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The Works of Henry Fielding - Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes $p Volume 12 by Henry Fielding
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_Glum_. But then to lose them all in one black day,
That the same sun which, rising, saw me wife
To twenty giants, setting should behold
Me widow'd of them all.----[1]My worn-out heart,
That ship, leaks fast, and the great heavy lading,
My soul, will quickly sink.

[Footnote 1:

My blood leaks fast, and the great heavy lading
My soul will quickly sink.--_Mithridates_.

My soul is like a ship.--_Injured Love_.
]

_Queen_. Madam, believe
I view your sorrows with a woman's eye:
But learn to bear them with what strength you may,
To-morrow we will have our grenadiers
Drawn out before you, and you then shall choose
What husbands you think fit.

_Glum_. [1]Madam, I am
Your most obedient and most humble servant.

[Footnote 1: This well-bred line seems to be copied in the Persian
Princess:--

To be your humblest and most faithful slave.
]
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