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_Edr._ Yes, my sister, And this injunction I have oft receiv'd; But when he comes, big with some painful secret, He starts, looks wild, then drops ambiguous hints, Frowns, hesitates, turns pale, and says 'twas nothing; Then feigns to smile, and by his anxious care To prove him...
_Elw._ Thou who in judgment still remember'st mercy, Look down upon my woes, preserve my husband! Preserve my husband! Ah, I dare not ask it; My very prayers may pull down ruin...
1. Chapter 1_Edr._ Yes, my sister, And this injunction I have oft receiv'd; But when he comes, big with some painful secret, He starts, looks wild, then drops ambiguous hints, Frowns, hesit...
2. Chapter 2See that the traitor instantly be seiz'd, And strictly watch'd: let none have access to him.-- O jealousy, thou aggregate of woes! Were there no hell, thy torments would create...
3. Chapter 3_Per._ 'Twas Heaven's immediate work! But let me now indulge a dearer joy, Talk of a richer gift of Mercy's hand; A gift so precious to my doating heart, That life preserv'd is...
5. Chapter 5_Bir._ I know not. I dispatch'd young Harcourt to him, To bid him quit the castle, as you order'd, Restore the scarf, and never see you more. But how the hard injunction was rec...
4. Chapter 4_Dou._ Traitor, no more! this letter shews thy office; Twice hast thou robb'd me of my dear revenge. I took thee for thy leader.--Thy base blood Would stain the noble temper of...