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Will ruin thee� �thou art already altered
Thy looks are haggard nothing so wears away
The constitution as late hours and wine。
_Cas。 ��musing。�� _Nothing�察�fair cousin�察�nothing not even deep
sorrow
Wears it away like evil hours and wine。
I will amend。
_ Aless。 _Do it� �I would have thee drop
Thy riotous company�察�too fellows low born
Ill suit the like with old Di Broglio's heir
And Alessandra's husband。
_Cas。 _I will drop them。
_ Aless。 _ Thou wilt thou must。 Attend thou also more
To thy dress and equipage they are over plain
For thy lofty rank and fashion much depends
Upon appearances。
_Cas。 _I'll see to it。
_ Aless。 _Then see to it� �pay more attention�察�sir��
To a becoming carriage much thou wantest
In dignity。
_Cas。 _Much�察�much�察�oh� �much I want
In proper dignity。
_ Aless。��haughtily�� _Thou mockest me�察�sir��
_Cas。 ��abstractedly。�� _Sweet�察�gentle Lalage��
_ Aless。 _Heard I aright��
I speak to him he speaks of Lalage��
Sir Count� 。�_places her hand on his shoulder_�� what art thou dreaming��
he's not well��
What ails thee�察�sir��
_Cas。 ��startling。�� _Cousin� �fair cousin� �madam��
I crave thy pardon indeed I am not well
Your hand from off my shoulder�察�if you please。
This air is most oppressive� �Madam the Duke��
_Enter Di Broglio。_
_ Di Broglio。_ My son�察�I've news for thee� �hey�拭 �what's the
matter�拭。�_observing Alessandra_��
I' the pouts�拭�Kiss her�察�Castiglione� �kiss her��
You dog� �and make it up�察�I say�察�this minute��
I've news for you both。 Politian is expected
Hourly in Rome Politian�察�Earl of Leicester��
We'll have him at the wedding。 'Tis his first visit
To the imperial city。
_ Aless。 _What� �Politian
Of Britain�察�Earl of Leicester��
_ Di Brog。_ The same�察�my love。
We'll have him at the wedding。 A man quite young
In years�察�but grey in fame。 I have not seen him��
But Rumour speaks of him as of a prodigy
Pre´eminent in arts and arms�察�and wealth��
And high descent。 We'll have him at the wedding。
_ Aless。 _I have heard much of this Politian。
Gay�察�volatile and giddy is he not��
And little given to thinking。
_ Di Brog。_ Far from it�察�love。
No branch�察�they say�察�of all philosophy
So deep abstruse he has not mastered it。
Learned as few are learned。
_ Aless。 _'Tis very strange��
I have known men have seen Politian
And sought his company。 They speak of him
As of one who entered madly into life��
Drinking the cup of pleasure to the dregs。
_Cas。 _Ridiculous� �Now I have seen Politian
And know him well nor learned nor mirthful he。
He is a dreamer and a man shut out
From common passions。
_ Di Brog。_ Children�察�we disagree。
Let us go forth and taste the fragrant air
Of the garden。 Did I dream�察�or did I hear
Politian was a _melancholy_ man�拭 。�_exeunt。_��
II
ROME。 A Lady's apartment�察�with a window open and looking into a garden。
Lalage�察�in deep mourning�察�reading at a table on which lie some books and a
hand mirror。 In the background Jacinta ��a servant maid�� leans carelessly
upon a chair。
_ Lal。_ ��_Lalage_�А�Jacinta� �is it thou��
_ Jac。_ ��_Jacinta_�А。�_pertly_。�� Yes�察�Ma'am�察�I'm here。
_ Lal。_ I did not know�察�Jacinta�察�you were in waiting。
Sit down� �Let not my presence trouble you
Sit down� �for I am humble�察�most humble。
_Jac。_ ��_aside_。�� 'Tis time。
��_Jacinta seats herself in a side´long manner upon the chair�察�resting her
elbows upon the back�察�and regarding her mistress with a contemptuous look。
Lalage continues to read_。 ��
_Lal。_ ;It in another climate�察�so he said��
;Bore a bright golden flower�察�but not i' this soil� �
��_pauses turns over some leaves�察�and resumes_��
;No lingering winters there�察�nor snow�察�nor shower
;But Ocean ever to refresh mankind
;Breathes the shrill spirit of the western wind。;
O�察�beautiful� � most beautiful how like
To what my fevered soul doth dream of Heaven��
O happy land ��_pauses_�� She died� �the maiden died��
A still more happy maiden who couldst die��
Jacinta��
��_Jacinta returns no answer�察�and Lalage presently resumes。_��
Again� �a similar tale
Told of a beauteous dame beyond the sea��
Thus speaketh one Ferdinand in the words of the play
;She died full young; one Bossola answers him
;I think not so her infelicity
;Seemed to have years too many; Ah luckless lady��
Jacinta� 。�_still no answer_��
Here 's a far sterner story��
But like oh�察�very like in its despair
Of that Egyptian queen�察�winning so easily
A thousand hearts losing at length her own。
She died。 Thus endeth the history and her maids
Lean over and weep two gentle maids
With gentle names Eiros and Charmion��
Rainbow and Dove� �Jacinta��
_Jac。_ ��_pettishly_。�� Madam�察�what _is_ it��
_Lal。_ Wilt thou�察�my good Jacinta�察�be so kind
As go down in the library and bring me
The Holy Evangelists。
_Jac。_ Pshaw� 。�_exit_。��
_Lal。_ If there be balm
For the wounded spirit in Gilead it is there��
Dew in the night time of my bitter trouble
Will there be found ;dew sweeter far than that
Which hangs like chains of pearl on Hermon hill。;
��_re´enter Jacinta�察�and throws a volume on the table。_��
There�察�ma'am�察�'s the book。 Indeed she is very troublesome。 ��_aside。_��
_Lal。 ��astonished。�� _ What didst thou say�察�Jacinta�拭�Have I done aught
To grieve thee or to vex thee�拭 �I am sorry。
For thou hast served me long and ever been
Trust´worthy and respectful。 ��_resumes her reading。_��
_Jac。_ I can't believe
She has any more jewels no no she gave me all。 ��_aside。_��
_Lal。_ What didst thou say�察�Jacinta�拭�Now I bethink me
Thou hast not spoken lately of thy wedding。
How fares good Ugo�拭� and when is it to be��
Can I do aught�拭� is there no farther aid
Thou needest�察�Jacinta��
_Jac_。 Is there no _farther_ aid��
That's meant for me。 ��_aside_�� I'm sure�察�madam�察�you need not
Be always throwing those jewels in my teeth。
_Lal。_ Jewels� �Jacinta�察 �now indeed�察�Jacinta��
I thought not of the jewels。
_Jac。_ Oh� �perhaps not��
But then I might have sworn it。 After all��
There 's Ugo says the ring is only paste��
For he 's sure the Count Castiglione never
Would have given a real diamond to such as you��
And at the best I'm certain�察�Madam�察�you cannot
Have use for jewels _now。_ But I might have sworn it。 ��_exit。_��
��_Lalage bursts into tears and leans her head upon the table after a
short pause raises it。_��
_Lal。_ Poor Lalage� �and is it come to this��
Thy servant maid� �but courage� �'tis but a viper
Whom thou hast cherished to sting thee to the soul��
��_taking up the mirror_��
Ha� �here at least 's a friend too much a friend
In earlier days a friend will not deceive thee。
Fair mirror and true� �now tell me ��for thou canst��
A tale a pretty tale and heed thou not
Though it be rife with woe�此�It answers me。
It speaks of sunken eyes�察�and wasted cheeks��
And Beauty long deceased remembers me
Of Joy departed Hope�察�the Seraph Hope��
Inurned and entombed�此 �now�察�in a tone
Low�察�sad�察�and solemn�察�but most audible��
Whispers of early grave untimely yawning
For ruined maid。 Fair mirror and true´ thou liest not��
Thou hast no end to gain no heart to break
Castiglione lied who said he loved
Thou true he false� �false� �false��
��_While she speaks�察�a monk enters her apartment�察�and approaches
unobserved。_��
_Monk。_ Refuge thou hast��
Sweet daughter�察�in Heaven。 Think of eternal things��
Give up thy soul to penitence�察�and pray��
_Lal。_ ��arising hurriedly。�� I _cannot_ pray� �My soul is at war
with God��
The frightful sounds of merriment below
Disturb my senses go� �I cannot pray
The sweet airs from the garden worry me��
Thy presence grieves me go� �thy priestly raiment
Fills me with dread´ thy ebony crucifix
With horror and awe��
_Monk。_ Think of thy precious soul��
_ Lal。_ Think of my early days� �think of my father
And mother in Heaven think of our quiet home��
And the rivulet that ran before the door��
Think of my little sisters� �think of them��
And think of me� �think of my trusting love
And confidence´ his vows´ my ruin think think
Of my unspeakable misery� �begone��
Yet stay� �yet stay� �what was it thou saidst of prayer
And penitence�拭�Didst thou not speak of faith
And vows before the throne��
_Monk。_ I did。
_ Lal。_ Lal。 'Tis well。
There is a vow were fitting should be made
A sacred vow�察�imperative�察�and urgent��
A solemn vow��
_Monk。_ Daughter�察�this zeal is well ��
_Lal。_ Father�察�this zeal is anything but well ��
Hast thou a crucifix fit for this thing��
A crucifix whereon to register
This sacred vow�拭 。�_he hands her his own_��
Not that´ Oh� �no� �no� �no� 。�_shuddering_��
Not that� �Not that� �I tell thee�察�holy man��
Thy raiments and thy ebony cross affright me��
Stand back� �I have a crucifix myself�察�
I have a crucifix Methinks 'twere fitting
The deed the vow the symbol of the deed
And the deed's register should tally�察�father��
��_draws a cross´handled dagger�察�and raises it on high_��
Behold the cross wherewith a vow like mine
Is written in Heaven��
_Monk。_ Thy words are madness�察�daughter��
And speak a purpose unholy´ thy lips are livid
Thine eyes are wild tempt not the wrath divine��
Pause ere too late� �oh�察�be not be not rash��
Swear not the oath oh�察�swear it not��
_Lal。 _'Tis sworn��
III。
An apartment in a Palace。 Politian and Baldazzar。
_Baldazzar_。 Arouse thee now�察�Politian��
Thou must not nay indeed�察�indeed�察�shalt not
Give away unto these humors。 Be thyself��
Shake off the idle fancies that beset thee��
And live�察�for now thou diest��
_Politian_。 Not so�察�Baldazzar� �_Surely_ I live。
_Bal_。 Politian�察�it doth grieve me
To see thee thus。
_Pol_。 Baldazzar�察�it doth grieve me
To give thee cause for grief�察�my honoured friend。
Command me�察�sir� �what wouldst thou have me do��
At thy behest I will shake off that nature
Which from my�察�forefathers I did inherit��
Which with my mother's milk I did imbibe��
And be no more Politian�察�but some