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Page 177
... Chrem . No ! But I'll doff thy laurel , an ' thou tease me , So shalt thou smart the more . Car . Pooh , pooh ! I rest not Till thou reveal me who this knave may be . Of kindness ' tis I ask it - all of kindness . Chrem . Well , thou ...
... Chrem . No ! But I'll doff thy laurel , an ' thou tease me , So shalt thou smart the more . Car . Pooh , pooh ! I rest not Till thou reveal me who this knave may be . Of kindness ' tis I ask it - all of kindness . Chrem . Well , thou ...
Page 178
... Chrem . Plutus - O villain ! Plutus , and con- riches . Car . And what did Phœbus from his chaplets -bounce ? Chrem . Attend . Distinctly thus the god gave answer : Whom on my exit first I should encounter , From him he bade me part no ...
... Chrem . Plutus - O villain ! Plutus , and con- riches . Car . And what did Phœbus from his chaplets -bounce ? Chrem . Attend . Distinctly thus the god gave answer : Whom on my exit first I should encounter , From him he bade me part no ...
Page 179
... Chrem . Car . Pray , excuse me ; How's that ? By very nature This fellow was just made for kicks and cuffs ! Plut , Jove - well I know - did he but hear their madness , Would grind me into powder . Chrem . What does he now , That lets ...
... Chrem . Car . Pray , excuse me ; How's that ? By very nature This fellow was just made for kicks and cuffs ! Plut , Jove - well I know - did he but hear their madness , Would grind me into powder . Chrem . What does he now , That lets ...
Page 180
... Chrem . Plut . Announce it . Of all this power ye say I have , I e'er Shall lord and master be ? How Chrem . By Jove thou shalt : And yet all say - as thou hast said that Plutus Is cowardliest of creatures . Plut . Slander , slander ! A ...
... Chrem . Plut . Announce it . Of all this power ye say I have , I e'er Shall lord and master be ? How Chrem . By Jove thou shalt : And yet all say - as thou hast said that Plutus Is cowardliest of creatures . Plut . Slander , slander ! A ...
Page 181
... Chrem . Bleps . Why such as Quick , whate'er you say . Chrem . Such as - with luck - makes men of us for ever . But , should we fail , ' tis utter ruination . Bleps . Ha ! It has an ugly air - this load upon thee- It likes me not ; for ...
... Chrem . Bleps . Why such as Quick , whate'er you say . Chrem . Such as - with luck - makes men of us for ever . But , should we fail , ' tis utter ruination . Bleps . Ha ! It has an ugly air - this load upon thee- It likes me not ; for ...
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Adic Admetus Alcmena Amph Amphitryon Antistrophe arms Athens bear behold Bleps blest breast breath charms Chor CHORUS Chrem Cleon Clytemnestra Creon Dæm dark daughter dead dear death deeds Demus didst dost thou dread e'en earth Eteocles Eucl Euripides eyes fair fate father fear flame friends give goddess gods grace Greece grief hand hath head hear heart heaven honour Jove Jupiter king Labr Laius live lord maid Merc Mess mighty mortal mother Muses ne'er never night nymph o'er Palæstra Peleus Phei Plut Plutus poet Polybus Polynices rich round sacred SCENE shalt shore slave sleep song sorrow soul speak Streps Strob STROBILUS sweet tears tell Thebes thee Theocritus Theseus thine thou art tomb Trach Twas Tynd Venus virgin voice wave wife wine words wretch youth