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    mprftlfty on which he has acted . He never knows , it is true , tgjLf the king ' s only cause for exacting the fatal promise was , th ^ Pedro had defended Estrella from his licen ti ousn ess ; but he goes know that the character of Pedro is so pure and high that t ) ie king can have no good cause of vengeance . He also finds that he is himself condemned to be publicly executed for

    the crime thus forced upon him . It is no matter . The king commanded ; he swore to obey ; he followed the course of loyalty and honour , and he endures all that follows as though he bad obeyed the laws of God and Nature , and suffered in the course of inevitable fate . The drama ought to teach a higher morality . Our favourite scene , with the exception of one nearer the

    close pf the play , is that between Estrella and the nurse the night before the intended marriage . An extract will shew how sweetly and naturally it proceeds : — " Ursula . What , art thou thinking of thy sleep already ? Estrellit . I ' m weary of to-day ; I'll get to bed , 1 % will fe morrow sooner when I sleep . Come , gossip , dear ; be sure a wondrous story ;

    ^ . 11 golden halls , and pearl-strewn tapestry , And Indian spicy wainscoting , and curtains O * the crimson damask , glittering o ' er with gems , To give me shining dreams—come , now begin . "—p 55 . * # * # * 11 Ursula .- Thy dark lash droops to thy velvet cheek ; thou ' rt half asleep . Estrella , Carlos ! dear Carlos 1 Ursula * She sleeps , by my good faith ! Hark ! mistress I lady ! chick 1 lie not aslant thus , thou ' lt get aches , ere age ; get up , arid sleep in thy bed , ' twere best , sweet . Esirella . The dreaming poppies drop upon my lids ; Oh me t I ' m heavy—I'll to bed ; Good nurse , Help me to doff my vest ; take thou good care Of all these gay attires , they be rich gifts From my good Kinsfolk . "—pp 56 . 57 . There are some good passages in tjie scene between Carlos ana Estrella in the first act , but as a whole we think it poor . A quotation will best illustrate our objections : — " Estrella . Farewell 1 I wish you a fair ride , Bwift horse , Smoqjtti road , safe journey—and what more ? Carlos . That kiss—JEstrflla . J 3 eshrew thee for a spendthrift that dost make me Lo ££ my good time in silly bargaining . ¦ ( jarfos . That kiss—Esirella . If I should live an hundred years , FHneW give thee another . Cj | rfc # ; Granted so—Gi ¥ * tftt * i but this , I will lake all the rest

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 1, 1837, page 298, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1831/page/43/