Count Alarcos; a Tragedy by Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli
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This is pollution.
I:4:53 KING. Daughter, I were pleased My cousin could a nearer claim prefer To my regard. Ay, girl, 'twould please me well He were my son, thy husband; but what then? My pleasure and his conduct jar; his fate Baulks our desire. He's married and has heirs. I:4:54 SOL. Heirs, didst thou say heirs? I:4:55 KING. What ails thee? I:4:56 SOL. Heirs, heirs? I:4:57 KING. Thou art very pale! I:4:58 SOL. The faintness of the morn Clings to me still; I pray thee, father, grant Thy child one easy boon. I:4:59 KING. She has to speak But what she wills. |
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