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" Lie there, thou shadow of an emperor; The place thou pressest on thy mother earth Is all thy empire now: now it contains thee; Some few days hence, and then 'twill be too large, When thou'rt contracted in thy narrow urn, Shrunk to a few cold ashes; then... "
The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes - Page 331
by John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821
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The Dramatick Works of John Dryden, Esq: In Six Volumes, Volume 4

John Dryden - 1717 - 464 pages
...Ant Ant. [Having thrown himfelf downl] Lye there, the - Shadow of an Emperor; The Place thou prefleft on thy Mother Earth Is all thy Empire now : Now it...contracted in thy narrow Urn, Shrunk to a few cold Afties; then Oflxvia, (For CleofHtra, will not live to fee it) OBniiifk then will have thce all her...
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Bell's British Theatre: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays

John Bell - English drama - 1776 - 382 pages
...A<it. [Having thrown /jimfelf down,] Lie there, thou. fhadow of an emperor ; The pLice thou prefleft on thy mother earth Is all thy empire now : now it...contracted in thy narrow urn, Shrunk to a few cold afhes ; then O&avia, (For Cleopatra will not live to fee it) O&avia then will have thee all her own,...
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Bell's British Theatre, Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays ...

John Bell - English drama - 1780 - 382 pages
...Ant. having thrown himfelfdoiun. ] Lie there, thou fn ado w of an emperour; The place thou prefleft on thy mother earth Is all thy empire now: now it...few days hence, and then 'twill be too large>, When thou 'rt contracted in thy narrow urn, Shrunk to a few cold afhes; then Odlavia, (For Cleopatra will...
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Bell's British Theatre: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays

John Bell - English drama - 1776 - 422 pages
...ruin. Ant. [Having thrown bimfclf down.] Li6 there, thou fhadow of an emperor ; The place thou prefleft on thy mother earth Is all thy empire now : now it...contracted in thy narrow urn, Shrunk to a few cold alhcs ; then Ocfovia, (For Cleopatra will not live to fee it) Otilavia then will have thee all her...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...Ant. [Having thmun birrhlj down.] Lie there, thou (haclow of an emperor ; The place thou prtiTcl't on thy mother earth Is all thy empire now: now it...contains thee ; Some few days hence, and then 'twill be toohrge. When thou 'rt contraņed in thy narroģ urn, Shrunk to a few cold aihcs : then OAt.ivia, (For...
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Bell's British Theatre, Volume 16

John Bell - English drama - 1797 - 458 pages
...Ant. {Having thrown himself doaix."] Lie there, thou shadow of an emperor; The place thou presses! on thy mother earth Is all thy empire now : now it...thy narrow urn. Shrunk to a few cold ashes ; then Oclavia, (For Cleopatra will not live to see it) Oftavia then will have thee all her own, And bear...
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Sharpe's British Theatre, Volume 16

English drama - 1805 - 282 pages
...now: now it coutaius thee; Some few days hence, and then 'twill he too large, When Ihon'rt coutracted in thy narrow urn. Shrunk to a few cold ashes ; then...see it) Octavia then will have thee all her own, And hear thee in her widow'd hand to Caesar; " Caesar will weep, the crocodile will weep, " To see his...
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The British drama, Volume 1

British drama - 1804 - 946 pages
...there, thou shadow of an emperor; The place, thou pressest oa my mother canhj 190 BRITISH DRAMA. lui Is all thy empire now: now it contains thee; Some few days hence, and then 'twill be too large, When thou art contracted in thy narrow urn, Shrunk to a few cold ashes ; then Octavia^ (For Cleopatra will...
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The British drama, Volume 1

British drama - 1804 - 954 pages
...tlicre. thou shadow of an emperor ; The place, thou pressest ou my mother earth) i yo BRITISH DRAMA. lui Is all thy empire now: now it contains thee; Some few days hence, and then 'twill be too large, When thou art contracted in thy narrow urn, Shrunk to a few cold ashes ; then Octavia^ (For Cleopatra will...
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The British Drama: Tragedies. 2 v

English drama - 1804 - 516 pages
...there, thou shadow of an emperor ; The place, thou pressest ou tin mother earth? 190 DRYD.EN.] 191 Is all thy empire now : now it contains thee; Some few days hence, and tiien 'twill be too large, When thou art contracted in thy narrow urn, Shrunk to a tew cold ashes ;...
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