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Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Works of Frederich Schiller in English.by Frederich Schiller.PREFACE TO THE SIXTH ED
The Works of Frederich Schiller in English.by Frederich Schiller.PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION.The present is the best collected edition of the important works of Schiller which is accessible to readers in the English language.Detached poems or dramas have
- 301 Such is, you know, the custom of the court, And I may then remain in my apartment.DOMINGO.'Tis well devised! Now the great game is won, And we may bid defiance to all queens!PRINCESS.Hark! I am called. I must attend the queen, So fare you well.[Exit.
- 302 CARLOS.The duke sets out to-morrow. That is fixed.MARQUIS.That cannot be--it is not surely so.Can all Madrid be so deceived? 'Tis said You had a private audience, and the king---- CARLOS.Remained inflexible, and we are now Divided more than ever.MARQ
- 303 CARLOS (with increased vehemence).Nay, that Is far too harsh--and cruel! She is proud And n.o.ble; well I know her, and fear nothing.Vain are your efforts to alarm my hopes.I must speak to my mother.MARQUIS.Now? for what?CARLOS.Because I've nothing m
- 304 MARQUIS (after a pause).Well! then they may be sent through Germany.[Exeunt on different sides.ACT III.SCENE I.The king's bedchamber. On the toilet two burning lights. In the background several pages asleep resting on their knees. The KING, in half u
- 305 KING.What! married--yet You dare to watch a night here with your king!Your hair is gray, and yet you do not blush To think your wife is honest. Get thee home; You'll find her locked, this moment, in your son's Incestuous embrace. Believe your ki
- 306 Rise, Alva! thou hast now my royal promise; Rise, and speak fearlessly!ALVA (rising).Your majesty, Perchance, may bear in your remembrance still What happened in the garden at Aranjuez.You found the queen deserted by her ladies, With looks confused--alone
- 307 And the king's undisturbed tranquillity Is, in itself, sufficient to destroy The rumors set on foot by calumny.KING.What! Rumors! and of me! among my subjects!DOMINGO.All falsehood, sire! Naught but the vilest falsehood!I'll swear 'tis fals
- 308 Nothing but names, mere names are here:--no note E'en of the services to which they owe Their place upon the roll! Oh, what can be Of shorter memory than grat.i.tude!Here, in this other list, I read each fault Most accurately marked. That is not well
- 309 [They retire; the other GRANDEES approach, and kneeling, hand their papers to the KING. He looks over them rapidly, and hands them to DUKE ALVA.Duke, let these be laid Before me in the council. Who waits further?[No one answers.How comes it that amidst my
- 310 SCENE X.The KING, and MARQUIS POSA.The MARQUIS, as soon as he observes the KING, comes forward and sinks on one knee; then rises and remains standing before him without any sign of confusion.KING (looks at him with surprise).We've met before then?MAR
- 311 Our creeds, my liege, are one.[A pause.I am misunderstood. I feared as much.You see the veil torn by my hand aside From all the mysteries of majesty.Who can a.s.sure you I shall still regard As sacred that which ceases to alarm me?I may seem dangerous, be
- 312 MARQUIS.Look round on all the glorious face of nature, On freedom it is founded--see how rich, Through freedom it has grown. The great Creator Bestows upon the worm its drop of dew, And gives free-will a triumph in abodes Where lone corruption reigns. See
- 313 ACT IV. SCENE I. The Queens Apartment. QUEEN, d.u.c.h.eSS OLIVAREZ, PRINCESS EBOLI, COUNTESS FUENTES. QUEEN (to the first lady as she rises). And so the key has not been found! My casket Must be forced open then--and that at once. [She observes PRINCESS E
- 314 No, marquis! no! Not even in jest could I Suspect you of so wild a scheme as this; No visionary you! to undertake What you can ne'er accomplish.MARQUIS.But that seems To be the very point at issue.QUEEN.What I chiefly blame you, marquis, for, and wha
- 315 MARQUIS. Yes, I maintain it all, Because I spoke with him. QUEEN (after a pause). The daring plan Alarms and pleases me. You may be right-- The thought is bold, and that perhaps enchants me. Let it but ripen. Does Prince Carlos know it? MARQUIS. It was my
- 316 And if your highness Has trusted to him more of what concerns you Than every one should know, as I am led To fear---- CARLOS. You fear! LERMA. He has been with the king. CARLOS. Indeed! LERMA. Two hours in secret converse too. CARLOS. Indeed! LERMA. The s
- 317 MARQUIS. Carlos! My Carlos! CARLOS. Who calls me? Ah! tis thou--I was in haste To gain the convent! You will not delay. [Going. MARQUIS. Hold! for a moment. CARLOS. We may be observed. MARQUIS. No chance of that. Tis over now. The queen---- CARLOS. Youve
- 318 I scarcely know! But may I keep this tablet?MARQUIS.Not so! I came to ask thee for thine own.CARLOS.My tablet! Why?MARQUIS.And whatsoever writings You have, unfit to meet a stranger's eye-- Letters or memorandums, and in short, Your whole portfolio.C
- 319 LERMA. Her majesty is in the antechamber. KING. What! Now? LERMA. And begs the favor of an audience. KING. Now! At this unaccustomed hour! Not now-- I cannot see her yet. LERMA. Here comes the queen. [Exit LERMA. SCENE IX. The KING, the QUEEN enters, and
- 320 [She recognizes the miniature, and remains in speechless astonishment. They both gaze at each other. After a long pause.In truth, this mode of trying a wife's heart Is great and royal, sire! But I should wish To ask one question?KING.'Tis for me
- 321 KING (embarra.s.sed). Queen! QUEEN. I can bear no more--it is too much! [Hastening to the door, she falls with her child on the threshold. KING (running to her a.s.sistance). Heavens! What is that? INFANTA (cries out with terror). She bleeds! My mother bl
- 322 MARQUIS.I found an opportunity To seize your son's portfolio, with his letters, Which, as I hope, may throw some light---- [He gives the PRINCE's portfolio to the KING.KING (looks through it eagerly).A letter From the emperor, my father. How I a
- 323 Tis only for the last extremity. KING (laying his hand on the shoulder of the MARQUIS). Go! Go, dear marquis! Give this bosom peace, And bring back slumber to my sleepless pillow. [Exeunt at different sides. SCENE XIII. A Gallery. CARLOS entering in extre
- 324 LERMA.Duke Alva is disgraced!The great seal taken from the Prince Ruy Gomez, And given to the marquis.CARLOS (lost in deep thought).And from me Has he concealed all this? And why from me?LERMA.As minister all-powerful, the court Looks on him now--as favor
- 325 How long is it since last your majesty Opened your casket? QUEEN. Why do you inquire? DOMINGO. Did you not miss some articles of value? QUEEN. Why these suspicions? What I missed was then Known to the court! But what of Marquis Posa? Say, what connection
- 326 Of your kindness, dearest!And of my deep ingrat.i.tude. Alas, Too well I know it! deeply have I wronged thee-- Wounded thy tender heart, and from thine eyes, Thine angel eyes, wrung precious tears, sweet maid!But ah! 'tis not repentance leads me hith
- 327 [Remains doubtingly in this position. EBOLI (having sunk down beside him, looks in his face). Do not delay-- Why do you hesitate? I beg no mercy-- I have deserved to die, and I am ready. MARQUIS (letting his hand drop slowly--after some reflection). It we
- 328 What! Thou?EBOLI.And gave thy letters Up to the king?QUEEN.What! Thou?EBOLI.And dared accuse thee!QUEEN.Thou! Couldst thou this?EBOLI.Revenge and madness--love-- I hated thee, and loved the prince!QUEEN.And did His love so prompt thee?QUEEN.And who arrest
- 329 QUEEN.That Carlos is arrested--and they add, By you! Is it then true? From no one else Would I believe it but yourself.MARQUIS.'Tis true.QUEEN.By you?MARQUIS.By me?QUEEN (looks at him for some time doubtingly).I still respect your actions E'en w
- 330 I wished to lead him to the excellent-- To exalt him to the highest point of beauty.Mortality denied a model to me, And language, words. Then did I bend his views To this point only--and my whole endeavor Was to explain to him his love.QUEEN.Your friend,
- 331 [LERMA enters the cabinet. ALVA. Dear Taxis, you must learn a little patience-- You cannot see the king. TAXIS. Not see him! Why? ALVA. You should have been considerate, and procured Permission from the Marquis Posa first-- Who keeps both son and father i
- 332 ALVA. And am I not the same to whom these doors Flew open once? But, ah! how changed is all Around me and how strange! [DOMINGO approaches the cabinet door softly, and remains listening before it. ALVA (after a pause). Hark! All is still And silent as the
- 333 ALL (together with astonishment).The king shed tears![The bell rings in the cabinet, COUNT LERMA hastens in.DOMINGO.Count, yet one word.Pardon! He's gone! We're fettered in amazement.SCENE XXIV.PRINCESS EBOLI, FERIA, MEDINA SIDONIA, PARMA, DOMIN
- 334 I'm lost, forever lost; thou saw'st it clearly.This fatal love has scattered, and forever, All the bright, early blossoms of my mind.To all the great, exalted hopes I'm dead.Chance led thee to the king--or Providence,-- It cost thee but my
- 335 [ALVA withdraws. He is still seen for some time lingering in the court and giving orders to the guards.SCENE III.CARLOS and MARQUIS POSA.CARLOS (after the departure of the DUKE, full of expectation and astonishment, to the MARQUIS).What means all this? In
- 336 And thou, alas! art lost together with me-- This dreadful fraud my father ne'er will pardon.MARQUIS.This fraud! Thou'rt mad! Who will disclose it to him?CARLOS (regards him with a fixed look).Who! Dost thou ask? I will myself.MARQUIS.Thou ravest
- 337 ALL THE GRANDEES (drawing their swords).Regicide!CARLOS (holding the KING firmly with one hand, the naked sword in the other).Put up your swords! What! Think you I am mad?I am not so: or you were much to blame Thus to remind me, that upon the point Of thi
- 338 Rebellion! Where's the king?[He makes his way through the crowd up to the KING.Madrid's in arms!To thousands swelled, the soldiery and people Surround the palace; and reports are spread That Carlos is a prisoner--that his life Is threatened. And
- 339 SCENE VII.CARLOS and COUNT LERMA.LERMA.Save yourself, prince! The king's enraged against you.Your liberty, if not your life's in danger!Ask me no further--I have stolen away To give you warning--fly this very instant!CARLOS.Heaven will protect m
- 340 ALVA.There is besides appended to these letters The full concerted plan of all the war Which is to disunite from Spain's control The Netherlands forever. Naught omitted; The power and opposition close compared; All the resources accurately noted, Tog
- 341 [To the DUKE ALVA.What you have now to tell me of the prince, Repeat. What tidings do these letters bring?ALVA.These letters, sire, contain the last bequest Of Posa to Prince Carlos.KING (reads the papers, watched by all present. He then lays them aside a
- 342 SCENE X.The KING and the GRAND INQUISITOR. A long silence.GRAND INQUISITOR.Say, do I stand before the king?KING.You do.GRAND INQUISITOR.I never thought it would be so again!KING.I now renew the scenes of early youth, When Philip sought his sage instructor
- 343 KING.I looked into his eyes. Oh, pardon me This weak relapse into mortality.The world has one less access to your heart; Your eyes are sunk in night.GRAND INQUISITOR.What did this man Want with you? What new thing could he adduce, You did not know before?
- 344 KING.From his own father's hands to take the victim.[Leads him away.SCENE XI.Queen's Apartment.CARLOS. The QUEEN. Afterwards the KING and attendants. CARLOS in monk's attire, a mask over his face, which he is just taking off; under his arm
- 345 Lord Cardinal!I've done my part. Go now, and do your own.[Exit.DEMETRIUS By Frederich Schiller ACT I.SCENE I.THE DIET AT CRACOW.On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall. On a raised platform, elevate
- 346 One night, when all was hushed, the castle's wing, Where the young prince, apart from all the rest, With his attendants lay, was found on fire.The raging flames ingulfed the pile; the prince Unseen, unheard, was spirited away, And all the world lamen
- 347 And mine.DEPUTIES.And all!SAPIEHA.My gracious sirs!Weigh well ere you decide! Be not so hasty!It is not meet the council of the realm Be hurried on to---- ODOWALSKY.There is nothing here For us to weigh; all has been fully weighed.The proofs demonstrate i
- 348 'Twas I that ratified the peace with Moscow, And I will hazard life to see it kept.ODOWALSKY.Give him no further hearing! Take the votes![The BISHOP OF CRACOW and WILNA rise, and descend each to his own side, to collect the votes.MANY.War, war with M
- 349 MEISCHEK.My gracious liege, here, kneeling at your feet, Behold Marina, youngest of my daughters; The prince of Moscow offers her his heart.Thou art the stay and pillar of our house, And only from thy royal hand 'tis meet That she receive her spouse
- 350 You lead the Czarowitsch.Keep your eye on him; stir not from his side, Render me 'count of every step he makes.ODOWALSKY.Rely on me, he'll never cast us off.MARINA.No man is grateful. Once his throne is sure, He'll not be slow to cast our b
- 351 There I can gather tidings at their source.There on the frontier of both kingdoms---- MEISCHEK.Thy spirit's over-bold. Restrain it, child!MARINA.Yes, thou dost yield,--thou'lt take me with thee, then?MEISCHEK.Thou rulest me. Must I not do thy wi
- 352 FISHER BOY.But that's the very smallest of the news.'Tis something very different moves the world.ALEXIA.Oh, speak and tell us!OLGA.Say, what has occurred?FISHER BOY.We live to hear strange marvels nowadays: The dead rise up, and come to life ag
- 353 ARCHBISHOP.The kiss of peace I bring you in the name Of Father, Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Proceeding from the Father!OLGA.Sir, we kiss In humblest reverence thy paternal hand!Command thy daughters!ARCHBISHOP.My mission is addressed to Sister Marfa.OLGA.
- 354 There still doth live a shoot from Rurik's stem; The genuine Czar--the rightful heir draws nigh, He comes to claim a reckoning for his own.ARCHBISHOP.Dost thou bethink thee what thou say'st? 'Tis madness!MARFA.At length--at length has dawne
- 355 RAZIN.Why, e'en this pillar here bears Moscow's arms; Here terminates the empire of the Poles.DEMETRIUS.Is that the Dnieper, rolls its quiet stream Along these meadows?ODOWALSKY.That, sire, is the Desna; See, yonder rise the towers of Tschernizo
- 356 Camp of DEMETRIUS. He is worsted in the first action, but the army of the Czar Boris conquers in a manner against its will, and does not follow up its advantages. Demetrius, in despair, is about to destroy himself, and is with difficulty prevented from do
- 357 Violent grief of Demetrius. With a broken heart he goes to the betrothal with Marina.After the marriage Marina discloses to him that she does not consider him to be the true Demetrius, and never did. She then coldly leaves him in a state of extreme anguis
- 358 That tongue betokens England's enemy.KENNEDY.Sketches of letters to the Queen of England.PAULET.I'll be their bearer. Ha! what glitters here?[He touches a secret spring, and draws out jewels from a private drawer.A royal diadem enriched with sto
- 359 PAULET.No iron-grate is proof against her wiles.How do I know these bars are not filed through?How that this floor, these walls, that seem so strong Without, may not be hollow from within, And let in felon treachery when I sleep?Accursed office, that'
- 360 I cannot tell.MARY.Am I condemned?PAULET.I cannot answer, lady.MARY.[Sir, a good work fears not the light of day.PAULET.The day will s.h.i.+ne upon it, doubt it not.]MARY.Despatch is here the fas.h.i.+on. Is it meant The murderer shall surprise me, like t
- 361 Or fall in deep repentance at your feet?No; the base wretch defied you; he, who was Your bounty's creature, wished to play your king, [And strove, through fear, to force your inclination.]Before your eyes he had your favorite singer, Poor Rizzio, murdere
- 362 MORTIMER.I scarce, my liege, had numbered twenty years, Trained in the path of strictest discipline And nursed in deadliest hate to papacy, When led by irresistible desire For foreign travel, I resolved to leave My country and its puritanic faith Far, far
- 363 MORTIMER.She will most surely dare it, doubt it not.MARY.And can she thus roll in the very dust Her own, and every monarch's majesty?MORTIMER.She thinks on nothing now but present danger, Nor looks to that which is so far removed.MARY.And fears she not t
- 364 SCENE VII.Enter LORD BURLEIGH, and PAULET.PAULET (to MARY).You wished to-day a.s.surance of your fate; My Lord of Burleigh brings it to you now; Hear it with resignation, as beseems you.MARY.I hope with dignity, as it becomes My innocence, and my exalted
- 365 I wished not that:--I wished it not, by Heaven!When did I strive at that? Where are your proofs?BURLEIGH.I came not hither to dispute; your cause Is no more subject to a war of words.The great majority of forty voices Hath found that you have contravened
- 366 MARY.I am the weak, she is the mighty one: 'Tis well, my lord; let her, then, use her power; Let her destroy me; let me bleed, that she May live secure; but let her, then, confess That she hath exercised her power alone, And not contaminate the name of j
- 367 PAULET.But not my conscience.BURLEIGH.Though you refuse us, sir, your own a.s.sistance, You will not sure prevent another's hand.PAULET.No murderer's foot shall e'er approach her threshold Whilst she's protected by my household G.o.ds.Her life's a sa
- 368 ELIZABETH.What wishes he?[She takes a ring from her finger, and thoughtfully examines it.In this a queen has not One privilege above all other women.This common token marks one common duty, One common servitude; the ring denotes Marriage, and 'tis of rin
- 369 None will, by speaking in her favor, dare To meet thy anger: stiffer, then, an old And faithful counsellor (whom naught on earth Can tempt on the grave's brink) to exercise The pious duty of humanity.It never shall be said that, in thy council, Pa.s.sion
- 370 ELIZABETH.This, Walsingham hath written us.MORTIMER.Besides, a bull, which from the Vatican Pope Sixtus lately levelled at thy throne, Arrived at Rheims, as I was leaving it; With the next s.h.i.+p we may expect it here.LEICESTER.England no more is fright
- 371 ELIZABETH.You've made acquaintance with the foes of England.Their hate against me is implacable; Their fell designs are inexhaustible.As yet, indeed, Almighty Providence Hath s.h.i.+elded me; but on my brows the crown Forever trembles, while she lives wh
- 372 MORTIMER.What are these fears? What are you dreaming of?PAULET.How high soever the queen may pledge herself To raise you, trust not her alluring words.[The spirit of the world's a lying spirit, And vice is a deceitful, treacherous friend.]She will deny y
- 373 LEICESTER (having hastily run through the letter).You know the purport of this letter, sir.MORTIMER.Not I.LEICESTER.Indeed! She surely hath informed you.MORTIMER.Nothing hath she informed me of. She said You would explain this riddle to me--'tis To me a
- 374 You wish to rescue Mary, and possess her; You find confederates; sudden, unexpected, The readiest means fall, as it were from Heaven, Yet you show more perplexity than joy.LEICESTER.We must avoid all violence; it is Too dangerous an enterprise.MORTIMER.De
- 375 [Exit.SCENE IX.ELIZABETH, LEICESTER.ELIZABETH.Say, who was here? I heard the sound of voices.LEICESTER (turning quickly and perplexed round on hearing the QUEEN).It was young Mortimer---- ELIZABETH.How now, my lord: Why so confused?LEICESTER (collecting h
- 376 ELIZABETH.If I am foolish, Be yours the fault, not mine. I would not care To-day to cross your wishes; for to-day I've grieved you more than all my other subjects.[Tenderly.Let it then be your fancy. Leicester, hence You see the free obsequiousness of lo
- 377 A greater still! What do you mean by that?PAULET.You heard the bugle-horns?MARY (starting back with foreboding apprehension).You frighten me.PAULET.The queen is hunting in the neighborhood---- MARY.What!PAULET.In a few moments she'll appear before you.KE
- 378 PAULET.The queen approaches.[They all draw aside; MARY alone remains, leaning on KENNEDY.SCENE IV.The same, ELIZABETH, EARL OF LEICESTER, and Retinue.ELIZABETH (to LEICESTER).What seat is that, my lord?LEICESTER.'Tis Fotheringay.ELIZABETH (to SHREWSBURY)
- 379 MARY.I'm in the hand of heaven. You never will Exert so cruelly the power it gives you.ELIZABETH.Who shall prevent me? Say, did not your uncle Set all the kings of Europe the example, How to conclude a peace with those they hate.Be mine the school of Sai
- 380 SCENE VI.Enter MORTIMER.KENNEDY.Oh, Sir! What an occurrence!MORTIMER.I heard all-- [Gives the nurse a sign to repair to her post, and draws nearer; his whole appearance expresses the utmost violence of pa.s.sion.Thine is the palm;--thou trod'st her to th
- 381 MORTIMER.What is the life of all compared to thee, And to my love? The bond which holds the world Together may be loosed, a second deluge Come rolling on, and swallow all creation!Henceforth I value nothing; ere I quit My hold on thee, may earth and time
- 382 Down with her, down into the darkest dungeon! MORTIMER. What is the matter? What has pa.s.sed? PAULET. The queen! Accursed hand! Infernal machination! MORTIMER. The queen! What queen? PAULET. What queen! The Queen of England; She has been murdered on the
- 383 AUBESPINE. How fares her majesty? My lords, you see me Still stunned, and quite beside myself for terror! How happened it? How was it possible That in the midst of this most loyal people---- LEICESTER. The deed was not attempted by the people. The a.s.sa.
- 384 AUBESPINE.My monarch in my person is insulted, He will annul the marriage contract.BURLEIGH.That My royal mistress has annulled already; England will not unite herself with France.My Lord of Kent, I give to you the charge To see Count Aubespine embarked i
- 385 LEICESTER.What's that to me?MORTIMER.They know, too, That the a.s.sa.s.sin---- LEICESTER.That is your affair-- Audacious wretch! to dare to mix my name In your detested outrage: go; defend Your b.l.o.o.d.y deeds yourself!MORTIMER.But only hear me.LEICEST
- 386 ELIZABETH, with a letter in her hand, BURLEIGH.ELIZABETH.To lure me thither! trifle with me thus!The traitor! Thus to lead me, as in triumph, Into the presence of his paramour!Oh, Burleigh! ne'er was woman so deceived.BURLEIGH.I cannot yet conceive what
- 387 [Humbly approaching ELIZABETH.'Tis from my sovereign's lips alone that I---- ELIZABETH (without looking at him).Out of my sight, deceitful, worthless traitor!LEICESTER.'Tis not my gracious queen I hear, but Burleigh, My enemy, in these ungentle words.T
- 388 BURLEIGH.How? You?LEICESTER.Yes, I, my lord; the queen confided In Mortimer; she opened to the youth Her inmost soul! Yes, she went further still; She gave him, too, a secret, b.l.o.o.d.y charge, Which Paulet had before refused with horror.Say, is it so,
- 389 So be the warrant instantly prepared.[BURLEIGH withdraws; a tumult heard without.SCENE VII.The QUEEN, the EARL OF KENT.ELIZABETH.How now, my Lord of Kent? What uproar's this I hear without?KENT.My queen, it is thy people, Who, round the palace ranged, im
- 390 G.o.d is my witness that I have not lived For my own sake, but for my people's welfare.If they expect from this false, fawning Stuart, The younger sovereign, more happy days, I will descend with pleasure from the throne, Again repair to Woodstock's quie
- 391 Permit me, in this weighty act, to be Your pa.s.sive instrument, without a will:-- Tell me in plain, undoubted terms your pleasure, What with the b.l.o.o.d.y mandate I should do.ELIZABETH.Its name declares its meaning.DAVISON.Do you, then, My liege, comma
- 392 What strange infatuation. Give it me.[s.n.a.t.c.hes the paper from him, and exit with it.DAVISON.What would you? Hold? You will be my destruction.ACT V.SCENE I.The Scene the same as in the First Act.HANNAH KENNEDY in deep mourning, her eyes still red from
- 393 Melvil, sure, The ancient steward? MELVIL. Yes, the same. CURL. Oh, sir, This is a house which needs no steward now! Melvil, you come from London; can you give No tidings of my husband? MELVIL. It is said He will be set at liberty as soon---- CURL. As soo
- 394 CURL.All the walls were hung With black; a s.p.a.cious scaffold, too, o'erspread With sable cloth, was raised above the floor, And in the middle of the scaffold stood A dreadful sable block! upon it lay A naked, polished axe:--the hall was full Of cruel
- 395 MELVIL.Compose your heart; the fervent, pious wish Is prized in heaven as high as the performance.The might of tyrants can but bind the hands, The heart's devotion rises free to G.o.d, The word is dead--'tis faith which brings to life.MARY.The heart is
- 396 But, I repeat it, my confession's ended.MELVIL.Consider well--the heart is a deceiver.Thou hast, perhaps, with sly equivocation, The word avoided, which would make thee guilty Although thy will was party to the crime.Remember, that no juggler's tricks c
- 397 PAULET (giving her his hand).The Lord be with you! Go your way in peace.SCENE IX.HANNAH KENNEDY, and the other women of the QUEEN crowd into the room with marks of horror. The SHERIFF follows them, a white staff in his hand; behind are seen, through the o
- 398 And sobs and women's moans are all I hear.Now, they undress her; they remove the stool; She kneels upon the cus.h.i.+on; lays her head---- [Having spoken these last words, and paused awhile, he is seen with a convulsive motion suddenly to shrink and fain
- 399 DAVISON.Into my charge, my liege!ELIZABETH.The people urged And baited me to sign it. I perforce Was driven to yield obedience to their will.I did so; did so on extreme constraint, And in your hands deposited the paper.To gain time was my purpose; you rem
- 400 But suffer me, great queen, to give the seal, Which, these twelve years, I've borne unworthily, Back to your royal hands, and take my leave.ELIZABETH (surprised).No, Shrewsbury; you surely would not now Desert me? No; not now.SHREWSBURY.Pardon, I am Too