The Prince of Parthia, A Tragedy, by Thomas Godfrey; Ed., With Introduction, Historical, Biographical, and Critical, by Archibald Henderson.Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 1917 - 236 páginas |
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Academy afterwards American anguish arms ARSACES Artabanus Artabanus III BARZAPHERNES beauties Benjamin Benjamin West BETHAS bless blest bosom breast bright Brother Cæsar Cape Fear Charitable School charms CLEONE Cornelius Harnett Court of Fancy croud curs'd curse dares death dost thou drama dreadful e'en e'er EDESSA ev'ry EVANTHE eyes fate Father fond form'd Francis Hopkinson Franklin frown genius gentle Ghost give glorious GOTARZES Guernsey Moore happy haste hate heart heav'n Hence horror Hugh Williamson Jacob Duché James KING lov'd LYSIAS McRee mington Nathaniel Evans ne'er North Carolina o'er Pennsylvania Gazette Phila Philadelphia PHRAATES pity poem poet poetic pow'r Prince of Parthia Provost Smith QUEEN rage revenge Royal says SCENE shade shining Society soft sorrows soul speak sweets tears Thermusa Thomas Godfrey thro throne tragedy Twas VARDANES villain Vonones William Smith Wilmington wretch written ye Gods young Godfrey
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Página 68 - Help me, Cassius, or I sink.' I, as ^Eneas, our great ancestor, Did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder The old Anchises bear, so from the waves of Tiber Did I the tired Caesar. And this man Is now become a god ; and Cassius is A wretched creature, and must bend his body If Caesar carelessly but nod on him.
Página 5 - Godfrey, a self-taught mathematician, great in his way, and afterward inventor of what is now called Hadley's Quadrant. But he knew little out of his way, and was not a pleasing companion; as, like most great mathematicians I have met with, he expected universal precision in everything said, or was for ever denying or distinguishing upon trifles, to the disturbance of all conversation.
Página 68 - Dar'st thou, Cassius, now, Leap in with me into this angry flood, And swim to yonder point ? " Upon the word, Accoutred as I was, I plunged in, And bade him follow ; so, indeed, he did. The torrent roared ; and we did buffet it With lusty sinews ; throwing it aside, And stemming it with hearts of controversy. But, ere we could arrive the point proposed, CiBsar cried, Help me, Cassius, or I sink!
Página 67 - We both have fed as well, and we can both Endure the winter's cold as well as he : For once, upon a raw and gusty day, The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores, Caesar said to me, " Dar'st thou. Cassius, now Leap in with me into this angry flood, And swim to yonder point ? " Upon the word, Accoutered as I was, I plunged in And bade him follow ; so indeed he did.
Página 5 - I drew up required that every member, in his turn, should produce one or more queries on any point of Morals, Politics, or Natural Philosophy, to be discussed by the company ; and once in three months produce and read an essay of his own writing, on any subject he pleased.
Página 67 - Caesar; so were you: We both have fed as well, and we can both Endure the winter's cold as well as he : For once, upon a raw and gusty day, The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores, Caesar said to me, 'Dar'st thou, Cassius, now Leap in with me into this angry flood, And swim to yonder point?
Página 186 - I am dead, dissolv'd to native dust, Yet let me live in thy dear mem'ry — One tear will not be much to give Evanthe. ARSACES. My eyes shall e'er two running fountains be, And wet thy urn with overflowing tears, Joy ne'er again within my breast shall find A residence — Oh ! speak, once more — EVANTHE.
Página 35 - I sent you the copy of a tragedy I finished here, and desired your interest in bringing it on the stage. I have not yet heard of the vessel's arrival, and believe if she is safe it will be too late for the company now in Philadelphia/ This letter proves that Godfrey wrote the Prince of Parthia with a view to its production.
Página 28 - Where all the doctrine now that 's told, Is that a shining heap of gold Alone can man embellish. Then since 't is thus, my honest friend, If you be wise, my strain attend, And counsel sage adhere to ; With me, henceforward, join the crowd, And like the rest proclaim aloud, That money is all virtue ! Then may we both, in time, retreat To some fair villa, sweetly neat, To entertain the muses ; And then life's noise and trouble leave — Supremely blest, we'1l never grieve At what the world refuses.
Página 46 - Smooth'd the soft plumage that adorn'd her breast. Sacred to her the lucent chariot drew, Or whether wildly through the air she flew, Or whether to the dreary shades of night, Oppress'd with gloom she downward bent her flight, Or proud...