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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