The Patrician's Daughter - A Tragedy, In Five Acts (1841) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE PATRICIAN'S DAUGHTER. ACT I. SCENE I.?A LIBRARY IN LYNTERNE CASTLE. The Earl Of Lynterne and Lady Mabel Lynterne. Mabel (with a book), Yes my dear lord, But have you read this scene ? THE EARL. I have not,? But the point in hand, dear Mabel Mabel. T is full of mirth, and sprightly incident, And keen bright satire, through all which the heart Breathes truth and sympathy O how I love To track a noble soul in masquerade THE EARL. If it so please you, Mabel, that I wait Until your raptures shall expend themselves, I am content. In the meantime grave cares Which on a country's servants hourly throng, Solicit, and must have my patient thought. (He arranges papers.) B Mabel (after a pause). You think, dear Father, That I trifle?No And yet I own I may appear in fault; You question of a lover, I reply By comment on a book?themes separate As it may seem to you; but in my mind Blended together, for the qualities This book discloses, I would have inspire The man to whom my tributary soul Should render its allegiance. The Earl (taking the booh). Poor child the author of the book you laud,? This limner of the mind's fantastic dreams, Long ere old age found his art profitless, Forswore his troth to Fancy,?and died rich. Mabel. His book is henceforth sealed to eyes of mine. Oh how degraded is the venal soul Chartered by its Creator to be free ; Yet putting on the dull world's livery, Not the less menial for its golden fringe The Earl (tenderly). Mabel, thou dost recall to me my youth? Nor do I chide in thee the love that yearns For the Ideal with so strong a will That daily disappointments, and the words Of all who have grown old, and found no likeness To that fair image templed in the soul, For long time fail i...

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Imprint:	Kessinger Publishing Co
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	John Westland Marston
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	92
ISBN-13:	978-1-120-91323-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms
LSN:	1-120-91323-3
Barcode:	9781120913234

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