 Lie there, thou shadow of an emperor; The place thou pressest on thy mother earth Is all thy empire now: now it contains thee; Some few days hence, and then 'twill be too large, When thou'rt contracted in thy narrow urn, Shrunk to a few cold ashes; then...  The Busy Body: A Comedy - Seite 12von Susanna Centlivre - 1797 - 112 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...there, thou shadow of an emperor ; The place, thou pressest ou tin mother earth? 190 DRYD.EN.] 191 Is all thy empire now : now it contains thee; Some few days hence, and tiien 'twill be too large, When thou art contracted in thy narrow urn, Shrunk to a tew cold ashes ;... | |
 | John Fletcher, David Garrick - 1808 - 410 Seiten
...roots, . And on the ground extends the noble ruin. Ant. [Hoving thrown himself down.] Lie there, thou shadow of an emperor; The place thou pressest on thy...Cleopatra will not live to see it,) Octavia then will have thec all her own, And bear thee in her widow'd hand to Cssar ; Caesar will weep, the crocodile will... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 436 Seiten
...roots, And on the ground extends the noble ruin. [ANT. having thrown himself dawn* Lie there, thou shadow of an emperor ; The place, thou pressest on...narrow urn, Shrunk to a few cold ashes ; then Octavia, 8 'or Cleopatra will not live to see it) ctavia then will have thee all her own, And bear thee in her... | |
 | British drama - 1811 - 712 Seiten
...roots, And on the ground extends the noble ruin. Ant. [HariHg thrmen himselj dozen.] Lie there, thou shadow of an emperor ; The place, thou pressest on...few days hence, and then 'twill be too large, When thou art contracted in thy narrow urn, Shrunk to a few cold ashes; then Octavia, (For Cleopatra will... | |
 | 1811 - 718 Seiten
...roots, And on the ground extends the noble ruin. Ant. [Having thrown himself down.] Lie there, thou hem What0 thec ; Some few days hence, and then 'twill be too large, When thou art contracted in thy narrow urn,... | |
 | John Philip Kemble - 1813 - 182 Seiten
...having throw» himself on the ground* Ant. Lie here, thou lhadow of an emperor ! The place thou prefleft on thy mother earth Is all thy empire now: Now it...hence, and then 'twill be too large, When thou'rt contrafted in thy narrow urn, Shrunk to a few cold aihes; then Oftavia» (For Cleopatra will not live... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 Seiten
...ruin. Ant. [Having thrown himself down.^ Lie there, thou shadow of an emperor ; The place thou presses! on thy mother earth Is all thy empire now : now it...few days hence and then 'twill be too large, When thou 'rt contracted in thy narrow urn, Shrunk to a few cold ashes : then Octavia (For Cleopatra will... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 430 Seiten
...passion of a dishonoured soldier, and dethroned emperor : Ant. [ Throwing lumtelf doom. ] Lie there, thou shadow of an emperor ; The place, thou pressest on...then 'twill be too large, When thou'rt contracted hi the narrow urn, Shrunk to a few cold ashes ; then, Octavia, For Cleopatra will not live to see it,... | |
 | Richard Paul Jodrell - 1822 - 292 Seiten
...»aiwi. Vol. 5. . 419. \A And the lajj^uav*; of Antony in Dry faii* *' AA f'/rlwt in tfce «i:r.»« Is all thy Empire now : Now it contains thee ; Some...few days hence, and then 'twill be too large, When thou 'rt contracted in thy narrow urn, Shrunk to a tew cold ashes. Dryden, Dramatick Works, vol. 4.... | |
 | British drama - 1824 - 814 Seiten
...And on the ground extends the noble ruin. there, thou shadow ol an emperor; The place tbou presses! on thy mother earth Is all thy empire now : now it...thee; Some few days hence, and then 'twill be too Ant. \Hiti-iiiK thrown himself rioicn.j Lie When thou'rt contracted in thy narrow urn, Shrunk to a... | |
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