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   Inhuman monster; without aim or rest; Who; like the greedy surge; from rock
   to rock; Sweeps down the dread abyss with desperate shock? While she;
   within her lowly cot; which graced The Alpine slope; beside the waters wild;
   Her homely cares in that small world embraced; Secluded lived; a simple;
   artless child。 Was't not enough; in thy delirious whirl To blast the steadfast
   rocks; Her; and her peace as well; Must I; God … hated one; to ruin hurl!
   Dost claim this holocaust; remorseless Hell! Fiend; help me to cut short the
   hours of dread! Let what must happen; happen speedily! Her direful doom fall
   crushing on my head; And into ruin let her plunge with me!
   Mephistopheles
   Why how again it seethes and glows! Away; thou fool! Her torment ease!
   When such a head no issue sees; It pictures straight the final close。 Long life
   to him who boldly dares! A devil's pluck thou'rt wont to show; As for a devil
   who despairs; Nothing I find so mawkish here below。
     Margaret's Room
   Margaret (alone at her spinning wheel)
   My peace is gone; My heart is sore; I find it never; And nevermore!
   Where him I have not; Is the grave; and all The world to me Is turned to gall。
   My wilder'd brain Is overwrought; My feeble senses Are distraught。
   My peace is gone; My heart is sore; I find it never; And nevermore!
   For him from the window I gaze; at home; For him and him only Abroad I
   roam。
   His lofty step; His bearing high; The smile of his lip; The power of his eye;
   His witching words; Their tones of bliss; His hand's fond pressure And ah …
   his kiss! My peace is gone; My heart is sore; I find it never; And nevermore。
   My bosom aches To feel him near; Ah; could I clasp And fold him here!
   Kiss him and kiss him Again would I; And on his kisses I fain would die。
     Martha's Garden
   Margaret and Faust
   Margaret
   Promise me; Henry!
   Faust
   What I can!
   Margaret
   How thy religion fares; I fain would hear。 Thou art a good kind … hearted man;
   Only that way not well … disposed; I fear。
   Faust
   Forbear; my child! Thou feelest thee I love; My heart; my blood I'd give; my
   love to prove; And none would of their faith or church bereave。
   Margaret
   That's not enough; we must ourselves believe!
     Faust
   Must we?
   Margaret
   Ah; could I but thy soul inspire! Thou honourest not the sacraments; alas!
   Faust
   I honour them。
   Margaret
   But yet without desire; 'Tis long since thou hast been either to shrift or mass。
   Dost thou believe in God?
   Faust
   My darling; who dares say; Yes; I in God believe? Question or priest or sage;
   and they Seem; in the answer you receive; To mock the questioner。
   Margaret
   Then thou dost not believe?
   Faust
     Sweet one! my meaning do not misconceive! Him who dare name? And who
   proclaim; Him I believe? Who that can feel; His heart can steel; To say: I
   believe him not? The All … embracer; All … sustainer; Holds and sustains he not
   Thee; me; himself? Lifts not the Heaven its dome above? Doth not the firm …
   set earth beneath us lie? And beaming tenderly with looks of love; Climb not
   the everlasting stars on high? Do we not gaze into each other's eyes? Nature's
   impenetrable agencies; Are they not thronging on thy heart and brain;
   Viewless; or visible to mortal ken; Around thee weaving their mysterious
   chain? Fill thence thy heart; how large soe'er it be; And in the feeling when
   thou utterly art blest; Then call it; what thou wilt; Call it Bliss! Heart! Love!
   God! I have no name for it! 'Tis feeling all; Name is but sound and smoke
   Shrouding the glow of heaven。
   Margaret
   All this is doubtless good and fair; Almost the same the parson says; Only in
   slightly different phrase。
   Faust
   Beneath Heaven's sunshine; everywhere; This is the utterance of the human
   heart; Each in his language doth the like impart; Then why not I in mine?
   Margaret
   What thus I hear Sounds plausible; yet I'm not reconciled; There's something
   wrong about it; much I fear That thou art not a Christian。
   Faust
   My sweet child!
   Margaret
   Alas! it long hath sorely troubled me; To see thee in such odious company。
   Faust
   How so?
     Margaret
   The man who comes with thee; I hate; Yea; in my spirit's inmost depths
   abhor; As his loath'd visage; in my life before; Naught to my heart e'er gave a
   pang so great。
   Faust
   Him fear not; my sweet love!
   Margaret
   His presence chills my blood。 Towards all beside I have a kindly mood; Yet;
   though I yearn to gaze on thee; I feel At sight of him strange horror o'er me
   steal; That he's a villain my conviction's strong。 May Heaven forgive me; if I
   do him wrong!
   Faust
   Yet such strange fellows in the world must be!
   Margaret
   I would not live with such an one as he。 If for a moment he but enter here; He
   looks around him with a mocking sneer; And malice ill … conceal'd; That he
   with naught on earth can sympathize is clear Upon his brow 'tis legibly
   revealed; That to his heart no living soul is dear。 So blest I feel; within thine
   arms; So warm and happy; … free from all alarms; And still my heart doth
   close when he comes near。
   Faust
   Foreboding angel! check thy fear!
   Margaret
     It so o'ermasters me; that when; Or wheresoe'er; his step I hear; I almost
   think; no more I love thee then。 Besides; when he is near; I ne'er could pray。
   This eats into my heart; with thee The same; my Henry; it must be。
   Faust
   This is antipathy!
   Margaret
   I must away。
   Faust
   For one brief hour then may I never rest; And heart to heart; and soul to soul
   be pressed?
   Margaret
   Ah; if I slept alone! To … night The bolt I fain would leave undrawn for thee;
   But then my mother's sleep is light; Were we surprised by her; ah me! Upon
   the spot I should be dead。
   Faust
   Dear angel! there's no cause for dread。 Here is a little phial; … if she take
   Mixed in her drink three drops; 'twill steep Her nature in a deep and soothing
   sleep。
   Margaret
   What do I not for thy dear sake! To her it will not harmful prove?

     Faust
   Should I advise it else; sweet love?
   Margaret
   I know not; dearest; when thy face I see; What doth my spirit to thy will
   constrain; Already I have done so much for thee; That scarcely more to do
   doth now remain。
   (Exit。)
   Mephistopheles (enters)
   Mephistopheles
   The monkey! Is she gone?
   Faust
   Again hast played the spy?
   Mephistopheles
   Of all that pass'd I'm well apprized; I heard the doctor catechised; And trust
   he'll profit much thereby! Fain would the girls inquire indeed Touching their
   lover's faith and creed; And whether pious in the good old way; They think; if
   pliant there; us too he will obey。
   Faust
     Thou monster; does not see that this Pure soul; possessed by ardent love; Full
   of the living faith; To her of bliss The only pledge; must holy anguish prove;
   Holding the man she loves; fore … doomed to endless death!
   Mephistopheles
   Most sensual; supersensualist? The while A damsel leads thee by the nose!
   Faust
   Of filth and fire abortion vile!
   Mephistopheles
   In physiognomy strange skill she shows; She in my presence feels she knows
   not how; My mask it seems a hidden sense reveals; That I'm a genius she
   must needs allow; That I'm the very devil perhaps she feels。 So then to … night 
   Faust
   What's that to you?
   Mephistopheles
   I've my amusement in it too!
     At The Well
   Margaret and Bessy; with pitchers
   Bessy
   Of Barbara hast nothing heard?
   Margaret
   I rarely go from home; … no; not a word。
   Bessy
   'Tis true: Sybilla told me so to … day! That comes of being proud; methinks;
   She played the fool at last。
   Margaret
   How so?
   Bessy
   They say That two she feedeth when she eats and drinks。
     Margaret
   Alas!
   Bessy
   She's rightly served; in sooth; How long she hung upon the youth! What
   promenades; what jaunts there were; To dancing booth and village fair! The
   first she everywhere must shine; He always treating her to pastry and to wine
   Of her good looks she was so vain; So shameless too; that to retain His
   presents; she did not disdain; Sweet words and kisses came anon And then
   the virgin flower was gone。
   Margaret
   Poor thing!
   Bessy
   Forsooth dost pity her? At night; when at our wheels we sat; Abroad our
   mothers ne'er would let us stir。 Then with her lover she must chat; Or on the
   bench or in the dusky walk; Thinking the hours too brief for their sweet talk;
   Her proud head she will have to bow; And in white sheet do penance now!
   Margaret
   But he will surely marry her?
   Bessy
   Not he! He won't be such a fool! a gallant lad Like him; can roam o'er land
   and sea; Besides; he's off。
   Margaret
     That is not fair!
   Bessy
   If she should get him; 'twere almost as bad! Her myrtle wreath the boys
   would tear; And then we girls would plagued her too; For we chopp'd straw
   before her door would strew!
   (Exit。)
   Margaret (walking towards home)
   How stoutly once I could inveigh; If a poor maiden went astray; Not words
   enough my tongue could find; 'Gainst others' sin to speak my mind! Black as it
   seemed; I blacken'd it still more; And strove to make it blacker than before。
   And did myself securely bless Now my own trespass doth appear! Yet ah! …
   what urg'd me to transgress; God knows; it was so sweet; so dear!
     Zwinger
   Enclosure between the City … wall and the Gate。
   (In the niche of the wall a devotional image of the Mater dolorosa; with flower
   … pots before it)
   Margaret (putting fresh flowers in the pots)
   Ah; rich in sorrow; thou; Stoop thy maternal brow; And mark with pitying eye
   my misery! The sword in thy pierced heart; Thou dost with bitter smart; Gaze
   upwards on thy Son's death agony。 To the dear God on high; Ascends thy
   piteous sigh; Pleading for his and thy sore misery。 Ah; who can know The
   torturing woe; The pangs that rack me to the bone? How my poor heart;
  

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