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List of most recent chapters published for the The Works of Aphra Behn novel. A total of 540 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Works of Aphra Behn.by Aphra Behn.PREFACE.It is perhaps not altogether easy to appre
The Works of Aphra Behn.by Aphra Behn.PREFACE.It is perhaps not altogether easy to appreciate the multiplicity of difficulties with which the first editor of Mrs. Behn has to cope. Not only is her life strangely mysterious and obscure, but the rubbish of
- 40 _Feth._ Few Ladies have I seen at a Sheriff's Feast have better Faces, or worn so good Clothes; and by the Lord _Harry_, if these be of the gentle Craft, I'd not give a Real for an honest Women for my use._Will._ Come follow me into the Church,
- 39 _Will._ I beg your Pardon now, dear _Beaumond_-- I having lately nothing else to do, took a Command of Horse from the General at the last Siege, from which I am just arriv'd, and my Baggage is behind, which I must take order for._Feth._ Pox on't
- 38 _Will._ Hah! cheaply purchas'd too! I languish for her._Beau._ Ay, there's the Devil on't, she is-- a Wh.o.r.e._Will._ Ah, what a charming Sound that mighty Word bears!_Beau._ d.a.m.n her, she'll be thine or any body's._Will._ I d
- 37 _s.h.i.+ft._ He is, I came with him; he's impatient of your Return: I'll let him know you're here.[Exit. _s.h.i.+ft_._Feth._ Why, what a Pox ails the Captain o'th' sudden? He looks as sullenly as a routed General, or a Lover after
- 36 Pardon me then, Great Sir, if I presume to present my faithful Soldier, (which no Storms of Fate can ever draw from his Obedience) to so great a General: allow him, Royal Sir, a shelter and protection, who was driven from his Native Country with You, forc
- 35 I do not like the dulness of your eye: It hath a heavy cast, 'tis upsee Dutch.p. 101 _Incle._ Linen thread or yarn which was woven into a tape once very much in use.+Epilogue+ p. 106 _Nokes, or Tony Lee._ James Nokes and Antony Leigh, the two famous
- 34 +Act V: Scene i+ p. 86, l. 12 _Blunt's Chamber._ 4tos 'Chamber'. 1724, 1735, 'Room'.p. 86, l. 13 _as at his Chamber-door._ 1724, 1735, omit 'as'.p. 87, l. 20 _and Belvile's Page._ I have added this entrance which 4t
- 33 p. 32, l. 28 _aside._ 1724 omits.p. 35, l. 33 _his s.h.i.+rt b.l.o.o.d.y._ 1724 gives 'their s.h.i.+rts' but 4tos, more correctly, 'his s.h.i.+rt'. It is only Willmore who has been wounded.+Act II: Scene ii+ p. 38, l. 6 _high i' t
- 32 _Ped._ Sooner than a Woman's Will, therefore I forgive you all-- and wish you may get my Father's Pardon as easily; which I fear.Enter _Blunt_ drest in a _Spanish_ Habit, looking very ridiculously; his Man adjusting his Band._Man._ 'Tis ver
- 31 _Will._ And I was e'en resolv'd to go aboard, condemn my self to my lone Cabin, and the Thoughts of thee._h.e.l.l._ And cou'd you have left me behind? wou'd you have been so ill-natur'd?_Will._ Why, 'twou'd have broke my
- 30 So mean a Thought of me, Wou'd turn my Rage to Scorn, and I shou'd pity thee, And give thee leave to live; Which for the publick Safety of our s.e.x, And my own private Injuries, I dare not do.Prepare-- [Follows still, as before.--I will no more
- 29 _Belv._ 'Tis well, and now my dear _Florinda_, let's fly to compleat that mighty Joy we have so long wish'd and sigh'd for.-- Come, _Fred._ you'll follow?_Fred._ Your Example, Sir,'twas ever my Ambition in War, and must be so
- 28 Enter _Florinda_, running masqu'd, _Pedro_ after her, _Will._ gazing round her._Flor._ Good Heaven, defend me from discovery. [Aside._Pedro._ 'Tis but in vain to fly me, you are fallen to my Lot._Belv._ Sure she is undiscover'd yet, but now
- 27 _Ned Blunt, Ned, Ned_-- [and knocking within._Belv._ Why, he's dead, Sir, without dispute dead, he has not been seen to day; let's break open the Door-- here-- Boy-- _Blunt._ Ha, break open the Door! 'dsheartlikins that mad Fellow will be a
- 26 _Flor._ This House is haunted sure,'tis well furnisht and no living thing inhabits it-- hah-- a Man! Heavens how he's attir'd! sure 'tis some Rope-dancer, or Fencing-Master; I tremble now for fear, and yet I must venture now to speak t
- 25 --Prithee what didst do with Callis?_Val._ When I saw no Reason wou'd do good on her, I follow'd her into the Wardrobe, and as she was looking for something in a great Chest, I tumbled her in by the Heels, s.n.a.t.c.ht the Key of the Apartment w
- 24 [_Ang._ turns towards them.--The Rogue's bred up to Mischief, Art thou so great a Fool to credit him?_Ang._ Yes, I do; and you in vain impose upon me.--Come hither, Boy-- Is not this he you speak of?_h.e.l.l._ I think-- it is; I cannot swear, but I v
- 23 _h.e.l.l._ Madam, [_Moretta_ brings _h.e.l.lena_, who addresses her self to _Angelica_.You'l hardly pardon my Intrusion, When you shall know my Business; And I'm too young to tell my Tale with Art: But there must be a wondrous store of Goodness
- 22 _Will._ Do not be modest now, and lose the Woman: but if we shall fetch her back, so-- _Belv._ Do not speak to me._Will._ Not speak to you!-- Egad, I'll speak to you, and will be answered too._Belv._ Will you, Sir?_Will._ I know I've done some m
- 21 [Offers to fight. _Flor_. runs in._Flor._ Oh, hold! whoe'er you be, I do conjure you hold.If you strike here-- I die-- [To _Belv._ _Pedro._ _Florinda!_ _Belv._ _Florinda_ imploring for my Rival! _Pedro._ Away, this Kindness is unseasonable.[Puts her
- 20 _Belv._ I own I fought to day in the defence of a Friend of mine, with whom you (if you're the same) and your Party were first engag'd.Perhaps you think this Crime enough to kill me, But if you do, I cannot fear you'll do it basely._Ant._ N
- 19 _Belv._ 'Sdeath I have no patience-- draw, or I'll kill you._Will._ Let that alone till to morrow, and if I set not all right again, use your Pleasure._Belv._ To morrow, d.a.m.n it.The spiteful Light will lead me to no happiness.To morrow is _An
- 18 _Will._ Prithee-- prithee, Child-- not so many hard Questions-- let it suffice I am here, Child-- Come, come kiss me._Flor._ Good G.o.ds! what luck is mine?_Will._ Only good luck, Child, parlous good luck-- Come hither,-- 'tis a delicate s.h.i.+ning
- 17 _Luc._ I have nothing to pay for so great a Favour, but such a Love as cannot but be great, since at first sight of that sweet Face and Shape it made me your absolute Captive._Blunt._ Kind heart, how prettily she talks! Egad I'll show her Husband a _
- 16 _Flor._ So, if I find him false, my whole Repose is gone. [Aside._Belv._ And but for a Vow I've made to a very fine Lady, this Goodness had subdu'd me._Fred._ Pox on't be kind, in pity to me be kind, for I am to thrive here but as you treat
- 15 _Blunt._ 'Sheartlikins, thou'rt a fortunate Rogue._Will._ I am so, Sir, let these inform you.-- Ha, how sweetly they chime! Pox of Poverty, it makes a Man a Slave, makes Wit and Honour sneak, my Soul grew lean and rusty for want of Credit._Blunt
- 14 _Will._ Intirely-- come, let's withdraw: where I'll renew my Vows,-- and breathe 'em with such Ardour, thou shall not doubt my Zeal._Ang._ Thou hast a Power too strong to be resisted.[Ex. _Will._ and _Angelica_._Moret._ Now my Curse go with
- 13 _Ang._ I sent for you to ask my Pardon, Sir, not to aggravate your Crime.-- I thought I shou'd have seen you at my Feet imploring it._Will._ You are deceived, I came to rail at you, and talk such Truths, too, as shall let you see the Vanity of that P
- 12 [_Willmore_ having gaz'd all this while on the Picture, pulls down a little one._Will._ This posture's loose and negligent, The sight on't wou'd beget a warm desire In Souls, whom Impotence and Age had chill'd.--This must along wi
- 11 --Hark you, Friend, does she take or give so much by the Month!_Fred._ A Thousand Crowns! Why, 'tis a Portion for the _Infanta_._Blunt._ Hark ye, Friends, won't she trust?_Brav._ This is a Trade, Sir, that cannot live by Credit._Enter _Don Pedro
- 10 SCENE I. _The Long Street._ Enter _Belvile_ and _Frederick_ in Masquing-Habits, and _Willmore_ in his own Clothes, with a Vizard in his Hand._Will._ But why thus disguis'd and muzzl'd?_Belv._ Because whatever Extravagances we commit in these Fac
- 9 _Flor._ She'll be disappointed then, who expects you this Night at the Garden-gate, and if you'll fail not-- as let me see the other Hand-- you will go near to do-- she vows to die or make you happy.[Looks on Callis, who observes 'em._Belv.
- 8 _Fred._ No Friend to Love like a long Voyage at Sea._Blunt._ Except a Nunnery, _Fred_._Will._ Death! but will they not be kind, quickly be kind? Thou know'st I'm no tame Sigher, but a rampant Lion of the Forest._Two Men drest all over with Horns
- 7 _Flor._ 'Tis well-- I'll write a Note, and if I chance to see _Belvile_, and want an opportunity to speak to him, that shall let him know what I've resolv'd in favour of him._h.e.l.l._ Come, let's in and dress us. [Exeunt.SCENE II
- 6 _Flor._ Yes, I knew him at the Siege of _Pampelona_, he was then a Colonel of _French_ Horse, who when the Town was ransack'd, n.o.bly treated my Brother and my self, preserving us from all Insolencies; and I must own, (besides great Obligations) I h
- 5 PROLOGUE, Written by a Person of Quality._Wits, like Physicians, never can agree, When of a different Society; And _Rabel's_ Drops were never more cry'd down By all the Learned Doctors of the Town, Than a new Play, whose Author is unknown: Nor c
- 4 Published by W. Walker, 8 Grays Inn Square.' The original oil painting was purchased at the Stow Sale in 1848 (No. 57 in the sale catalogue), by J. S. Caldwell, a literary antiquarian, Linley Wood, Staffords.h.i.+re.A letter which I wrote to _The Tim
- 3 [Footnote 46: '_Sappho_ famous for her Gout and Guilt,' writes Gould in _The Poetess, a Satyr_.]This she sent to his daughter-in-law with the following letter[47]:-- Madam, At such losses as you have sustain'd in that of yo{r} Glorious ffat
- 2 1679, it was not published till 1683, but a second edition was called for in 1698.[35][Footnote 34: The date is fixed by the Epilogue 'at his R.H. second exile into Flanders'. The Duke of York sailed for Antwerp 4 March, 1679. He returned in Aug
- 1 The Works of Aphra Behn.by Aphra Behn.PREFACE.It is perhaps not altogether easy to appreciate the multiplicity of difficulties with which the first editor of Mrs. Behn has to cope. Not only is her life strangely mysterious and obscure, but the rubbish of