The Duchess de la Vallière: A Play in Five ActsSaunders and Otley, 1836 - 178 pages |
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ABBESS Aloud altar Athene beauty Bertrand bless blush brave breath canst Carmelite conscience court Courtiers dare dear deem dream DUCHESS DUCHESS DE LA Dunkirk earth Enter Lauzun Ev'n Exit Bragelone Exit Lauzun Exit Louis Exit Madame eyes fair La Valliere farewell father fear feel Fontainebleau forget forgive fortune France friendship gallant Gentleman glory GRAMMONT hath hauberk hear heard heart Heaven honor hour King King's lady last eve look Lord Louis the Fourteenth Louise loved thee MADAME DE LA MADAME DE MONTESPAN MADEMOISELLE MADEMOISELLE DE LA MAID maiden Maids of Honor Majesty Marquis de Montespan methinks mother ne'er never o'er palace pardon passion Perchance poor pray priests Queen Repentance royal SCENE scorn shame Sire smile soft soul speak sweet thine thou art Thou hast Thou wert thought trembling trust Valliere's Versailles virtue voice wear woman word youth
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Page 106 - ... have gone forth ; along the air Lingers the crash of the first Charles's throne. Behold the young, the fair, the haughty king, The ruling courtiers, and the flattering priests ! Lo ! where the palace rose, behold the scaffold — The crowd — the axe — the headsman — and the victim ! Lord of the Silver Lilies, canst thou tell If the same fate await not thy descendant...