The Vigil of Venus and Other Poems by "Q" by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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_Regent_. But, yes, you may. This man hath held Another woman to his breast. _Wife_. Her name? That I may tear her eyes! _Regent_. Her name's Costanza. The same Costanza that, with body washed, With ribbon in her hair, light in her eyes, Arrayed a cottage to allure his heart. Go home, poor fools, and find her!... Heigh! No others? [_Heaves a sigh._ Captain, dismiss the Guard. The watch, aloft-- Set him elsewhere. We would not be o'erlooked. You only, Lucio--you, Lucetta--stay; You for a while, Cesario. [_Exeunt Courtiers, Guard, Crowd, etc._ Heigh! that's over-- The last Court of the Regent; and the books Accounts of stewardship, my seven years all, Closed here for audit. Nay, there's one thing more-- Brother, erewhile I spoke you sisterly, You turned away, and still you bite your lip: Signs that may short my preface. It concerns The Countess Fulvia. |
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