The Athenian Captive a Tragedy in Five Acts
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I have mus'd fondly — proudly — on the fate Which waits upon my country ; when the brow Which thou wouldst deck, was bar"'d to mist and storm ; When every moonlit fountain which displaced The blackness of the moss-grown hillock told Of the pure beauty which her name should keep, Empearling starless ages; when each wave That rippled in her harbour to my ear Spoke glad submission to the Queen of Cities ; But never, 'mid my burning hopes for Athens, Did I believe that / should stand thus crown'd, ...Her laureird soldier ! Friends, the sun-light wanes, And we must sup in Corinth ! PENTHEUS. See, the gates 0})cn to welcome us ! {_The gates open. ScKNE u. ] THE ATHENIAN CAPTIVE. 75 THOAS. Without a blow ? We shall not earn our banquet. So expands Before the vision of my soul, the east To the small cluster of our godlike sons. Let Asia break the mirror of our seas With thousand sterns of ivory, and cast The glare _of gold upon them to disturb The azure hue of heaven, they shall be swept As glittering clouds before the sun-like face Of unapplianced virtue !
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
I have mus'd fondly — proudly — on the fate Which waits upon my country ; when the brow Which thou wouldst deck, was bar"'d to mist and storm ; When every moonlit fountain which displaced The blackness of the moss-grown hillock told Of the pure beauty which her name should keep, Empearling starless ages; when each wave That rippled in her harbour to my ear Spoke glad submission to the Queen of Cities ; But never, 'mid my burning hopes for Athens, Did I believe that / should stand thus crown'd, ...Her laureird soldier ! Friends, the sun-light wanes, And we must sup in Corinth ! PENTHEUS. See, the gates 0})cn to welcome us ! {_The gates open. ScKNE u. ] THE ATHENIAN CAPTIVE. 75 THOAS. Without a blow ? We shall not earn our banquet. So expands Before the vision of my soul, the east To the small cluster of our godlike sons. Let Asia break the mirror of our seas With thousand sterns of ivory, and cast The glare _of gold upon them to disturb The azure hue of heaven, they shall be swept As glittering clouds before the sun-like face Of unapplianced virtue !
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Thomas Noon Talfourd to read onlineMoreLess
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