This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887. Excerpt: … A SOUL’S TRAGEDY. ACT FIRST, BEING WHAT WAS CALLED THE POETRY OF CHIAPPINO’S LIFE; AND ACT SECOND, ITS PROSE. London, 1846. Persons. Luitolfo and Eulalia, betrothed lovers. Chiappino, their friend. Ogniben, the Pope’s Legate. Citizens of Faenza. Place, Faenza. Time, 15,. A SOUL’S TRAGEDY. ACT I. Inside Luitolfo’s house. Chiappino, Eulalia. Eulalia. What is it keeps Luitolfo? Night’s fast falling, And’t was scarce sunset,had the ave-bell Sounded before he sought the Provost’s house? I think not: all he had to say would take Few minutes, such a very few, to say! How do you think, Chiappino? If our lord The Provost were less friendly to your friend Than everybody here professes him, I should begin to tremble,should not you? Why are you silent when so many times 10 I turn and speak to you? Chiappino. That’s good! Eulalia. You laugh? Chiappino. Yes. I had fancied nothing that bears price In the whole world was left to call my own; And, may be, felt a little pride thereat. Up to a single man’s or woman’s love, Down to the right in my own flesh and blood, There’s nothing mine, I fancied,till you spoke;,Counting, you see, as ‘ nothing’ the permission To study this peculiar lot of mine In silence: well, go silence with the rest Of the world’s good! What can I say, shall serve? Eulalia. This,lest you, even more than needs, embitter Our parting: say your wrongs have cast, for once, A cloud across your spirit! Chiappino. How a cloud? Eulalia. No man nor woman loves you, did you say? Chiappino. My God, were’t not for thee! Eulalia. Ay, God remains, Even did men forsake you. Chiappino. Oh, not so! Were’t not for God, I mean, what hope of truth,Speaking truth, hearing truth, would stay with man? I now,the homeless, friendless, penniless, 30 Proscribed, and exile…
A Blot in the ‘Scutcheon and Other Dramas
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887. Excerpt: … A SOUL’S TRAGEDY. ACT FIRST, BEING WHAT WAS CALLED THE POETRY OF CHIAPPINO’S LIFE; AND ACT SECOND, ITS PROSE. London, 1846. Persons. Luitolfo and Eulalia, betrothed lovers. Chiappino, their friend. Ogniben, the Pope’s Legate. Citizens of Faenza. Place, Faenza. Time, 15,. A SOUL’S TRAGEDY. ACT I. Inside Luitolfo’s house. Chiappino, Eulalia. Eulalia. What is it keeps Luitolfo? Night’s fast falling, And’t was scarce sunset,had the ave-bell Sounded before he sought the Provost’s house? I think not: all he had to say would take Few minutes, such a very few, to say! How do you think, Chiappino? If our lord The Provost were less friendly to your friend Than everybody here professes him, I should begin to tremble,should not you? Why are you silent when so many times 10 I turn and speak to you? Chiappino. That’s good! Eulalia. You laugh? Chiappino. Yes. I had fancied nothing that bears price In the whole world was left to call my own; And, may be, felt a little pride thereat. Up to a single man’s or woman’s love, Down to the right in my own flesh and blood, There’s nothing mine, I fancied,till you spoke;,Counting, you see, as ‘ nothing’ the permission To study this peculiar lot of mine In silence: well, go silence with the rest Of the world’s good! What can I say, shall serve? Eulalia. This,lest you, even more than needs, embitter Our parting: say your wrongs have cast, for once, A cloud across your spirit! Chiappino. How a cloud? Eulalia. No man nor woman loves you, did you say? Chiappino. My God, were’t not for thee! Eulalia. Ay, God remains, Even did men forsake you. Chiappino. Oh, not so! Were’t not for God, I mean, what hope of truth,Speaking truth, hearing truth, would stay with man? I now,the homeless, friendless, penniless, 30 Proscribed, and exile…
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