He's gone, and for his absence thus I mourn. Did never sorrow go so near my heart As doth the want of my sweet Gaveston ; And could my crown's revenue bring him back, I would freely give it to his enemies, And think I gain'd, having bought so dear a friend. The Ancient British Drama ... - Page 167edited by - 1810 - 614 pagesFull view - About this book
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...ISABELLA KING ISABELLA KING ISABELLA KING ISABELLA KING ISABELLA KING Re-enter KING EDWARD, mouming He's gone, and for his absence thus I mourn: Did never...I would freely give it to his enemies, And think I gain'd, having bought so dear a friend. 310 Hark, how he harps upon his minion! My heart is as an anvil... | |
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