Messalina; a Tragedy in Five Acts
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9780217431972
Paperback|9780217431972
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890. Excerpt: ... SCENE III. The Palatine hill. Midnight. The city visible below in the moonlight. Enter Silius alone; he pauses, and leans against the rampart. Silius. So Geta promises that he will join us; That gives our cause new strength. But, as he says, This should have been determined long ago. How have the days slipped by Days? weeks and months, All spent in pleasure, utterly consumed, Which should have been devoted to the winning Of the whole court, --canvassing every man, --Making so sure that stepping on the throne Would scarcely have produced a jar. But then They were delicious days O heaven, the scenes That we have known But they have left us here With an uncertain fate. It is Valeria Who keeps our future doubtful, and our lives Forever in the balance; for her mind Is woman's mind in its entirety. She always thinks just what she wants to think. She would enjoy the empire all at once In her own way. She cannot bear to wait To arrange each detail, and so to assure Possession. She believes it is enough That Claudius has a flaccid grasp of power, To make it safe for us to disregard All rules of prudence, and to suddenly Seize the whole empire, as a fitting home To love and revel in. It seems to her That he must sink with his own weight; and, then, That all men, seeing us upon the throne, And that we grace our station, will agree To do us homage. I am growing like her. There's no escape from that, for she is mine, --She loves me and has often proved it. I Have grown to be a portion of her life. I still have my own separate, stronger thoughts, But they flit by me like some moving dream. I feel my virtue slipping from my soul, And yet I know not how, nor when, nor where, As heat and cold and wet and dry depart Before the ever-changing winds. 'Tis strange That if she
| ISBN-13 | 9780217431972 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217431976 |
| Weight | 0.25 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.16 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 68 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-12-01 |
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