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Lessing's Nathan the Wise, Tr. by E.k. Corbett, With an Intr.
Lessing's Nathan the Wise Tr by Ek Corbett With an Intr Author:Gotthold Ephraim Lessing General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1883 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: Recha. What, my father? Nathan. Askest thou me, so bashful ? Ask'st thou me? Enough, whate'er is going on within thee Is innocence and nature. Let it cause thee No trouble : me it causeth none at all. Promise me only, if thy heart one day Declare itself more plainly, thou wilt hide None of its wishes from me. Recha. E'en the thought 'Twere possible I should rather wish to veil My heart from you than bare it, makes me shudder. Nathan. No more of it: -- 'tis done with, once for all. Here's Daja. -- Well ? Daja. He wanders still hard by Beneath the palms, and will immediately Come round yon wall. -- See, there he comes ! Recha. Ah, yes ! And seems still undecided where to turn ; -- Up further, -- downwards, -- right, or left. Daja. No, no : He'll make, no doubt, a few times more the round Of the monastery, and then must pass by here : -- I'll warrant you ! Recha. Right, right ! -- Did'st speak to him ? And how is he to-day ? Daja. The same as ever. Nathan. Take but good care he do not see you here. Come further back. Or it were better still You went indoors at once. Recha. But one look more ! Out on the hedge, that steals him from me ! Daja. Come! Your father is quite right. You run the risk, If once he see you, of his turning back Upon the instant. Recha. Out upon the hedge ! Nathan. And comes he suddenly from out the hedge, He cannot fail but see you. Therefore, go. Daja. Come, come ! I know a window out of which We can observe their motions. Recha. Dost thou so ? [daja and Recha go into the house. SCENE V. Nathan. Later, the Templar. Nath...« less