Chastelard a tragedy Author's ed Author:Algernon Charles Swinburne Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: I DEDICATE THIS PLAY, A8 A PARTIAL EXPRESSION OF REVERENCE AND GRATITUDE, TO THE CHIEF OF LIVING POETS J TO THE FIRST DRAMATIST OF HIS AGE; TO THE GR... more »EATEST EXILE, AND THEREFORE TO THE GREATEST MAN OF FRANCE; VICTOR HUGO. ACT I. MARY BEATON. chapter{Section 4Scene I. — The Upper Chamber in Holyrood. The four Maries. MARY BEATON (sings): — Le navire Est a Feau ; JUntends rire Ce gros flat Que fait luire Et bruire Le vieux sire Aquilo. 2. Dans I'espace Du grand air Le vent passe Comme unfer; Siffle et sonne, Tombe et tonne, Prend et donne A la mer. Vois, la brise Tourne au nord, Et la bise Souffle et ntiord Sur ta pure Ohevelure Qui murmure Et se tord. MARY HAMILTON. You never sing now but it makes you sad; Why do you sing ? MARY BEATON. I hardly know well why ; It makes me sad to sing, and very sad To hold my peace. MARY CARMICHAEL. I know what saddens you. MARY BEATON. Prithee, what ? what ? MARY CARMICHAEL. Why, since we came from France, You have no lover to make stuff for songs. MARY BEATON. You are wise; for there my pain begins indeed, Because I have no lovers out of France. MARY SEYTON. I mind me of one Olivier de Pesme, (You knew him, sweet,) a pale man with short hair, "Wore tied at sleeve the Beaton color. MARY CARMICHAEL. Blue — I know, blue scarfs. I never liked that knight. MARY HAMILTON. Me ? I know him ? I hardly knew his name. Black, was his hair ? no, brown. MARY SEYTON. Light pleases you: I have seen the time brown served you well enough. MARY CARMICHAEL. Lord Darnley's is a mere maid's yellow. MARY HAMILTON. No; A man's, good color. MARY SEYTON. Ah, does that burn your blood ?Why, what a bitter color is this red That fil...« less