Ingomar, the Barbarian: A Play in Five ActsW.H. Baker, 1896 - 64 pages |
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ACTEA Adrastus ALASTOR Alemanni cry Allobrogi AMBIVAR Amyntas arch arms art thou barbarian basket bear green Cévennes child citizens comes Costumes dost thou drachma ELPHENOR Enter INGOMAR Enter PARTHENIA Exeunt Exit into house eyes farewell fear Five Acts fleshings and sandals flowers friends girl give Goes up stage Greek heart honor JULIA MARLOWE Laughs listen look Massilia Medon mother mountains MUSIC at rise Myron NEOCLES never NOVIO pause Plays a full Polydor poor ransom RING curtain SAMO Say yes scenery seize shirt slave slavery soul speak spear stay steps sword tears tell THEANO thine thirty ounces thou art Thou dost thou hast thou shalt thou wilt thy father thyself TIMARCH traitor TRIN TRINOBANTES twas WALTER H WARN curtain weep wert wife wild wilt thou woman wood Ye gods yonder Амв Аст
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Page 31 - A grain of gold in the dull sand of life — A foretaste of Elysium; but when, Weary of this world's woes, the immortal gods Flew to the skies with all their richest gifts, Love stayed behind, self-exiled for man's sake! Ing. I never yet heard aught so beautiful! But still I comprehend it not. Par. Nor I, For I have never felt it ; yet I know A song my mother sang, an ancient song, That plainly speaks of love, at least to me. How goes it? Stay — (Slowly, as if trying to recollect.) "What love is,...
Page 29 - That's soon done : thy wife Herself shall soon weave wreaths as well as I. Ing. [Laughing heartily .] My wife ! my wife! a woman dost thou say ? I thank the gods, not I. This is my wife. — [Pointing to his accoutrements. My spear, my shield, my sword : let him who will Waste cattle, slaves, or gold, to buy a woman ; Not I, not I ! Par. To buy a woman ? — how ! Ing.
Page 30 - Par. [Holding out the wreath.] I never yet succeeded half so well. It will be charming ! Charming ? and for whom ? Here among savages ! no mother here Looks smiling on it, — I'm alone, forsaken ! But no, I'll weep no more ! no, none shall say I fear.
Page 28 - In a dream ! How ! Ah, my brother ! — he who died. A child — yes, that is it. My little Folko — She has his dark brown hair, his sparkling eye. Even the voice seems known again to me. I'll not to sleep — I'll talk to her. (Returns to far.) These you call garlands, And wherefore do you weave them ? PAR.
Page 29 - The master serve the slave ? (Gazing on her with increasing interest.) And yet, why not? I'll go (starts to go and stops) — the poor child's tired. (Looking at PARTHENIA.) PAR. Dost thou hesitate ? ING. No, thou shalt have the flowers As fresh and dewy as the bush affords. Exit INGOMAR, i..
Page 29 - How ! did I hear aright ? bargain for brides, As you would slaves, — buy them like cattle ? Ing. Well, I think a woman fit only for a slave. We follow our own customs, as you yours. How do you in your city there ? Par. Consult our hearts. Massilia's free-born daughters are not sold, But bound by choice with bands as light and sweet As these I hold. Love only buys us there. Ing. Marry for love : — what ! do you love your husbands ? Par.
Page 29 - ING. What is the matter ? Why dost look so strangely? PAR. How ! Did I hear aright ? Bargain for brides As you would slaves — buy them like cattle ? ING. Well, I think a woman fit only for a slave. We follow our own customs, as you yours. How do you in your city there ? PAR. Consult our hearts. Massilia's free-born daughters are not sold, But bound by choice with bands as light and sweet As these I hold. Love only buys us there.
Page 30 - PAR. How shall I say ? Love comes, my mother says, Like flowers in the night — reach me those violets — It is a flame a single look will kindle, But not an ocean quench. Fostered by dreams, excited by each thought, Love is a star from heaven, that points the way And leads us to its...