Fiesko: Or, The Conspiracy of Genoa : an Historical Tragedy |
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alarmed ANDREAS ARABELLA arms art thou ASSERATO astonishment Begone Behold My wife Bella BERTHA bosom BOURGONINO breath conjure CONSPIRATORS Count Lavagna Countess Countrymen crowd dares deed devil dreadful Duke Duke of Genoa Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fall fancy fear FIESKO fool freedom Friend furiously Galleys Genoa Genoese GERMAN GIANETTINO DORIA give glory God's sake hand Harbour hastily hear heart Heaven honor KALKAGNO Lady Julia laugh LEONORA Levanto listen LOMELLIN look Lord Madonna MASKS mercy MOOR murder Nephew night nobility noble o'er Oh father palace passion Patriot pause Prince quick rise ROMANO ROSA rush SACCO SCENE VII Scipio scoundrel SENTRIES challenge Signora silent sink Soldiers sorrow soul stand surely sword tears tell thee there's Thomas Gate Thou hast Throwing to-morrow tone tremble Twas Tyrant vengeance VERRINA villainy Virtue voice What's whole word ZENTURIONE ZIBO
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Page 140 - Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red! Thy heart is soft
Page 143 - (looking from a window.) What's this ?—The Moon is down ! the Morning rises Fiery from the Sea ! wild flights of Fancy Have disturb'd my rest, and
Page 145 - Are not more wide disjoined ! But then to rise to such majestic greatness And gaze superior on a prostrate World ; To quaff in flowing cups the draughts of pleasure, And lead away the Tyrant Law in chains ; To tame the furious passions of the Populace, As easy as the Horseman reins his steed, And manages his
Page 144 - be a King ! Surely, though petty faults debase the soul, A mighty crime ennobles Vice, and makes it Pass for Virtue. To steal a purse, is shameful, To embezzle Millions—bold—but great—yea, Godlike great, to seize a Crown ! The splendid motive Justifies the deed, and glosses o'er its blackness.
Page 144 - a Pigmy's frame Say, is it fitted for the Giant's carcase ? (The Sun rises over Genoa.) • And this majestic City ! (Hastening with extended arms to the window.) To think that it is mine ! That I should blaze resplendent as the Sun, And shed like him my dazzling glories round it. That all the fondest hopes that Fancy forms, And wild Ambition weaves, would then be realized. That I
Page 146 - And end it with applause. Just so, the Thunder's roar! Reduce it to its simplest elements, And it will hush an infant to repose. But once unite it in a sudden crash, And the Monarchal Burst shall shake the world! I am
Page 38 - BOURGONINO. Think you I would have yielded up my claim To any one but him, whom I esteemed The first of men?