Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice: An Historical Tragedy, in Five Acts. With Notes. The Prophecy of Dante, a Poem |
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ANGIOLINA answer arms bear BENINTENDE BERTRAM BERTUCCIO FALIERO blood breath CALENDARO cause che fu chief CITIZEN Council death detto DOGE doubt ducal Duke duty earth Enter eyes fathers feel Giovanni give hands hast hath head hear heart Heaven honour hope hour ISRAEL BERTUCCIO Italy judge justice late least leave less light LIONI live look lord Marco MARIANNA Marino Faliero means meet Michele nature never night noble Note o'er once palace pass passions patrician peril present prince proud punishment quale rest Saint senate sentence shame SIGNOR soul speak spirit stand Steno strike sword thee thine things thou thoughts thousand traitors true trust unto Venice wrong
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| Title | Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice: An Historical Tragedy, in Five Acts. With Notes. The Prophecy of Dante, a Poem Volume 78, Issue 3 of Fawcett's collection of 18th and 19th century English drama Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice: An Historical Tragedy, in Five Acts. With Notes. The Prophecy of Dante, a Poem, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron |
| Author | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron |
| Contributors | John Murray, Thomas Davison |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1821 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 2 Aug 2007 |
| Length | 261 pages |
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