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Ard . Thou art a strange genius . Thy godfathers mis- took when they christened thee Tom King ; they should have named thee Joe King , for such thou ever art : I trust all to thee . T. King . You shall not be disappointed .
Ard . Thou art a strange genius . Thy godfathers mis- took when they christened thee Tom King ; they should have named thee Joe King , for such thou ever art : I trust all to thee . T. King . You shall not be disappointed .
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Not know my voice ? O , time's extremity ! " Hast thou so crack'd and splitted my poor tongue " In seven short years , that here my only son " Knows not my feeble key of untun'd cares ? " Though now this grained face of mine be hid " In ...
Not know my voice ? O , time's extremity ! " Hast thou so crack'd and splitted my poor tongue " In seven short years , that here my only son " Knows not my feeble key of untun'd cares ? " Though now this grained face of mine be hid " In ...
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Thy substance , valued at the highest rate , Caunot amount unto an hundred marks : ; Therefore , by law , thou art condemn'd to die . Egeon . This comfort , then , ( the wretch's last resource , ) A least , I gain from the severe ...
Thy substance , valued at the highest rate , Caunot amount unto an hundred marks : ; Therefore , by law , thou art condemn'd to die . Egeon . This comfort , then , ( the wretch's last resource , ) A least , I gain from the severe ...
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Yet , Syracusan , say in brief the cause , Why thou departedst from thy native home , And for what cause thou cam'st to Ephesus . Egeon . A heavier task could not have beeu imposed Yet will I utter what my grief permits.
Yet , Syracusan , say in brief the cause , Why thou departedst from thy native home , And for what cause thou cam'st to Ephesus . Egeon . A heavier task could not have beeu imposed Yet will I utter what my grief permits.
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Now trust me , were it not against our laws , Against my crown , my oath , my dignity , My soul should sue as advocate for thee : But though thou art adjudged to the death And passed sentence cannot be recall'd , But to our honour's ...
Now trust me , were it not against our laws , Against my crown , my oath , my dignity , My soul should sue as advocate for thee : But though thou art adjudged to the death And passed sentence cannot be recall'd , But to our honour's ...
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| Title | Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical and Critical, Volume 16 Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical and Critical, George Daniel |
| Editors | George Daniel, John Cumberland |
| Illustrated by | Robert Cruikshank |
| Publisher | J. Cumberland, 1827 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 10 Nov 2016 |
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