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    her brother's death , giving instant place to perfect calm when she hears who has murdered him , is one of these : — , " Estrella { starting up ) . What ' s that you say ? Say that again—I say , say that again . Gomez * Did you not know that this was done by him ? Estrella . Carlos ! Gomez . Don Carlos is the murderer . Estrella . Don Carlos is the murderer ! You ' re old , Close on your coffin ' s brink , you would not lie ; You ' re cloth'd in black , too , —death is your acquaintance . You do not lie—go on—be not afraid I If my eye glazes , and the blood turn back , Nor pour its wonted tribute in my face ; These be the weaknesses of mortal houses ; Our souls are stronger built , mine totters not : Go on . And so Don Carlos slew my brother ? Gomez . Madam , I fear you overstrain your strength . ; Estrella . He did not say for which of all his benefits , His' tender love , his firm and trusting faith , His sister ' s hand , and wide estates—he said not For which of these my brother ' s death was guerdon . Gomez . He holds an unlock'd silence on the whole , Save that his hand cut short Don Pedro ' s life . "—pp 107 . 108 .

    The above is executed in the fine deep spirit of the true drama . Her madness , too , is finely done . It is real madness , not the senseless rant , which is generally substituted . Her appearance is described with powerful and pathetic effect in the exclamation of Don Carlos on his trial : — " Ah , but that this were spared me ! Look yonder ! see ' st thou through the entrance porch , A woman coming towards us stedfastly ? Think ' sl thou a world of words as musical As brooks in summer , strong as the sunward flight Of eagle ' s wings , rich as the golden chains That from Apollo ' s lips take spirits captive , Could , in great Justice' scale outweigh one tear , Of hers , or talk down that wan , silent grief That speaks in her bloodless cheek ?"—p 114 .

    This play may be estimated as a very seasonable contribution to literature and the stage . It is likely to be effective if well acted ; but needing some curtailment of parts of the comic scenes , which are too long , and some omissions of certain unnecessary pieces of coarseness , which are evidently introduced on purpose to outrage t ) ur prudery , and turn our wigs awry . The dialogue is spirited , the action does hot flag , and the plot is well managed . ¦; i We shall have a dramatic literature again in spite of all the , " ?? jV ... i i ¦ ¦ •' „„ ¦? ' ' ¦ ¦ - ¦¦ J »• * '¦¦ ' ' ¦¦' -- ' k- *¦> ¦ ' ' ¦ ' . > ' - ¦ ¦ ¦ ' *

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    JJ $ O The Star of Seville .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 1, 1837, page 300, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1831/page/45/