| William Congreve - 1730 - 306 sivua
...Tell me Ifetac, why art thee jealous? Why art thee diftruftful of the Wife of thy Bofom ? Becaufe fhe is young and vigorous, and I am old and impotent-— — — Then why didft thee marry, Jf.tac? — Becaufe fhe was beautiful and tempting, and becaufe I was obftinate and... | |
| William Congreve - 1774 - 370 sivua
...art thee jealous ? Why art thee diih-urtful diftruftful of the Wife of thy Bofom ?— Becaufe fl-e is young and vigorous, and I am old and impotent — Then why didft thee many, I/aac ? — Becaufe five was beautiful and tempting, and becaufe I was obftinate and... | |
| Walter Scott - 1811 - 690 sivua
...[Exit BARNABY.] and, in the mean time, I will reason with myself Tell me, Isaac, why art thee jealous ? Why art thee distrustful of the wife of thy bosom...beautiful and tempting, and because I was obstinate and doting ; so that my inclination was, and is still, greater than my power And will not that which tempted... | |
| Walter Scott - 1811 - 698 sivua
...[Exit BARNABY.] and, in the mean time, I will reason with myself Tell me, Isaac, why art thee jealous ? Why art thee distrustful of the wife of thy bosom...beautiful and tempting, and because I was obstinate and doting ; so that my inclination was, and is still, greater than my power And will not that which tempted... | |
| British drama - 1811 - 696 sivua
...[£xi'f BARNABY.] and, in the mean tune, I will reason with myself Tell me, Isaac, why art thee jealous ? Why art thee distrustful of the wife of thy bosom...she is young and vigorous, and I am old and impotent — i'hen why didst thee marry, bane ? — Because she was beautiful and tempting, and because 1 was... | |
| William Wycherley, Leigh Hunt - 1840 - 784 sivua
...FONDLEWIFI. And, in the mean time, I will reason with myself. — Tell me, Isaac, why art thee jealous ? why art thee distrustful of the wife of thy bosom...beautiful and tempting, and because I was obstinate and doting ; so that my inclination was, and is still, greater than my power. And will not that which tempted... | |
| William Wycherley - 1875 - 770 sivua
...SCENE III. And, in the mean time, I will reason with myself. — Tell me, Isaac, why art thee jealous ? 8 . doting ; so that my inclination was, and is still, greater than my power. And will not that which tempted... | |
| WILLIAM CONGREVE - 1887 - 556 sivua
...BARNABY]. And, in the mean time, I will reason with myself.—Tell me, Isaac, why art thee jealous? why art thee distrustful of the wife of thy bosom...is young and vigorous, and I am old and impotent. I The nickname llien in vogue for a domestic chaplain. " A young Levile—such Was the phiase then... | |
| William Congreve - 1888 - 540 sivua
...BARNABY]. And, in the mean time, I will reason with myself. — Tell me, Isaac, why art thee jealous? why art thee distrustful of the wife 'of thy bosom...is young and vigorous, and I am old and impotent. 1 The nickname then in vogue for a domestic chaplain. "A young Levite — such was the phrase then... | |
| William Congreve - 1895 - 244 sivua
...Father Time shake his glass.' Or Fondlewife soliloquises : ' Tell me, Isaac, why art thee jealous ? Why art thee distrustful of the wife of thy bosom...tempting, and because I was obstinate and doating. ..." In the one passage is the gay and skilfully light paradox, in the other the clean, rhythmical,... | |
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