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Er. Madam, that grief the better is sustain'd, That's for a loss that never yet was gain'd: You only lose a man that does not know How great the Honour is which you bestow: Who dares not hope you love, or if he did, Your greatness would his just return forbid; His humbler thoughts durst ne're to you aspire, At most he would presume but to admire; Or if it chanc'd he durst more daring prove, You still must languish in concealed love. ... Read more

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Thers. Urge it no more, Lysander, 'tis in vain, My Liberty past all retrieve is lost, But they're such glorious Fetters that confine me, I wou'd not quit them to preserve that life Thou justly sayst I hazzard by my Love. ... Read more

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Cor. Her Sex, a pretty consideration by my youth, an Oath I shall not violate this dozen year, my sex shou'd excuse me, if to preserve their fame, they expected I shou'd ruin my own quiet: in chusing an ill favourd Husband, such as Octavio before a young handsome Lover, such as you say Fillamour is. ... Read more

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Geo. Why do I vainly call for Vengeance down, and have it in my Hand? --By Heav'n, I'll back--Whether? To kill a Woman, a young perjur'd Woman!--Oh, ye false Fair Ones! shou'd we do you Justice, A universal Ruin wou'd ensue; Not One wou'd live to stock the World anew. Who is't among ye All, ye Fair Deceivers, ye Charming Mischiefs to the Noble Race, can swear she's Innocent, without Damnation? No, no, go on--be false--be fickle still: You act but Nature--but my faithless Friend--where I repose the Secrets of my Soul--except this one--Alas! he knew not this:--Why do I blame him then? ... Read more

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Fred. No, she urged that too, And left no arguments unus'd Might make me sensible of what I did; But I was fixt, and overcame them all, Repeating still my vows and passions for her, Till in the presence of her Maid and Heaven We solemnly contracted. ... Read more

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The Man who at this Land before had been, Finding me so admire at what I'd seen; And that Surprize thro' all my Spirits ran, In soft, but awful Language, thus began. ... Read more

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Aphra Behn, née Johnston (1640-1689) was a Restoration poet, novelist, playwright, feminist and spy, considered by many to be the first English professional female writer. Unappreciated for years, she is now rightly regarded as a highly talented, innovative and prolific author. Her most famous work is a novel, Oroonoko (1688) which tells the tragic love story of its eponymous hero, an African forced into slavery. Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister (1683) is an epistolary novel, (the first ever written) and an innovative and pioneering work. Her other works include: The Forced Marriage (1670), The Dutch Lover (1673), The Feigned Courtesans (1679), The Roundheads (1681), The City Heiress (1682) and Poems Upon Several Occasions (1684). ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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Sil. Why--I would have thee do--I know not what-- Still to be with me--yet that will not satisfie; To let me--look upon thee--still that's not enough. I dare not say to kiss thee, and imbrace thee; That were to make me wish--I dare not tell thee what. ... Read more

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She who by Nature's light and wavering. The Town contains not such a false Impertinent. This Evening I surpris'd her in her Chamber Writing of Verses, and between her Lines, Some Spark had newly pen'd his proper Stuff. Curse of the Jilt, I'll be her Fool no more. ... Read more

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Bell. If I must Marry any but Celinda, I shall not, Sir, enjoy one moments bliss! I shall be quite unman'd, Cruel and Brutal! A Beast, unsafe for Woman to converse with; Besides, Sir, I have given my Heart and Faith, And any second Marriage is Adultery. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more