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But never�察�oh�察�never a one for me��
Which is exasperating for
A highly susceptible Chancellor��
ALL。 Which is�察�etc。
��Enter Lord Tolloller。��
LORD TOLL。 And now�察�my Lords�察�to the business of the day。
LORD CH。 By all means。 Phyllis�察�who is a Ward of Court�察�has
so powerfully affected your Lordships�察�that you have appealed to me
in a body to give her to whichever one of you she may think proper
to select�察�and a noble Lord has just gone to her cottage to request
her immediate attendance。 It would be idle to deny that I�察�myself��
have the misfortune to be singularly attracted by this young
person。 My regard for her is rapidly undermining my constitution。
Three months ago I was a stout man。 I need say no more。 If I
could reconcile it with my duty�察�I should unhesitatingly award her
to myself�察�for I can conscientiously say that I know no man who is
so well fitted to render her exceptionally happy。 ��Peers�此�Hear��
hear�。� But such an award would be open to misconstruction�察�and
therefore�察�at whatever personal inconvenience�察�I waive my claim。
LORD TOLL。 My Lord�察�I desire�察�on the part of this House�察�to
express its sincere sympathy with your Lordship's most painful
position。
LORD CH。 I thank your Lordships。 The feelings of a Lord
Chancellor who is in love with a Ward of Court are not to be
envied。 What is his position�拭 �Can he give his own consent to his
own marriage with his own Ward�拭 �Can he marry his own Ward without
his own consent�拭 �And if he marries his own Ward without his own
consent�察�can he commit himself for contempt of his own Court�拭 �And
if he commit himself for contempt of his own Court�察�can he appear
by counsel before himself�察�to move for arrest of his own judgement�拭�
Ah�察�my Lords�察�it is indeed painful to have to sit upon a woolsack
which is stuffed with such thorns as these� �
��Enter Lord Mountararat。��
LORD MOUNT。 My Lord�察�I have much pleasure in announcing that
I have succeeded in inducing the young person to present herself at
the Bar of this House。
��Enter Phyllis。��
RECITATIVEPHYLLIS。
My well´loved Lord and Guardian dear��
You summoned me�察�and I am here��
CHORUS OF PEERS。
Oh�察�rapture�察�how beautiful��
How gentlehow dutiful��
SOLOLORD TOLLOLLER。
Of all the young ladies I know
This pretty young lady's the fairest��
Her lips have the rosiest show��
Her eyes are the richest and rarest。
Her origin's lowly�察�it's true��
But of birth and position I've plenty��
I've grammar and spelling for two��
And blood and behaviour for twenty��
Her origin's lowly�察�it's true��
I've grammar and spelling for two��
CHORUS。 Of birth and position he's plenty��
With blood and behaviour for twenty��
SOLOLORD MOUNTARARAT。
Though the views of the House have diverged
On every conceivable motion��
All questions of Party are merged
In a frenzy of love and devotion��
If you ask us distinctly to say
What Party we claim to belong to��
We reply�察�without doubt or delay��
The Party I'm singing this song to��
SOLOPHYLLIS。
I'm very much pained to refuse��
But I'll stick to my pipes and my tabors��
I can spell all the words that I use��
And my grammar's as good as my neighbours'。
As for birthI was born like the rest��
My behaviour is rustic but hearty��
And I know where to turn for the best��
When I want a particular Party��
PHYLLIS�察�LORD TOLL。�察�and LORD MOUNT。
Though her station is none of the best��
I suppose she was born like the rest��
And she knows where to look for her hearty��
When she wants a particular Party��
RECITATIVEPHYLLIS。
Nay�察�tempt me not。
To rank I'll not be bound��
In lowly cot
Alone is virtue found��
CHORUS。 No�察�no�察�indeed high rank will never hurt you��
The Peerage is not destitute of virtue。
BALLADLORD TOLLOLLER。
Spurn not the nobly born
With love affected��
Nor treat with virtuous scorn
The well´connected。
High rank involves no shame
We boast an equal claim
With him of humble name
To be respected��
Blue blood� �blue blood��
When virtuous love is sought
Thy power is naught��
Though dating from the Flood��
Blue blood� �Ah�察�blue blood��
CHORUS。 When virtuous love is sought�察�etc。
Spare us the bitter pain
Of stern denials��
Nor with low´born disdain
Augment our trials。
Hearts just as pure and fair
May beat in Belgrave Square
As in the lowly air
Of Seven Dials��
Blue blood� �blue blood��
Of what avail art thou
To serve us now��
Though dating from the Flood��
Blue blood� �Ah�察�blue blood��
CHORUS。 Of what avail art thou�察�etc。
RECITATIVEPHYLLIS。
My Lords�察�it may not be。
With grief my heart is riven��
You waste your time on me��
For ah� �my heart is given��
ALL。 Given��
PHYL。 Yes�察�given��
ALL。 Oh�察�horror�。。�
RECITATIVELORD CHANCELLOR。
And who has dared to brave our high displeasure��
And thus defy our definite command��
��Enter Strephon。��
STREPH。 'Tis Iyoung Strephon� �mine this priceless treasure��
Against the world I claim my darling's hand��
��Phyllis rushes to his arms。��
A shepherd I
ALL。 A shepherd he��
STREPH。 Of Arcady´
ALL。 Of Arcadee��
STREPH。 Betrothed are we��
ALL。 Betrothed are they
STREPH。 And mean to be´
ALL。 Espoused to´day��
ENSEMBLE。
STREPH。 THE OTHERS。
A shepherd I A shepherd he
Of Arcady�察 �Of Arcadee��
Betrothed are we�察 �Betrothed is he��
And mean to be And means to be
Espoused to´day� �Espoused to´day��
DUETLORD MOUNTARARAT and LORD TOLLOLLER
��aside to each other��。
'Neath this blow��
Worse than stab of dagger
Though we mo´
Mentarily stagger��
In each heart
Proud are we innately
Let's depart��
Dignified and stately��
ALL。 Let's depart��
Dignified and stately��
CHORUS OF PEERS。
Though our hearts she's badly bruising��
In another suitor choosing��
Let's pretend it's most amusing。
Ha� �ha� �ha� �Tan´ta´ra��
��Exeunt all the Peers�察�marching round stage with much dignity。
Lord Chancellor separates Phyllis from Strephon and orders her off。
She follows Peers。 Manent Lord Chancellor and Strephon。��
LORD CH。 Now�察�sir�察�what excuse have you to offer for having
disobeyed an order of the Court of Chancery��
STREPH。 My Lord�察�I know no Courts of Chancery�察�I go by
Nature's Acts of Parliament。 The beesthe breezethe seasthe
rooksthe brooksthe galesthe valesthe fountains and the
mountains cry�察 �You love this maidentake her�察�we command you� �
'Tis writ in heaven by the bright barbed dart that leaps forth into
lurid light from each grim thundercloud。 The very rain pours forth
her sad and sodden sympathy� �When chorused Nature bids me take my
love�察�shall I reply�察 �Nay�察�but a certain Chancellor forbids it;�拭�
Sir�察�you are England's Lord High Chancellor�察�but are you Chancellor
of birds and trees�察�King of the winds and Prince of thunderclouds��
LORD CH。 No。 It's a nice point。 I don't know that I ever
met it before。 But my difficulty is that at present there's no
evidence before the Court that chorused Nature has interested
herself in the matter。
STREPH。 No evidence� �You have my word for it。 I tell you
that she bade me take my love。
LORD CH。 Ah� �but�察�my good sir�察�you mustn't tell us what she
told youit's not evidence。 Now an affidavit from a thunderstorm��
or a few words on oath from a heavy shower�察�would meet with all the
attention they deserve。
STREPH。 And have you the heart to apply the prosaic rules of
evidence to a case which bubbles over with poetical emotion��
LORD CH。 Distinctly。 I have always kept my duty strictly
before my eyes�察�and it is to that fact that I owe my advancement to
my present distingui