Lover's Vows by August von Kotzebue
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page 56 of 97 (57%)
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BUTLER [in amazement]. Not take them! Refuse to take them--[he lifts
them from the floor with the utmost respect]-- "I must have made an elegy, And not this fine narration." [Exit. END ACT III ACT IV. SCENE I. A Prison in one of the Towers of the Castle. FREDERICK [alone]. FREDERICK. How a few moments destroy the happiness of man! When I, this morning, set out from my inn, and saw the sun rise, I sung with joy.--Flattered with the hope of seeing my mother, I formed a scheme how I would with joy surprize her. But, farewell all pleasant prospects--I return to my native country, and the first object I behold, is my dying parent; my first lodging, a prison; and my next walk will perhaps be--oh, merciful providence! have I deserved all this? Enter AMELIA with a small basket covered with a napkin.--She speaks to someone without. AMELIA. Wait there, Francis, I shall soon be back. |
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