The German Theatre, Vol. 1 of 6

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Excerpt from The German Theatre, Vol. 1 of 6: Containing the Stranger, Virgin of the Sun, Pizarro When first the Comic Muse with forceful art Essayed to triumph o'er the yielding heart, With trembling zeal at Fancy's awful shrine Graceful she bent, and claim'd the wreath divine. To me(she cries) the mingled powers belong Of wit, of humour, dance, and social song, Mine the glad task to check the rising sigh, And wipe the glistening drop from Beauty's eye I -on me the blooming loves and graces smile, And crown with eager praise my cheerful toil. The Tragic Muse, too oft thy favourite care, May sanction, stil the unobtruding tear, May wake to passion, or to ity move, Rouse to despair, or melt t e soul to love: But oh! How sweetly beaming thro' the maze Of fiction'd grief, Thalia darts her rays! With double zest she feeds the listening ear, And rapture dawns thro' Pity's transient tear. Equal in power (the impartial goddess cried) Ye both are suitors, both to be denied Nor can the wreath on either head he wove, When both have equal claim to grace and love But go, collect your powers, that path explore Which leads to Albion's still united shore There, if near Drury's walls you chance to stray, And meet a timid Stranger on his way, Give to my fearful charge your equal aid, Protect and guide him thro' the scenic shade, And as my favourite Shakespeare struck the lyre, Warm'd by an equal portion of your fire, Still with impartial zeal your force employ, And ope to him the source of grief and joy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.