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having that very moment, left lefs inter¬
rupted joys in the arms of Jaquenetta, who
lived in a houfe almoft adjoining to her
filter’s; had it not happened, I fay to be my
fortune to arrive in the inftant.—l did not
immediately know Macbeth, nor had then
any remarkable intimacies palfed between
us •, but the inequality of the engagement,
and the apparent barbarity of the aflault,
foon determined me, on which fide to join
my endeavours : I drew my iword, and
placing myfelf clofe by Macbeth, bid him
fear nothing from fuch aggrefibrs, for the
bafe hearts, that had been capable of at¬
tacking a fingle gentleman, would certainly
be forced to fubmit to the more generous,
and united ftrength of two honeft men!—
I had fcarcely faid fo much, when, as if
my words and prefence had infpir’d him
with frelh vigour, he made a furious pafs,
and laid one of the three ruffians dead at
our feet: the other two, having now neither
the advantage of numbers, nor of a good
cauie, began to fave themfelves by flight;
but 1’hurjo who waited the event, at no
great diftance; and whofe refentment againfl:
Macbeth, was, by the defeat of his brava¬
does rather aggravated than abated, inter¬
rupted their elcape, and upbraiding their
daliardlinefs, had th'e impudence, with
fword in hand, to lead them back himfelf
3 to
having that very moment, left lefs inter¬
rupted joys in the arms of Jaquenetta, who
lived in a houfe almoft adjoining to her
filter’s; had it not happened, I fay to be my
fortune to arrive in the inftant.—l did not
immediately know Macbeth, nor had then
any remarkable intimacies palfed between
us •, but the inequality of the engagement,
and the apparent barbarity of the aflault,
foon determined me, on which fide to join
my endeavours : I drew my iword, and
placing myfelf clofe by Macbeth, bid him
fear nothing from fuch aggrefibrs, for the
bafe hearts, that had been capable of at¬
tacking a fingle gentleman, would certainly
be forced to fubmit to the more generous,
and united ftrength of two honeft men!—
I had fcarcely faid fo much, when, as if
my words and prefence had infpir’d him
with frelh vigour, he made a furious pafs,
and laid one of the three ruffians dead at
our feet: the other two, having now neither
the advantage of numbers, nor of a good
cauie, began to fave themfelves by flight;
but 1’hurjo who waited the event, at no
great diftance; and whofe refentment againfl:
Macbeth, was, by the defeat of his brava¬
does rather aggravated than abated, inter¬
rupted their elcape, and upbraiding their
daliardlinefs, had th'e impudence, with
fword in hand, to lead them back himfelf
3 to
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| Antiquarian books of Scotland > Languages & literature > Key to the drama > (51) |
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| Description | Or, memoirs, intrigues, and atchievements, of personages, who have been chosen by the most celebrated poets, as the fittest characters for theatrical representations. ... Vol. I. Containing the life, ... of Macbeth. By a gentleman, no professed author, but a lover of history, and of the theatre. |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.81.182 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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