(Encyclopedia) King, William Rufus Devane, 1786–1853, U.S. Senator from Alabama (1819–44, 1848–52), b. Sampson co., N.C. A Democratic Congressman from North Carolina (1811–16), he settled (1818) in…
Act IVScene IWithout the walls of AthensEnter TimonTimonLet me look back upon thee. O thou wall,
That girdlest in those wolves, dive in the earth,
And fence not Athens! Matrons, turn…
(Encyclopedia) Edward IV, 1442–83, king of England (1461–70, 1471–83), son of Richard, duke of York. He succeeded to the leadership of the Yorkist party (see Roses, Wars of the) after the death of…
Scene IVPlains near TewksburyMarch. Enter Queen Margaret, Prince Edward, Somerset, Oxford, and soldiersQueen MargaretGreat lords, wise men ne'er sit and wail their loss,
But cheerly seek how…
Scene IVOutside Macbeth's castleEnter Ross and an old ManOld ManThreescore and ten I can remember well:
Within the volume of which time I have seen
Hours dreadful and things strange; but this…
Scene IVThe Shepherd's cottageEnter Florizel and PerditaFlorizelThese your unusual weeds to each part of you
Do give a life: no shepherdess, but Flora
Peering in April's front. This your…
Act IVPrologueEnter ChorusChorusNow entertain conjecture of a time
When creeping murmur and the poring dark
Fills the wide vessel of the universe.
From camp to camp through the foul womb of…
(Encyclopedia) Gustavus IV, 1778–1837, king of Sweden (1792–1809). On the assassination of his father, Gustavus III, he succeeded under the regency of his uncle, later King Charles XIII, a liberal.…
Scene VIIIBefore King Henry's pavilionEnter Gower and WilliamsWilliamsI warrant it is to knight you, captain.Enter FluellenFluellenGod's will and his pleasure, captain, I beseech you now,…
Act IVScene IWestminster HallEnter, as to the Parliament, Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Aumerle, Northumberland, Henry Percy, Lord Fitzwater, Duke of Surrey, the Bishop OF Carlisle, the Abbot Of…
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