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believe that I flighted fo defirable an invi¬
tation ; I waited, or more properly lingered,
with the utmoft impatience, until the ap¬
pointed minute arrived, and then with all
the ardour of enthufiafiic love: I haftened
me to the field of beauty ! And there !—
’tis yet a heaven to relate it! I found, the
charmer of my foul, in a negligent, but
bewitching undrefs ; through the flim ele¬
gance of which, the perfedt proportion of
every part, fwelling upon the imagination,
commanded by irrefiftible attraction, an
admiration not to be awakened by all the-
pomp, which drefs can borrow from em¬
broidery or jewels !—-It muft be the moft
luxuriant fancy, and not words, that can de-
fcribe to you, the thrilling emotions which
now circulated thro’ every Member of the
enchanted Macbeth l to be fhort, after fully
feafting my ravifhed eyes, and gratifying
every amorous touch ; I had juft plunged
into fruition! when O! more than cruel
intervention ! the voice of the old Thane
ftartled us from a neighbouring chamber!—
and forced me, reludtant, to retire, and
raging, leave the uncompleted banquet!—
Danger inevitable now confounded both !—
hardly one moment for confideration ! fo
that I thought of no other refource than,
by my fwprd, to gain our immediate deli¬
verance.—But happily for the Thane, and
no
believe that I flighted fo defirable an invi¬
tation ; I waited, or more properly lingered,
with the utmoft impatience, until the ap¬
pointed minute arrived, and then with all
the ardour of enthufiafiic love: I haftened
me to the field of beauty ! And there !—
’tis yet a heaven to relate it! I found, the
charmer of my foul, in a negligent, but
bewitching undrefs ; through the flim ele¬
gance of which, the perfedt proportion of
every part, fwelling upon the imagination,
commanded by irrefiftible attraction, an
admiration not to be awakened by all the-
pomp, which drefs can borrow from em¬
broidery or jewels !—-It muft be the moft
luxuriant fancy, and not words, that can de-
fcribe to you, the thrilling emotions which
now circulated thro’ every Member of the
enchanted Macbeth l to be fhort, after fully
feafting my ravifhed eyes, and gratifying
every amorous touch ; I had juft plunged
into fruition! when O! more than cruel
intervention ! the voice of the old Thane
ftartled us from a neighbouring chamber!—
and forced me, reludtant, to retire, and
raging, leave the uncompleted banquet!—
Danger inevitable now confounded both !—
hardly one moment for confideration ! fo
that I thought of no other refource than,
by my fwprd, to gain our immediate deli¬
verance.—But happily for the Thane, and
no
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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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