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A34306
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The mourning bride a tragedy : as it is acted at the theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields by His Majesty's servants / written by Mr. Congreve.
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Congreve, William, 1670-1729.
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Wing C5856; ESTC R8328
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my_o strain_a heart_n let_v i_o behold_v thou_o for_o i_o weep_v to_o see_v thou_o be_v thou_o not_o pale_a much_o much_o alas_o how_o thou_o be_v change_v osm._n not_o in_o my_o love_n alm._n no_o no_o thy_o grief_n have_v do_v this_o to_o thou_o thou_o have_v weep_v much_o alphonso_n and_o i_o fear_v too_o much_o lament_v i_o osm._n wrong_n not_o my_o love_n to_o say_v too_o much_o no_o more_o my_o life_n talk_v not_o of_o tear_n or_o grief_n affliction_n be_v no_o more_o now_o thou_o be_v find_v why_o do_v thou_o weep_v and_o hold_v thou_o from_o my_o arm_n my_o arm_n which_o ache_v to_o fold_v thou_o fast_o and_o grow_v to_o thou_o with_o twine_v come_v come_v to_o my_o heart_n alm._n i_o will_v for_o i_o shall_v never_o look_v enough_o they_o will_v have_v marry_v i_o but_o i_o have_v swear_v to_o heaven_n and_o thou_o and_o soon_o will_v have_v die_v osm._n perfection_n of_o all_o truth_n alm._n indeed_o i_o will_v nay_o i_o will_v tell_v thou_o all_o if_o i_o can_v speak_v how_o i_o have_v mourn_v and_o pray_v for_o i_o have_v pray_v to_o thou_o as_o to_o a_o saint_n and_o thou_o have_v hear_v my_o prayer_n for_o thou_o be_v come_v to_o my_o distress_n to_o my_o despair_n which_o heaven_n without_o thou_o can_v not_o cure_v osm._n grant_v i_o but_o life_n good_a heaven_n but_o length_n of_o day_n to_o pay_v some_o part_n some_o little_a of_o this_o debt_n this_o countless_a sum_n of_o tenderness_n and_o love_n for_o which_o i_o stand_v engage_v to_o this_o all-excellence_n then_o bear_v i_o in_o a_o whirlwind_n to_o my_o fate_n snatch_v i_o from_o life_n and_o cut_v i_o short_a unwarn_v then_o than_o it_o will_v be_v enough_o i_o shall_v be_v old_a i_o shall_v have_v live_v beyond_o all_o aera_n then_o of_o yet_o unmeasured_a time_n when_o i_o have_v make_v this_o exquisite_a amaze_a goodness_n some_o recompense_n of_o love_n and_o matchless_a truth_n alm._n it_o be_v more_o than_o recompense_n to_o see_v thy_o face_n if_o heaven_n be_v great_a joy_n it_o be_v no_o happiness_n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v bear_v what_o shall_v i_o say_v i_o have_v a_o thousand_o thing_n to_o know_v and_o ask_v and_o speak_v that_o thou_o be_v here_o beyond_o all_o hope_n all_o thought_n that_o all_o at_o once_o thou_o be_v before_o i_o and_o with_o such_o suddenness_n have_v hit_v my_o sight_n be_v such_o surprise_n such_o mystery_n such_o exstacy_n as_o hurry_v all_o my_o soul_n and_o doze_v my_o weak_a sense_n sure_o from_o thy_o father_n tomb_n thou_o do_v arise_v osm._n i_o do_v and_o thou_o do_v call_v i_o alm._n how_o come_v thou_o there_o be_v thou_o alone_a osm._n i_o be_v and_o lie_v on_o my_o father_n lead_n when_o break_a echo_n of_o a_o distant_a voice_n disturb_v the_o sacred_a silence_n of_o the_o vault_n in_o murmur_n round_o my_o head_n i_o rise_v and_o listen_v and_o think_v i_o hear_v thy_o spirit_n call_v alphonso_n i_o think_v i_o see_v thou_o too_o but_o o_o i_o think_v not_o i_o indeed_o shall_v see_v thou_o alm._n but_o still_o how_o come_v thou_o hither_o how_o thus_o ha_o what_o be_v he_o that_o like_o thyself_o be_v start_v here_o ere_o see_v osm._n where_o ha_o what_o do_v i_o see_v antonio_n here_o my_o friend_n too_o safe_a hel._n most_o happy_o in_o find_v you_o thus_o bless_a alm._n more_o miracle_n antonio_n too_o escape_v osm._n and_o twice_o escape_v both_o from_o the_o wreck_n of_o sea_n and_o rage_n of_o war_n for_o in_o the_o fight_n i_o see_v he_o fall_v hel._n but_o fall_v unhurt_a a_o prisoner_n as_o yourself_o and_o as_o yourself_o make_v free_a hither_o i_o come_v to_o seek_v you_o where_o i_o know_v your_o grief_n will_v lead_v you_o to_o lament_v anselmo_n osm._n there_o be_v no_o wonder_n or_o else_o all_o be_v wonder_n hel._n i_o see_v you_o on_o the_o ground_n and_o raise_v you_o up_o i_o see_v almeria_n osm._n i_o see_v she_o too_o and_o therefore_o see_v not_o thou_o alm._n nor_o i_o nor_o can_v i_o for_o my_o eye_n be_v you_o osm._n what_o mean_v the_o bounty_n of_o all-gracious_a heaven_n that_o thus_o with_o open_a hand_n it_o scatter_v good_a as_o in_o a_o waste_n of_o mercy_n where_o will_v this_o end_n but_o heaven_n be_v infinite_a in_o all_o and_o can_v continue_v to_o bestow_v when_o scanty_a number_n shall_v be_v spend_v in_o tell_v leo._n or_o i_o be_o deceive_v or_o i_o behold_v the_o glimpse_n of_o two_o in_o shine_a habit_n across_o the_o i_o will_v and_o bend_v this_o way_n alm._n sure_o i_o have_v dream_v if_o we_o must_v part_v so_o soon_o osm._n i_o wish_v our_o part_v be_v a_o dream_n or_o we_o can_v sleep_v till_o we_o again_o be_v meet_v hel._n zara_n with_o selim_n sir_n i_o see_v and_o know_v they_o you_o must_v be_v quick_a for_o love_n will_v lend_v her_o wing_n alm._n what_o love_n who_o be_v she_o osm._n she_o be_v the_o reverse_n of_o thou_o she_o be_v my_o unhappiness_n harbour_n no_o thought_n that_o may_v disturb_v thy_o peace_n but_o gentle_o take_v thyself_o away_o lest_o she_o shall_v come_v and_o see_v the_o strain_n of_o my_o eye_n to_o follow_v thou_o i_o will_v think_v how_o we_o may_v meet_v to_o part_v no_o more_o my_o friend_n will_v tell_v thou_o all_o how_o i_o escape_v how_o i_o be_o here_o and_o thus_o how_o i_o be_o not_o call_v alphonso_n now_o but_o osmyn_n and_o he_o heli._n all_o all_o he_o will_v unfold_v alm._n sure_o we_o shall_v meet_v again_o osm._n we_o shall_v we_o part_v not_o but_o to_o meet_v again_o gladness_n and_o warmth_n of_o ever-kindling_a love_n dwell_v with_o thou_o and_o revive_v thy_o heart_n in_o absence_n ex._n alm._n leon._n and_o heli._n yet_o i_o behold_v she_o now_o no_o more_o turn_v your_o light_n inward_a eye_n and_o look_v upon_o my_o thought_n so_o shall_v you_o still_o behold_v she_o it_o will_v be_v o_o impotence_n of_o sight_n mechanic_n sense_n which_o to_o exterior_a object_n owe_v thy_o faculty_n not_o see_v of_o election_n but_o necessity_n thus_o do_v our_o eye_n like_o common_a mirror_n successive_o reflect_v succeed_a image_n not_o what_o they_o will_v but_o must_v a_o star_n or_o toad_n just_o as_o the_o hand_n of_o chance_n administer_v not_o so_o the_o mind_n who_o undetermined_a view_n revolve_v and_o to_o the_o present_a add_v the_o past_a eslaying_a further_o to_o futurity_n but_o that_o in_o vain_a i_o have_v almeria_n here_o at_o once_o as_o i_o have_v see_v she_o often_o i_o will_v muse_v on_o that_o lest_o i_o exceed_v in_o think_v enter_v zara_n attend_v by_o selin_n zara._n see_v where_o he_o stand_v fold_v and_o fix_v to_o earth_n stiff'n_v in_o thought_n a_o statue_n among_o statue_n why_o cruel_a osmyn_n do_v thou_o fly_v i_o thus_o be_v it_o well_o do_v be_v this_o then_o the_o return_v for_o fame_n for_o honour_n and_o for_o empire_n lose_v but_o what_o be_v loss_n of_o honour_n fame_n and_o empire_n be_v this_o the_o recompense_n of_o love_n why_o do_v thou_o leave_v my_o eye_n and_o fly_v my_o arm_n to_o find_v this_o place_n of_o horror_n and_o obscurity_n be_o i_o more_o loathsome_a to_o thou_o than_o the_o grave_a that_o thou_o do_v seek_v to_o shield_v thou_o there_o and_o shun_v my_o love_n but_o to_o the_o grave_a i_o will_v follow_v thou_o he_o look_v not_o mind_v not_o hear_v not_o barbarous_a man_n be_o i_o neglect_v thus_o be_o i_o despise_v not_o hear_v ungrateful_a osmyn_n osm._n ha_o zara_n zara._n yes_o traitor_n zara_n lose_v abandon_v zara_n be_v a_o regardless_a suppliant_a now_o to_o osmyn_n the_o slave_n the_o wretch_n that_o she_o redeem_v from_o death_n disdain_v to_o listen_v now_o or_o look_v on_o zara._n osm._n far_o be_v the_o guilt_n of_o such_o reproach_n from_o i_o lose_v in_o myself_o and_o blind_v by_o my_o thought_n i_o see_v you_o not_o zara._n now_o than_o you_o see_v i_o but_o with_o such_o dumb_a and_o thankless_a eye_n you_o look_v better_a i_o be_v unseen_a than_o see_v thus_o cold_o osm._n what_o will_v you_o from_o a_o wretch_n that_o come_v to_o mourn_v and_o only_o for_o his_o sorrow_n choose_v this_o solitude_n look_v round_o joy_n be_v not_o here_o nor_o cheerfulness_n you_o have_v pursue_v misfortune_n to_o its_o dwelling_n yet_o look_v for_o gaiety_n and_o gladness_n there_o zara._n inhuman_a why_o why_o do_v thou_o wrack_v i_o thus_o and_o with_o perverseness_n from_o the_o purpose_n answer_n what_o be_v it_o to_o i_o this_o house_n of_o misery_n what_o joy_n do_v i_o require_v if_o thou_o do_v mourn_v i_o come_v to_o mourn_v with_o thou_o to_o share_v thy_o grief_n and_o give_v thou_o in_o exchange_n my_o love_n osm._n o_o that_o be_v the_o great_a grief_n i_o be_o so_o poor_a i_o have_v not_o wherewithal_o to_o give_v