"Forbear! there is a spirit within me, sunk tho' I am in misery and despair, that will not suffer you, tho' now a conqueror in your turn, and towering far above the wretched son of Hastings, to take this base advantage of your fortune, and drag a trembling victim to the altar only to riot in the tears of beauty, and throw your chains upon a heart, that never can be your's."
The Days of Yore: a Drama in Three Acts
First performed January 13, 1796. At least 2 entries in ECCO and ESTC (1796) <br>
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<u>The Days of Yore: a Drama in Three Acts. Performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden</u> (London: C. Dilly, 1796). &lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&contentSet=ECCOArticles&type=multipage&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&docId=CB132932056&source=gale&userGroupName=viva_uva&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt;