost what it may : Be ' t joy or grief I care not to inquire , I love him well enough to give him up . But he must know that , if I can for him Make sacrifice so great , tending his life With anxious effort ...
... wish'd it , wish it still , cost what it may : Be ' t joy or grief I care not to inquire , I love him well enough to give him up . But he must know that , if I can for him Make sacrifice so great , tending his life With anxious effort ...
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ABNER ACHILLES ACHMET AGAMEMNON AHASUERUS altar ARBATES ARCAS ARICIA arms ATALIDE ATHALIAH avenge BAJAZET betray'd blood Calchas CENONE charms child CHORUS CLYTEMNESTRA cruel dare daughter dear death deceived DORIS dost thou dread E'en Edited Engravings ENONE ERIPHYLE ESTHER eyes fain fatal fate father FATIMA favour fear foes fury giv'n glory gods guard HAMAN hand happy hast hate hatred hear heart Heav'n hide HIPPOLYTUS History hither holy honour HYDASPES Illustrations impious IPHIGENIA ISMENE JEHOIADA JEHOSHEBA Jews JOASH King Levites live lord Madam MATTAN MITHRIDATES MONIMA Mordecai mother NABAL ne'er palace peace PHÆDRA Pharnaces PHEDIMA pity pow'r pray'rs priests Prince Queen rage revised Rome ROXANA SALOME Scene secret seem'd shame sight sire soul speak sword tears tell Temple thee THERAMENES THESEUS thine throne traitor Trans Translated tremble vengeance voice vols words wrath wretch XIPHARES ZACHARIAH ZARA zeal
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