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...stealthy pace, With (2) Tarquin's ravishing sides ftovf'rds his design Moves like a ghost — Thou sound and firm-set earth, Hear not my steps, which way they...fear The very stones prate of my where-about, And (3) take the present horror from the time. That now suits with it. (1) Now o'er one half the world...

...stealthy pace, With (2) Tarqwiu's ravishing sides, tow' rds his design Moves like a ghost — Thou sound and firm-set earth, Hear not my steps, which way they...fear. The very stones prate of my where-about, And (3) take the present horror from t/te time, That now suits with it. (1) Now o'er one half the world...

...wolf, Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design Moves like a ghost. — Thou sure and firm-set...present horror from the time, Which now suits with it.* — Whiles I threat, he lives; Words to the heat of deeds to cold breath gives. [.4 bell rings. 1 go,...

...stealthy pace, With Tarquin's ravishing strides, tow'rd his design Moves like a ghost. — Thou sound and firm-set earth Hear not my steps, which way they...present horror from the time, Which now suits with it. — While I threat, he lives — I go, and it is done ; the bell invites me. Hear it not, Duncan !...

...wolf, Whose howl's his watch, thus, with his stealthy pace, With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design Moves like a ghost. — Thou sure and firm-set...stones prate of my where-about, And take the present horrour from the time, Which now suits with it. — Whiles I threat, he lives ; Words to the heat of...