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rich life in his love , but is thrown into perplexity and longings after death as a relief . He returns to Floribel after a longer absence than usual ; she reproaches him , and so Hiirries - 6 h herfate . Their interview is drawn with nice discrimination and knowledge of nature , where in such matters it is common for the injutea and loving one to end by suing for forgivenesszt-t
" Hesperus . Oh Floribel , you 11 make me corse the chance : That fashioned this sad clay and made it man ; It had been happier as the senseless tree That canopies your sleep . But Hesperus , He ' s but the burthen of a scornful song Of coquetry ; beware , that song may end In a death groan .
Flotibel ( sings ) . The knight he left the maid , That knight of fickleness ; > .:-Her ' s was the blame he said , And his the deep distress . If you are weary of poor Floribel ,
Pray be not troubled , she can do without thee . Oh , Hesperus , come hither , I must weep ; Say you will love me still , and III believe it , When I forget my folly . Hesperus . Dear , I do ,
By the bright fountains of those tears , I do . Floribel . You don ' t despise me much ? - May I look up And meet no frown . "—p . 30 , 31 . He very soon snatches at an occasion for jealousy , and leaves her in anger . Meets the beautiful Olivia , who has always
loved him , and for whom his passion returns . Lashes himself into frenzy at the thought of his father ' s sufferings , and in the subtle workings of selF-deception persuades himself he is impelled fry duty ( o the wealthy marriage . Thefollowing scene , in whiph the im ^ ige of the horrible crime which he afterwards perpetrates , begins to assume a form , is of hanowing , power ; -rrr
" Hesperus discovered in a disturbed slumber . Hesperus ( starting firom hi&oouoh ) . Wh 6 speaks ? who whispers ifceii ; $ ? i ) A % Jii I a light I ' I'll search thie { roQni , spmething < bjith GaJl ' cl m ^ tteice , Wlf . l ^ W ^ Wg . ^^ f , 9 * li fees ,
Arid tjarice I s ) ep ^ again v But still it came Neare ^ imd ' rieEurer , mucted my m ^ t AndrWad ^ mte' heart ; an ife in which it poured Its loatHeft eirticing cbui » tihij ) . ' Hi ) I a % ht . V . > "<
., ( . ,, . , KJ@ntev Attendant with a thrch Thou drowsy snail , tby footirte ^ s arte asleep , Hold up the torch .
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Dramatic Recollections . 149
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 1, 1837, page 149, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1829/page/23/
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