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A tragedy of Abraham's sacrifice, written in frenchA tragedie of Abrahams sacrifice, written in french
A tragedy of Abraham's sacrifice, written in french by Theodore Beza, and translated into English, by A.G. Finished at Powles Belchamp in Essex, the xj. of August. 1575A tragedie of Abrahams sacrifice, written in french by Theodore Beza, and translated into Inglish, by A.G. Finished at Povvles Belchamp in Essex, the xj. of August. 1575
London: printed by Thomas Vautroullier, 1577
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Abraham. Alas my son, God hath commanded me To make an offering unto him of thee, To my great grief, to my great grief and pine, And endless woe.
Abraham. Alas my sonne, God hath commaunded me To make an offring vnto him of thee, To my great greef, to my great greef and pine, And endlesse wo.
Isaac. Alas poor mother mine▪ How many deaths shall my death give to thee? But tell me yet, my killer who shall be?
Isaac. Alas poore mother mine▪ How many deathes shall my death giue to thee? But tell me yit, my killer who shall be?
Abraham. Who? my deer son! my God my God grant grace, That I may die now present in this place.
Abraham. Who? my deere son! my God my God graunt grace, That I may dy now presēt in this place.
Isaac. O father mine.