Edward Capell [1758], Antony and Cleopatra; an historical Play, written by William Shakespeare: fitted for the Stage by abridging only; and now acted, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by his Majesty's Servants (Printed for J. and R. Tonson [etc.], London) [word count] [S30100].
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ANTONY and CLEOPATRA; an historical Play, written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE:
fitted for the Stage by abridging only; and now acted, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by his Majesty's Servants.
No grave upon the earth shall clip in it
A pair so famous.
p. 99.
LONDON:
Printed for J. and R. Tonson in the Strand.
MDCCLVIII.
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To the right honourable, and worthy of all Titles, the Countess of [secondary verse]
To the right honourable, and worthy of all Titles, the Countess of * *.
Why, from the throne where beauty sits supreme
and countless emanations deals below,
infus'd and fix'd in Woman's shining frame,
doth so large portion of his wonder flow?
why, but to rule the tread of human woe,
and point our erring feet where joys abide:
But (ah, the pity!) to a traitor flame,
weak, wavering, wild, the heav'n-born ray is ty'd,
and man, confiding man, from bliss estranged wide.
Daughters of Britain, scorn the garish fire,
exile the meteor to it's Pharian grave;
sincerer flames from Virtue's heights aspire,
that brighten beauty, and from sorrow save:
High o'er the rest, see, what fair hand doth wave
a deathless torch; and calls you to the shrine,
where only beauty only bliss entire!
follow the branch of much-lov'd * *'s line,
and from those altars mend, with her, the ray divine.
Oct. 3d 1757.
Ignoto.
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[Note]
The SONG at p. 39. being thought too short, an
Addition was made to it while the Play was in Rehearsal,
and it is perform'd as follows:
1.
Come, thou monarch of the vine,
plumpy Bacchus, with pink eyne;
thine it is to cheer the soul,
made, by thy enlarging bowl,
free from wisdom's fond controul,
Bur. free from wisdom's fond controul.
2.
Monarch, come; and with thee bring
tipsy dance, and revelling:
in thy vats our cares be drown'd;
with thy grapes our hairs be crown'd;
cup us, 'till the world go round,
Bur. cup us, 'till the world go round.
Corrigenda.
p. 26, l. 7. r. of our
p. 30, l. 32. r. well.
Do. l. 10. r. of your
p. 31, l. 32. r. report:
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Edward Capell [1758], Antony and Cleopatra; an historical Play, written by William Shakespeare: fitted for the Stage by abridging only; and now acted, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by his Majesty's Servants (Printed for J. and R. Tonson [etc.], London) [word count] [S30100].
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