Dramatic Scenes, Sonnets, and Other Poems
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9780217829830
Paperback|9780217829830
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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: THE WEDDING RING. A DRAMATIC SCENE. The old ballad of The Berkshire Lady, which recounts an adventure that actually happened above a century ago to one of the most respectable families in that county, is the origin of the following drama. The names and localities that I have chosen are of course fictitious. CHARACTERS. Sir Edward Delmont. Arthur Delmont, his brother. The Lady Stanley. Scene, a magnificent Salaon in the house of the Lady Stanley near Reading. THE WEDDING RING. Sir Edward Delmont, and Arthur. Sir Edward. Why thus amort, fair brother ? Tis a rich And princely hall, a palace-like demesne. Seest thou yon stately oaks and those old thorns, The growth of centuries, mingling their gay wreaths Of pearly blossoms with the weeping spray Of the light feathery birch, and darker shoots Of shining holly, while amidst the fern The dappled deer lie couching ? Art thou master Of this fair seat ? Arthur. I'faith I know not. Sir Edward. 'Twas A gay and glittering coach, drawn by four mares Of the right Flanders breed, conveyed us hither; And she our fair companion mistress seemed Of that proud equipage?the nameless she Arthur. Not wholly nameless, ?Mary;?the good priest Told us so far. Sir Edward. And in so telling told Full little. Mary commonest of sounds. Name of all wear So doth the lordly Earl, So the poor cobbler call his wife; the princess Within her stately bower, and the coarse drudge That milks her kine, both answer to that name. 'Tis general as the violet, now lurking Beneath the white-thorn hedge, now proudly placed I' the garden's southern nook beside the rose. She's Mary Delmont now. Dost shrink to hear Those words conjoined ? Arthur. Not I. Sir Edward. Yet thou art sad And silent, brother mine; thy ch...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217829830 |
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| ISBN-10 | 021782983X |
| Weight | 0.61 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.42 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 182 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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