Scanderbeg: Or, Love and Liberty: A TragedyW. Reeve, 1747 - 320 páginas |
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... Death of Scanderbeg . As to the other Play , wrote by Mr. Lillo , it must be owned he hath kept clofer to the Story , and fhewn more of the Poet as well as the Hiftorian ; but that be wanted the Genius of the Author of this Piece , we ...
... Death of Scanderbeg . As to the other Play , wrote by Mr. Lillo , it must be owned he hath kept clofer to the Story , and fhewn more of the Poet as well as the Hiftorian ; but that be wanted the Genius of the Author of this Piece , we ...
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... Death of John Caftriot , our Hero's Fa- ther ; whereupon he dispatch'd a Baffa with a power- ful Army into Albania , who immediately took Pof- feffion of the whole Kingdom , telling the People , who were furprized , and without a Leader ...
... Death of John Caftriot , our Hero's Fa- ther ; whereupon he dispatch'd a Baffa with a power- ful Army into Albania , who immediately took Pof- feffion of the whole Kingdom , telling the People , who were furprized , and without a Leader ...
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... Death . The Turks loft 24000 Men , and the Victory cost the Chriftians but 300 . The Lofs of this Battle , with that gained , as be- fore mentioned , by Hunniades , fo reduced the Power of Amurath , that he was forced , tho ' with great ...
... Death . The Turks loft 24000 Men , and the Victory cost the Chriftians but 300 . The Lofs of this Battle , with that gained , as be- fore mentioned , by Hunniades , fo reduced the Power of Amurath , that he was forced , tho ' with great ...
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... Death of Scan- derbeg , with more Courage than Prudence fought for him , and when found , Scanderbeg met and dif- patched him by a fingle Blow with his Sabre , in the Sight of both Armies ; which fo difhearten'd the Turks , that they ...
... Death of Scan- derbeg , with more Courage than Prudence fought for him , and when found , Scanderbeg met and dif- patched him by a fingle Blow with his Sabre , in the Sight of both Armies ; which fo difhearten'd the Turks , that they ...
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... to refign his Breath in an obfcure Country , and in the Sight of his Enemy ; and turning towards his Son , in- treated him to revenge his Death . After which , I being t being fpeechlefs , he ftruggled for fome Time in great SCANDERBEG .
... to refign his Breath in an obfcure Country , and in the Sight of his Enemy ; and turning towards his Son , in- treated him to revenge his Death . After which , I being t being fpeechlefs , he ftruggled for fome Time in great SCANDERBEG .
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