The Two Foscari: An Historical TragedyA. and W. Galignani, 1822 - 188 pages |
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Agostino Barbarigo aught autre avaient avait avait été avant bear behold bien Canée chef du conseil CHIEF conseil des dix contre council d'une Daru decemvirs décret délibération demanda deux devant dignité DOGE's DOGE's Palace ducal Duke dungeon ennemis Enter LOREDANO Enter MARINA Exeunt exile Exit fait father feel fils fois François Foscari French Revolution frère GALIGNANI GUARD heart husband inquisiteurs d'état JACOPO FOSCARI jours l'avait l'état lady lettre live look LORD BYRON LOREDANO and BARBARIGO maison malheureux malheurs Marco Marco Barbarigo Marin Sanuto MARINA MEMMO mort mourut n'était never noble o'er ordre palace palais patrie peine pendant père pity pray prince prison qu'il avait qu'on qu'un quarantie république Robert Southey Saint-Marc SENATOR serment signor silence sire Southey state's thee thine things thou torture tout Twas Venetian Venice Venise vieillard vieux doge voir Wat Tyler wretch
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Page 4 - How many a time have I Cloven with arm still lustier, breast more daring, The wave all roughen'd; with a swimmer's stroke Flinging the billows back from my drench'd hair, And laughing from my lip the audacious brine, Which kiss'd it like a wine-cup, rising o'er The waves as they arose, and prouder still The loftier they uplifted me...
Page 5 - ... and glassy gulfs, and making My way to shells and sea-weed, all unseen By those above, till they wax'd fearful; then Returning with my grasp full of such tokens As...
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Page 4 - Which kissed it like a wine-cup, rising o'er The waves as they arose, and prouder still The loftier they uplifted me ; and oft, In wantonness of spirit, plunging down Into their green and glassy gulfs, and making My way to shells and sea-weed...
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