"I fell at his feet, embrac'd his knees, and wept; conjur'd him, supplicated; the tears, the supplications of his father, never reach'd his iron heart"
The Robbers; A Tragedy
A translation and abridgment. First performed in 1797? Only 1 entry in ESTC (1799).<br>
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See <u>The Robbers; A Tragedy: In Five Acts. Translated and Altered from the German. As it was Performed at Brandenburgh-House Theatre. With a Preface, Prologue and Epilogue, written by Her Serene Highness The Margravine of Anspach</u> (London: Printed for W. Wigstead and M. Hooper, 1799). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T61105">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;