The Maid of Orleans, The Bride of Messina, Wilhelm Tell, Demetrius (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Maid of Orleans, The Bride of Messina, Wilhelm Tell, DemetriusThibaut d'arc. His three Daughters. Three young Shepherds, their Suitors.Thie. Ay, my good neighbours! We at least to - day Are Frenchmen still, free citizens and lords Of the Old soil, which our forefathers till'd. Who knows whom we to-morrow must Obey? For England her triumphal banner waves From ever-y wall, the blooming fields Of France Are trampled down beneath her chargers' hoofs, Paris hath yielded to her conquering arms, And with the ancient crown Of Dagobert Adorns the scion Of a foreign race. Our king's descendant, disinherited, Must steal in secret through his own domain, While his first peer and nearest relative Contends against him in the hostile ranks, Ay, his unnatural mother leads them on. Around us towns and peaceful hamlets burn.Near and more near the devastating fire Rolls toward these vales, which yet repose in peace. Therefore, good neighbours, I have now resolved, While God still grants us safety, to provide For my three daughters, for 'midst war's alarms Women require protection, and true love Hath power to render lighter every load. [to the first Shepherd. Come, Etienne! You seek my Margot's hand. Fields lying side by side and loving hearts Promise a happy union! [to the second. Claude! You're silent, And my Louison looks upon the ground 7 How, shall I separate two loving hearts Because you have no wealth to Offer me? Who now has wealth Our barns and homes afford Spoil to the foe, and fuel to their fires. In times like these, a husband's faithful breast Affords the only shelter from the storm. Louis. My father claude marie. My Louison! Louis. (embracing J ohanna) My dear sister! Thie. I give to each a yard, a stall and herd, And also thirty acres, and as God Gave me his blessing, so I give you mine margot. (embracing J ohanna) Gladden our father follow our example! Let this day see three unions ratified! Thib. Now go, make all things ready, for the morn Shall see the wedding. Let our village friends Be all assembled for the festival. [the two couple retire arm-in-arm.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.