The Beggar of Bethnal Green a Comedy in Three Acts Altered From the Beggars
The Beggar of Bethnal Green a Comedy in Three Acts Altered From the Beggars
Knowles James Sheridan
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(Places her hand in Ralph's without her being conscious of it. ) WILFORD. Content ! — Enough ! O'ermeasure on't ! I've done, — yet would I touch The precious thing, so much I've coveted, Was ne'er till now in reach of — now so near — Do find can ne'er be mine ! — Whoe'er thou art, Thou art acquaintance of my heart — as soon As seen, beloved ! I saw thee only once, That once too oft ! — For then I thought upon scene ii. ] OF BETHNAL GREEN. ~'. ', My marriage bell, and wished it might be thine. B...ut now, when thine they ring, they ring my knell ! 'Tis not a crime to kiss thy hand, while yet The banning of the priest forbids me not. There ! Let thy bridegroom at the altar fix, In presence of the watching cherubim, A truer seal upon thy lip than that I've fix'd upon thy hand — though his shall last 'Till doomsday ! Take me hence ! 'Tis hard to look At what we wish were ours, and, while we do't, Persuade ourselves it can't be. — Take me hence ! The only sight of her is hold too strong For me to struggle 'gainst !
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