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And I shall love you�察�I shall love。 His shell´like ears he
does not close
Your ears�察�ah�察�do not close� �To love's distracting
woes��
Thy shell´like ears�察�ah�察�do not close Now is not this
ridiculous��
and is not this
preposterous��
To blighted love's distracting woes� �A thorough´paced
absurdity��
explain it if you
can��
Thy shell´like ears�察�ah�察�do not close Now is not this
ridiculous��
and is not this
preposterous��
To blighted love's distracting woes� �A thorough´paced
absurdity��
explain it if you
can��
To love's�察�to love's distracting woes� �Explain�察�explain it if you
can��
love's woes� �you can��
ELLA�察�SAPHIR�察�ANGELA�察�JANE MAIDENS
Oh�察�list while we our love confess Oh�察�list while we a love
confess
That words imperfectly express。 That words imperfectly
express。
Thy shell´like ears�察�ah�察�do not close Those shell´like ears�察�ah��
do not
close
To love's distracting woes� �To love's distracting
woes��
Thy shell´like ears�察�ah�察�do not close Those shell´like ears�察�ah��
do not
close
To blighted love's distracting woes� �To blighted love's
distracting
woes��
Thy shell´like ears�察�ah�察�do not close Those shell´like ears�察�ah��
do not
close
To blighted love's distracting woes� �To blighted love's
distracting
woes��
To love's�察�to love's distracting woes� �To love's�察�to love's
distracting
love's woes woes� �love's woes��
BUNTHORNE MAJOR and COLONEL
My jealousy I can't express�察 �My jealousy I can't
express��
Their love they openly confess。 Their love they
openly confess。
His shell´like ears he does not close His shell´like ears he
does not close
To love's distracting woes� �To love's distracting
woes��
His shell´like ears he does not close Now is not this
ridiculous��
and is not this
preposterous��
To blighted love's distracting A thorough´paced
absurdity��
woes� �explain it if you
can��
His shell´like ears he does not close Now is not this
ridiculous��
and is not this
preposterous��
To blighted love's distracting A thorough´paced
absurdity��
woes� �explain it if you
can��
To love's�察�to love's distracting woes� �Explain�察�explain it if you
can��
love's woes� �you can��
GROSVENOR MALE CHORUS
Again my cursed comeliness Oh�察�list while they a love
confess
Spreads hopeless anguish and That words
imperfectly express。
distress��
Thine ears�察�oh�察�Fortune�察�do not close His shell´like ears He
does not close
To love's distracting woes� �To love's distracting
woes��
My shell´like ears I can not close Now is not this
ridiculous��
and is not this
preposterous��
To blighted love's distracting A thorough´paced
absurdity��
woes� �explain it if you
can��
My shell´like ears I can not close Now is not this
ridiculous��
and is not this
preposterous��
To blighted love's distracting A thorough´paced
absurdity��
woes� �explain it if you
can��
To love's�察�to love's distracting woes� �Explain�察�explain it if you
can��
love's woes� �you can��
��GROSVENOR makes a wild effort to escape up´stage�察�the GIRLS drag
him back and kneel as the curtain falls。��
END OF ACT I
ACT II
��SCENE A wooded glade�察�with a view of open country in the
background。 The chorus of MAIDENS is heard singing in the
distance。 JANE is discovered leaning on a violoncello��
which she has propped up on a tree´stump�察�L。�察�and upon which
she will presently accompany herself。 As the Chorus ends��
she speaks。��
No。 10。 On such eyes as maidens cherish
��Opening Chorus��
Maidens
On such eyes as maidens cherish
Lest thy fond adorers gaze��
Or incontinently perish��
In their all´consuming rays��
Or incontinently perish��
In their all´consuming rays��
JANE The fickle crew have deserted Reginald and sworn allegiance
to his rival�察�and all�察�forsooth�察�because he has glanced with
passing favour on a puling milkmaid� �Fools� �Of that fancy he
will soon weary and then�察�I�察�who alone am faithful to him��
shall reap my reward。 But do not dally too long�察�Reginald�察�for
my charms are ripe�察�Reginald�察�and already they are decaying。
Better secure me ere I have gone too far��
No。 11。 Sad is that woman's lot
��Recitative and Solo��
Jane
JANE Sad is that woman's lot who�察�year by year��
Sees�察�one by one�察�her beauties disappear��
When Time�察�grown weary of her heart´drawn sighs��
Impatiently begins to dim her eyes��
Compelled�察�at last�察�in life's uncertain gloamings��
To wreathe her wrinkled brow with well´saved
;combings�察�
Reduced�察�with rouge�察�lip´shade�察�and pearly grey��
To ;make up; for lost time as best she may��
Silvered is the raven hair��
Spreading is the parting straight��
Mottled the complexion fair��
Halting is the youthful gait��
Hollow is the laughter free��
Spectacled the limpid eye��
Little will be left of me
In the coming bye and bye��
Little will be left of me
In the coming bye and bye��
Fading is the taper waist��
Shapeless grows the shapely limb��
And although severely laced��
Spreading is the figure trim��
Stouter than I used to be��
Still more corpulent grow I
There will be too much of me
In the coming by and bye��
There will be too much of me
In the coming by and bye��
��Exit�察�L。�察�carrying her violoncello。��
��Enter GROSVENOR�察�R。�察�followed by MAIDENS�察�two and two�察�playing
on archaic instruments as in Act I。 He is reading
abstractedly�察�as BUNTHORNE did in Act I�察�and pays no
attention to them。��
No。 12。 Turn�察�oh�察�turn in this direction
��Chorus��
Maidens
Turn�察�oh�察�turn in this direction��
Shed�察�oh�察�shed a gentle smile��
With a glance of sad perfection��
Our poor fainting hearts beguile��
On such eyes as maidens cherish
Let thy fond adorers gaze��
Or incontinently perish��
In their all´consuming rays��
Or incontinently perish��
In their all´consuming rays��
��GROSVENOR sits�察�R。�察�they group themselves around him in a
formation similar to that which opens Act I。��
GROS。 ��aside�察�not looking up�А �The old�察�old tale。 How
rapturously these maidens love me�察�and how hopelessly� 。�He looks
up。�А �Oh�察�Patience�察�Patience�察�with the love of thee in my heart��
what have I for these poor mad maidens but an unvalued pity�拭�
Alas�察�they will die of hopeless love for me�察�as I shall die of
hopeless love for thee��
ANGELA Sir�察�will it please you read to us��
GROS。 ��sighing�А �Yes�察�child�察�if you will。 What shall I read��
ANGELA One of your own poems。
GROS。 One of my own poems�拭 �Better not�察�my child。 They will not
cure thee of thy love。 ��All sigh。��
ELLA Mr。 Bunthorne used to read us a poem of his own every day。
SAPHIR And�察�to do him justice�察�he read them extremely well。
GROS。 Oh�察�did he so�拭 �Well�察�who am I that I should take upon
myself to withhold my gifts from you�拭 �What am I but a trustee�拭�
Here is a decalet a pure and simple thing�察�a very daisy a
babe might understand it。 To appreciate it�察�it is not necessary
to think of anything at all。
ANGELA Let us think of nothing at all��
GROS。 ��reciting��
Gentle Jane was as good as gold��
She always did as she was told��
She never spoke when her mouth was full��
Or caught bluebottles their legs to pull��
Or spilt plum jam on her nice new frock��
Or put white mice in the eight´day clock��
Or vivisected her last new doll��
Or fostered a passion for alcohol。
And when she grew up she was given in marriage
To a first´class earl who keeps his carriage��
GROS。 I believe I am right in saying that there is not one word
in that decalet which is calculated to bring the blush of shame
to the cheek of modesty。
ANGELA Not one�察�it is purity itself。
GROS。 Here's another。
Teasing