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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ACT II SCENE I A -vaulted room. A door at the back, left, another small one at the right, near which the SoothSayer stands with eyes fixed on a small stone altar on which aflame burns. Attila enters, foliowed by Onegesius. Attila What has the fierce star written ? What is hid In heaven against me? Tell me of my sons. -- Onegesius, leave us. Wait without the door. onegesius goes out, closing the door. ] To the Soothsayer after a silence.] Thou art in my hand Soothsayer And thou, O Attila? . . . Attila Find me the means to satisfy my soul If holy or unholy arts have power, If by persuasion or by force thou canst Ravish from Time his secret, drag it forth -- I hear you famed beyond the common tribe Of soothsayers; magicians call you master. Prove it Whence got you this so potent lore ? Soothsayer Chaldean sages taught me in their towers That watch the stars; in Egypt I was born; Their art is patient to conjure and charm Out of their time the face of hours unborn. Attila Summon them up. Soothsayer What I can do, I shall. But boast not more. Behold, we walk our little hour of light Toward this great dark that fronts us like a wall. All we shall do is there, and all we fear. Attila Thrust and break in: seize Fate and force her speak. Soothsayer Beware lest from her ambush, ere thou knowest, She leap out at thee. Attila What's the peril ? Where ? Soothsayer Thou art threatened. Attila Soothsayer This meteor that makes pale The natural lights of heaven Attila Speak what of this ? Soothsayer O Attila, a power stands over thee Poising, but whether to strike out thy doom Or to enrich thee, hangs uncertain yet. The...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217775427 |
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| ISBN-10 | 021777542X |
| Weight | 0.28 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.19 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 78 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-09-01 |
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