FALL OF THE CURTAIN. Villagers. Eus. Luc. Jus. W. DEB. HAW. Ro9. YOUNG M. SIR W. R.R. C. -C.-L. C. L. DOLBY, Printer, 17, Catherine-street, Strand, London. Glos. In right good time. Speak out your pleasure freely. Has. I am to move your highness in behalf Of Shore's unhappy wife. Glos. Say you, of Shore? Has. Once a bright star, that held her place on high: She never sees the sun, but through her tears, Glos. Marry! the times are badly chang'd with her, Has. No further, my good lord, than friendly pity, And tender-hearted charity allow. Glos. Go to: I did not mean to chide you for it. For, sooth to say, I hold it noble in you To cherish the distress'd-On with your tale. Has. Thus it is, gracious sir, that certain officers, Using the warrant of your mighty name, With insolence unjust, and lawless power, Have seiz'd upon the lands, which late she held By grant, from her great master Edward's bounty. Glos. Somewhat of this, but slightly, have I heard ; And though some counsellors of forward zeal, Some of most ceremonious sanctity, And bearded wisdom, often have provok'd The hand of justice to fall heavy on her; Yet still, in kind compassion of her weakness, I have withheld the merciless stern law From doing outrage on her helpless beauty. Has. Good heav'n, who renders mercy back for mercy, With open-handed bounty shall repay you: A TRAGEDY. En Five Acts. BY NICHOLAS ROWE. PRINTED FROM THE ACTING COPY, WITH REMARKS, To which are added, A DESCRIPTION OF THE COSTUME,-CAST OF THE CHARACTERS, ENTRANCES AND EXITS,-RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE PERFORMERS ON THE STAGE, AND THE WHOLE OF THE STAGE BUSINESS. As now performed at the THEATRES ROYAL, LONDON. EMBELLISHED WITH A FINE WOOD ENGRAVING, By Mr. WHITE, from a Drawing taken in the Theatre by LONDON: JOHN CUMBERLAND, 19, LUDGATE HILL. |