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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: Cxcalitmr ACT I Scene I. London. The cloisters of St. Paul's. In the midst of the garth is a great runic cross, in the base of which the Sword is buried to the hilt. Merlin is standing beside it. Without is heard the chanting of the Miserere. Enter: the funeral procession of Uther Pendragon, the body of the king borne in the midst upon a bier. Before walk many monks, priests, and acolytes. Following comes the Archbishop Of Canterbury, attended, and behind him King Nentres, King Uriens, Duke Lucas, Duke Brastias, Sir Launcelot, Sir Breuse, and other Knights and Barons. Men's Voices. Benigne fac Domine in bona voluntate tua Sion, Ut aedificentur muri Jerusalem. Merlin. Pendragon passes, now Pendragon's seed Shall reign, Pendragon, on Pendragon's throne. Men's Voices. Justificeris Domine in sermonibus tuis, Ut vincas cum judicaris. (The procession crosses the front of the stage: as the bier comes in the centre it is set down and the ARCH- BISHOP raises his crosier and speaks.) Archbishop. Lords of the realm and gentlemen at arms, From all the farthest borders of the land I summoned ye to answer, under pain Of ban and interdict of Holy Church. Uther is dead, and 'gainst his heritage The ravening kings are leagued. In jeopardy Lies England, kingless, prey to whoso comes. Pendragon dies, and dies the last of them That ruled England by the grace of God. The House is fallen, and there is no heir. Nor law nor custom meets this woful plight Wherein we sink: yet needs must that a king Rule over us, lest England be disrupt And parcelled out in shameful vassalage. To-day is Easter: on this blessed morning Lord Jesu rose, wherefore of His great mercy Perchance this day He may give certain sign Who by His will shall reign. The love of God Passeth our wisdo...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217715249 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217715249 |
| Weight | 0.62 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.43 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 186 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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