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" Perhaps even at the moment she laid that beauteous head, so many hearts were born to worship, on the block, every agony of death was doubled, by the knowledge her daughter brought her there. — Why did I not perish in the Recess by lightning? Why did... "
The recess; or, A tale of other times, by the author of The chapter of accidents - Page 54
by Sophia Lee - 1821
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 48

1786 - 716 pages
...foe laid that beauteous head, fo many hearts i were born to won! up, on the block, ••• »cry agony of death was doubled, by the knowledge her daughter brought her there. — Why did I not perifh in the rectft by lightning ! Why did not the ocean entomb me '. Why, why, О God ! vas 1 permitted...
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The English Review, Or, An Abstract of English and Foreign Literature, Volume 7

1786 - 510 pages
...moment me laid that beauteous head, fo many hearts were born to worfhip, on the block, every .igony of death was doubled, by the knowledge her daughter brought her there. — Why did I not perifh in the Recefs by Jightm'ng ? Why did not the ocean entomb me ? Why, why, O God ! was I permitted...
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The Recess: Or, A Tale of Other Times ...

Sophia Lee - 1804 - 312 pages
...daughter ? Perhaps even at the moment she laid that beauteous - - ; - i head, so many hearts "were born to worship, on the block, every agony of death was...knowledge her daughter brought her there. — Why did J not perish in the Recess by lightning? Why did not the ocean entomb me ? Why^ why, O God, was I permitted...
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Mary Queen of Scots: Romance and Nation

Jayne Elizabeth Lewis - 1998 - 276 pages
...therefore imagines that "even at the moment she laid that beauteous head, so many hearts were born to worship, on the block, every agony of death was...perish in the Recess by lightning? Why did not the ocean entomb me? Why, why, oh God, was I permitted to survive my innocence?" (II: 54). These are reflections...
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The Recess, Or, A Tale of Other Times

430 pages
...for her daughter? Perhaps even at the moment she laid that beauteous head, so many hearts were born to worship, on the block, every agony of death was...perish in the Recess by lightning? Why did not the ocean entomb me? Why, why, oh God, was I permitted to survive my innocence? In the wildness of my affliction,...
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 48

1786 - 752 pages
...laid that beauteous head, fo many hearts were born to worfhip, on the block, e'try agony of death w.is doubled, by the knowledge her daughter brought her there.— Why did I not perith in the rectfs by lightning ? Why did not the ocean entomb me ! Why, why, O God ! was I permitted...
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