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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: DON CARLOS, INFANT OF SPAIN. ACT THE FIRST. Scene, the Royal Garden at Aranjicez. Enter Carlos and Domingo. Dom. The cheerful days enjoyed by others at Aranjuez have had no effect upon your highness. Our abode at this delightful spot has been of no avail.?(Carlos is thoughtful and silent.)?Be not thus mute, and thus mysterious, Prince. Let your heart be open to a parent's heart. No monarch can purchase, at too dear a rate, the peace and comfort of his only son. The power of Philip is extensive. If you have any wish ungratified, name it to Philip. But is this possible ? I was present when due homage was paid to royal Carlos in Toledo ?when princes contended for the honour of kissing his hand, and six mighty potentates at the same moment Tcnelt to him. I saw the blood mount into his cheeks?I saw his bosom heave with great resolves?I saw his sparkling eye wander with delight through the assembly yes, and his eye confessed that he was satisfied. But this deep solemn melanchoty, Prince, which we with sorrow have remarked during eight months, is to each member of the court a painful mystery. Many a night of care has it caused your royal father, and many a tear has it drawn from the eyes of your mother. Car?(Starts.)?Mother Dom.?(Surprised.)?Prince Car. Heaven grant I may forgive the man who made her my mother Dom. Prince Car.?(Recollecting himself.)?Holy father, I have been unfortunate in mothers. The first act of which I was guilty, when I saw the light, was matricide. Dom. Is it possible that your Royal Highness can allow such a reproach to dwell upon your mind ? Car. And my new mother?has she not robbed me of the little love my father felt for me ? My only merit in his eyes consisted in being his only son.?She has produced a daughter?Alas...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217891431 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217891438 |
| Weight | 0.69 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.48 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 208 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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