This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 edition. Excerpt: ... Ah, what a thing is firm, unfeigned love! What is it which true love dares not attempt? My father, he may make, but I must match; Segasto loves, but Amadine must like, Where likes her best: compulsion is a thrall: No, no, the hearty choice is all in all, The shepherd's virtue Amadine esteems. But what ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 edition. Excerpt: ... Ah, what a thing is firm, unfeigned love! What is it which true love dares not attempt? My father, he may make, but I must match; Segasto loves, but Amadine must like, Where likes her best: compulsion is a thrall: No, no, the hearty choice is all in all, The shepherd's virtue Amadine esteems. But what, methinks my shepherd is not come; I muse at that, the hour is sure at hand. Well, here I'll rest, till Mucedorus come. She sits down. Enter Bremo, looking about; hastily taketh hold of her. Bremo. A happy prey! now, Bremo, feed on flesh: Dainties, Bremo, dainties, thy hungry paunch to fill: Now glut thy greedy guts with lukewarm blood. Come, fight with me, I long to see thee dead. Ama. How can she fight, that weapons cannot wield? 20 Bremo. What, canst not fight? Then lie thou down Ama. What, must I die? and die. Bremo. What needs these words? I thirst to suck thy Ama. Yet pity me, and let me live a while! blood. Bremo. No pity, I will feed upon thy flesh, 25 And tear thy body piecemeal joint from joint. Ama. Ah, how I want my shepherd's company! Bremo. I'll crush thy bones betwixt two oaken trees. Ama. Haste, shepherd, haste, or else thou com'st too late. Bremo. I'll suck the sweetness from thy marrow-bones. 30 Ama. Ah spare, ah spare to shed my guiltless blood! Bremo. With this my bat will I beat out thy brains; Down, down, I say, prostrate thyself upon the ground. Ama. Then, Mucedorus, farewell, my hoped joys, farewell! 7. M that true love.--10. thrall, cp. I, 4, 7.--13. HM the shepherd.--14. CHM omit sure; El. proposes near.--15. (Stage-direction.) D hastily he taketh; H looking about hastily takes hold on her; M looking about hastily, takes hold on her.--21. C lay thee down; HM lie thee.--23. C What need.--25. Qq No pity I, I'll.--26....
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