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fpies upon all his adlions, in hopes of be¬
coming miftrefs of fome fcandal that might
promote enmity between him and the King *
but the prudent uniformity by which
Bancbo fquared his conduit, baffled every
hope that way: flie would fometimes pro-
pofe to herfelf to alarm the pride of the
King, by giving him a hint of the prophecy,
but then flie thought too well of Macbeth'%
underftanding, to fuppofe that fuch a frivo¬
lous ftory could influence him to break
with a man, of whofe fidelity and friendftiip
he had got Inch inconteftable proofs. Hell
at length affifted her, and fuggefled the
means of opening a breach between the two
friends. About this time Bancbo had unfor¬
tunately introduced to court Inetta, a half-
fifter of his, a young lady not lefs admi¬
rable for unequalled beauty, than flie was
efteemed for a fliining underftanding-, a-
dorned with fo much modefty of behaviour,
that by every body flie was beloved, but
rather fentimentally than paflionately : flie
lived at Bancbo’s houfe, and from his rela-
tionftiip and connexion with Macbeth, his
fifter Inetta foon became familiar in the
Queen’s parties. The Queen, with per¬
haps the moft vicious heart that was ever
lodged in the breaft of a woman, had an
amazing faculty of fmothering the cor-
ruptiblenels of itj and by an admirable
dexterity
fpies upon all his adlions, in hopes of be¬
coming miftrefs of fome fcandal that might
promote enmity between him and the King *
but the prudent uniformity by which
Bancbo fquared his conduit, baffled every
hope that way: flie would fometimes pro-
pofe to herfelf to alarm the pride of the
King, by giving him a hint of the prophecy,
but then flie thought too well of Macbeth'%
underftanding, to fuppofe that fuch a frivo¬
lous ftory could influence him to break
with a man, of whofe fidelity and friendftiip
he had got Inch inconteftable proofs. Hell
at length affifted her, and fuggefled the
means of opening a breach between the two
friends. About this time Bancbo had unfor¬
tunately introduced to court Inetta, a half-
fifter of his, a young lady not lefs admi¬
rable for unequalled beauty, than flie was
efteemed for a fliining underftanding-, a-
dorned with fo much modefty of behaviour,
that by every body flie was beloved, but
rather fentimentally than paflionately : flie
lived at Bancbo’s houfe, and from his rela-
tionftiip and connexion with Macbeth, his
fifter Inetta foon became familiar in the
Queen’s parties. The Queen, with per¬
haps the moft vicious heart that was ever
lodged in the breaft of a woman, had an
amazing faculty of fmothering the cor-
ruptiblenels of itj and by an admirable
dexterity
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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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