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Page 130
... Lucretia's design in exposing herself to the consequences of an expostulation with Cenci after having administered the opiate , was to induce him by a feigned tale to confess himself before death ; this being esteemed by Catholics as ...
... Lucretia's design in exposing herself to the consequences of an expostulation with Cenci after having administered the opiate , was to induce him by a feigned tale to confess himself before death ; this being esteemed by Catholics as ...
Page 131
... LUCRETIA , Wife of CENCI , and step - mother of his children , The Scene lies principally in Rome , but changes during the Fourth Act to Petrella , a Castle among the Apulian Apennines . TIME . During the Pontificate of Clement VIII ...
... LUCRETIA , Wife of CENCI , and step - mother of his children , The Scene lies principally in Rome , but changes during the Fourth Act to Petrella , a Castle among the Apulian Apennines . TIME . During the Pontificate of Clement VIII ...
Page 134
... LUCRETIA ) . Great God ! How horrible ! Some dreadful ill Must have befallen my brothers . LUCRETIA . He speaks too frankly . BEATRICE . The tapers that did light them the dark way Are their last cost . The Pope , I think , will not ...
... LUCRETIA ) . Great God ! How horrible ! Some dreadful ill Must have befallen my brothers . LUCRETIA . He speaks too frankly . BEATRICE . The tapers that did light them the dark way Are their last cost . The Pope , I think , will not ...
Page 136
... LUCRETIA and BERNARDO . LUCRETIA . Weep not , my gentle boy ; he struck but me , Who have borne deeper wrongs . In truth , if he Had killed me , he had done a kinder deed . Oh , God Almighty , do thou look upon us , We have no other ...
... LUCRETIA and BERNARDO . LUCRETIA . Weep not , my gentle boy ; he struck but me , Who have borne deeper wrongs . In truth , if he Had killed me , he had done a kinder deed . Oh , God Almighty , do thou look upon us , We have no other ...
Page 137
... LUCRETIA . My dear , dear children ! Come hither ! CENCI . [ Enter CRNCI , suddenly . What ! Beatrice here ? [ She shrinks back , and covers her face . Nay , hide not your face , ' tis fair ; Look up ! Why , yesternight you dared to ...
... LUCRETIA . My dear , dear children ! Come hither ! CENCI . [ Enter CRNCI , suddenly . What ! Beatrice here ? [ She shrinks back , and covers her face . Nay , hide not your face , ' tis fair ; Look up ! Why , yesternight you dared to ...
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AHASUERUS Apennines Aristodemus art thou beams BEATRICE beautiful beneath blood breast breath bright calm Cenci child clouds cold CYCLOPS DÆMON dark dead death deep delight DEMOGORGON divine dream earth Eryximachus eternal evil eyes fear feel fire flame fled flowers gentle grave grey hair hear heard heart heaven Hesiod hope human Italy Jupiter Laon light lips living lone looks LUCRETIA MEPHISTOPHELES mighty mind moon morning mortal mountains Naples nature never night nursling o'er ocean pain pale PANTHEA passion Peter Bell Plato poem poetry poets Queen Mab rocks Rome round ruin sate scorn SEMICHORUS shadow shapes Shelley silent SILENUS slaves sleep smile Socrates soul sound spirit stars strange stream sweet swift tears tempest thee thine things thou art thought throne truth tyrant voice wandering waves weep whilst wild wind wings words youth