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Author: Hannah Brand Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand ISBN: Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 58
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to my darling Child! This smiling morn Rises auspicious to behold my joy; This is the birth-day of thy regal power: And my child mounts this Day her Father's Throne. Revolted Arragon now courts thy sway, And with repentant heart, wrenching thy sceptre From Garcia's grasp, repairs its long rebellion. The Deputies ere noon will here arrive, From exile to recall thee, and restore, With signal honours, thy long ravish'd Kingdom: To swear allegiance, and to hail thee Queen. Oh! may that Crown, which Heaven, this Day, restores me, Add to my Mother's bliss, as to her power; Though Queen, I still her subject shall remain. Her prudent counsels, and her wise resolves, Will sway and safely guide my youthful mind. This is indeed a Day of high import; Alike distinguish'd by eventful fate, To fix for Arragon, and rich Castile, A future Monarch on their envy'd Thrones. This Day the beauteous Isabella names The Husband of her choice, and crowns him King. O my Elvira! wouldst thou fix thy choice, And now select a partner of thy Throne; From anxious care my mind would be reliev'd. Troubles, from long misrule, will rise in Arragon; And I am all thy counsel, or defence: And can I on that Throne protect my Child, Which all her Father's valour fail'd to guard? A valiant Husband's arm would prop thy state; Disperse the mutinous, and quell rebellion. Let prudence plead the cause of love, Elvira! Reward the godlike passion of Alvarez, Who sought thy hand, whilst hopeless of a Crown. Now emulate the worth thy soul esteems; And generous in thy turn, be grateful too: Let thy first act, as Queen, be nobly just, Ascend thy Throne, and name Alvarez King.
Author: Hannah Brand Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand ISBN: Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 58
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to my darling Child! This smiling morn Rises auspicious to behold my joy; This is the birth-day of thy regal power: And my child mounts this Day her Father's Throne. Revolted Arragon now courts thy sway, And with repentant heart, wrenching thy sceptre From Garcia's grasp, repairs its long rebellion. The Deputies ere noon will here arrive, From exile to recall thee, and restore, With signal honours, thy long ravish'd Kingdom: To swear allegiance, and to hail thee Queen. Oh! may that Crown, which Heaven, this Day, restores me, Add to my Mother's bliss, as to her power; Though Queen, I still her subject shall remain. Her prudent counsels, and her wise resolves, Will sway and safely guide my youthful mind. This is indeed a Day of high import; Alike distinguish'd by eventful fate, To fix for Arragon, and rich Castile, A future Monarch on their envy'd Thrones. This Day the beauteous Isabella names The Husband of her choice, and crowns him King. O my Elvira! wouldst thou fix thy choice, And now select a partner of thy Throne; From anxious care my mind would be reliev'd. Troubles, from long misrule, will rise in Arragon; And I am all thy counsel, or defence: And can I on that Throne protect my Child, Which all her Father's valour fail'd to guard? A valiant Husband's arm would prop thy state; Disperse the mutinous, and quell rebellion. Let prudence plead the cause of love, Elvira! Reward the godlike passion of Alvarez, Who sought thy hand, whilst hopeless of a Crown. Now emulate the worth thy soul esteems; And generous in thy turn, be grateful too: Let thy first act, as Queen, be nobly just, Ascend thy Throne, and name Alvarez King.
Author: Hannah Brand Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand ISBN: Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 58
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From whom they wish their Queen to chuse a Consort. First, my dear Mother! let me mount my throne, Before I fix with whom, that Throne to share. Ah! my foreboding fears! Your choice is made. Reflect, my Child! whilst yet the power remains, What grief, what dangers may await your love. Resist this fatal impulse of your heart, Which will embitter all your future life. Could my maternal bosom yield consent, Yet would the Nobles of your Realm submit To bow the knee to one, plebeian born? Too much, alas! the valiant Carlos charms you. But what avails his matchless worth? His blood Springs from some base, contaminated source, Which he, through pride, with conscious shame, conceals. Yet, though conceal'd, its source may be most pure. For have not princes, men of high renown, Disguis'd themselves, their names, and birth deny'd, Whose swords alone have signaliz'd their fame; Subduing kingdoms, and bestowing crowns: Singly the fate of empires, and of kings. Is this the flattering hope your heart has cherish'd? And the distinction which you pay to Carlos, Is it then love, grafted on hope fallacious? Ah! my dear Child! give not such room for censure, Nor cherish sentiments, you must subdue. Avoid the converse which destroys your peace, And lends the venom'd tongue of slander, speech. Such rare endowments, and such gallant worth, As Carlos owns, in noble minds, excite Esteem, complacent friendship, and urbanity. I but that tribute of regard bestow, Which his transcendent virtues justly claim; Chaste as a sister's innocent affection. Can this reflect upon my virgin fame, Or draw the breath of calumny against me? Beauty and youth, with princely rank combin'd, Winning admirers, draw observers too.
Author: Thomas C. Crochunis Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351025120 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 642
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The Routledge Anthology of British Women Playwrights, 1777-1843 brings together ten eclectic plays by female dramatists and writers, to stimulate a rich discussion of women, writing, and theatre history. Ranging through tragedy, comedy, musical theatre and mixed-genre texts, this volume celebrates the breadth and experimental spirit of women's eighteenth- and nineteenth-century dramatic writing. Each play is accompanied by an introductory essay that addresses its sociopolitical and theatrical contexts, and outlines its performance and reception history. The selections included here invite teachers and their students to study particular works by authors of note, but also to consider the differences between works written for page and stage. While many of the plays are recognizable as published dramas, they have been placed alongside textual artifacts that suggest plays or theatrical events of which no definitive record exists, as well as supplementary materials that invite teachers to engage their students in exploring women's dramatic writing in this era. Organized in chronological order, The Routledge Anthology of British Women Playwrights, 1777-1843 traces a history of women's writing across genres and styles, offering an invaluable resource to students and teachers alike.
Author: Margarete Rubik Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1349262757 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 232
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A comprehensive survey of women's drama between the Renaissance and the end of the eighteenth century, assessing the plays' characteristic features and the ruptures in the text indicating the writers' precarious social and artistic position and ambiguous stances to their own creativity and sex. Chapters are devoted to individual writers as well as to general developments in specific periods. The most significant plays are analysed in detail and related to the male literary canon of the time in order to stress both their originality and the existence of an, albeit tentative, female literary tradition.
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