Nathan the Wise: A Dramatic Poem in Five ActsB. Tauchnitz, 1868 - 298 pages |
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Al-Hafi Angelo Assad Battista Baya Beca Becha Beda better bride Brince brother calm Camillo CHARLES LEE LEWES child christian Claudia Galotti comes Conrade Conti Count Appiani Countess Orsina dagger daughter Daya dead dear Countess dervis Dirro Dosalo Emilia Galotti Exit eyes father fear forget forgive Friar give GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSING Guastalla Hafi hand hear heard heart heaven honour Jafi Jaya jewess knight less look Lord Chamberlain Lord Count madam Marinelli methinks mother mussulman Nathan NATHAN THE WISE never Odoardo Galotti once patriarch perhaps Pirro pray Prince Recha Reda ring Sabionetta Safi Saladin sav'd SCENE servant sister Sittab Sittaḥ soon soul speak Stauffen sultan surely tears tell Templar thank thee thine thing thou hast thought thro thyself to-day tone true truth twas wants willingly wise wish word
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Page 92 - The judge said, if ye summon not the father Before my seat, I cannot give a sentence. Am I to guess enigmas? Or expect ye That the true ring should here unseal its lips? But hold — you tell me that the real ring Enjoys the hidden power to make the wearer
Page 89 - In days of yore, there dwelt in east a man, Who from a valued hand receiv'da ring Of endless worth: the stone of it an opal, That shot an ever-changing tint: moreover, It had the hidden virtue him to render Of God and man
Page 91 - have receiv'd the ring, as was the case; After he had long obtain'd the father's promise, One day to have the ring, as also was. The father, each asserted, could to him^ Not have been false, rather than so suspect
Page 90 - I hear, I hear, come finish with thy tale; Is it soon ended? It is ended, sultan, For all that follows may be guess'd of course. Scarce is the father dead, each with his ring Appears, and claims to be the lord
Page 95 - have so often talk'd To Sittah of this brother, whom she knew not, That I must let her see his counterfeit. Go fetch him. How a single worthy action, Though but of whim or passion born, gives rise To other blessings! Fetch him. In an instant. The rest remains as settled.
Page 61 - to hate this people, Yet for its pride could not forbear to scorn it, The pride which it to mussulman and Christian Bequeath'd, as were its God alone the true one. You start, that I, a Christian, and a templar, Talk thus. Where, when, has e'er the pious rage To own the better
Page 59 - Noble, and yet shocking! The turn might be expected. Modest greatness Wears willingly the mask of what is shocking To scare off admiration: but, altho' She may disdain the tribute, admiration, Is there no other tribute she can bear with? Knight, were you here not foreign, not a captive, I would not ask so freely. Speak, command,
Page 62 - the whole world To force this better, as the best of all — Shown itself more, and in a blacker form, Than here, than now? To him, whom, here and now, The film is not removing from his eye — But be he blind that wills! Forget my speeches And leave me.
Page 54 - no! What force is necessary with the weak But their own weakness? Come awhile with me Into my harem: I have bought a songstress, You have not heard her, she came yesterday: Meanwhile I'll think somewhat about a project I have upon this Nathan. Follow, brother. SCENE. — The Place of Palms,
Page 57 - I'm almost shy of this strange fellow, almost Shrink back from his rough virtue. That one man Should ever make another man feel awkward! And yet — He's coming — ha! — by God, the youth Looks like a man. I love his daring eye, His open gait. May be the shell is bitter;