 | James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...well I know he is no welcome guert On these his own domains. — Alas, my child ! Doug. Must 1 then perish by a villain's hand! Cut off from nature's and from glory's course f - Oh! might I die, as my brave father fell, Turning with nervous arm the tide of battle, Like him,... | |
 | Owen Williams - English drama - 1828 - 930 pages
...fell, Turning with fatal arm the tide of baille, Like them I should have smil'd and wclcom'd death; But thus to perish by a villain's hand ! Cut off from nature's and from glory's course, \A'h!ch never mortal was so fond to run. Lady R. Hear, justice, hear! stretch thy avenging arm. [Douglas... | |
 | English drama - 1868 - 338 pages
...Turning, with fatal arm, the tide of b.iitle ! Like them, I should have umll'd aud welcom'd death ; But thus to perish by a villain's hand, Cut off from nature's and from plury в course. Which nrver mortal was во foud to run. Lady R. llear, justice, hear I are these... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - English poetry - 1875 - 622 pages
...fell; Turning, with fatal arm, the tide of battle! Like them, I should have smil'd and weleom'd death; But thus to perish by a villain's hand, Cut off from nature's and from glory's eourse, Whieh never mortal was so fond to run. LadiiR. Hear, Justiee, hear! streteh thy avenging arm.... | |
 | Jeffrey Kahan - Drama - 2004 - 392 pages
...fell, Turning with fatal arm the tide of battle, Like them I should have smil'd and welcom'd Death. But thus to perish by a villain's hand! Cut off from Nature's and from Glory's course, 210 Which never mortal was so fond to run — Lady R. Hear Justice, hear! Stretch thy avenging arm.... | |
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Unknown I die; no tongue shall speak of me. Some noble spirits, judging by themselves, May yet conjecture what I might have prov'd 215 And think life only wanting to my fame. 