Schiller's Maid of Orleans Author:Friedrich Schiller General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1899 Original Publisher: D. McKay Subjects: Drama / General Drama / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Drama / Continental European Fiction / Classics Literary Collections / General Literary Criticism / General Literary Criticism / European / German Notes: This is... more » 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 books for free. Excerpt: Dunois. Not so! she must Decide! Free hath she made this realm of France, And she herself must freely give her heart. Hire. Here comes the King ! Scene II. Charles. Agnes Sorel, Du Chatel, and Chatillon. The same. Charles (to Chattllon). He comes ! My title he will recognize, And do me homage as his sovereign Liege ? Chatil. Here, in his royal town of Chalons, Sire, The Duke, my master, will fall down before thee. -- He did command me, as my lord and king, To give thee greeting. He'll be here anon. Sorel. He comes ! Hail beauteous and auspicious day, Which bringeth joy, and peace, and reconcilement ! Chatil. The Duke, attended by two hundred knights, Will Mther come; he at thy feet will kneel; But he expecteth not that thou to him Shouldst yield the cordial greeting of a kins- man. Chas. I long to clasp him to my throbbing heart. Chatil. The Duke entreats that at this interview, No word be spoken of the ancient strife! Chas. In Lethe be the past forever sunk ! The smiling future now invites our gaze. Chatil. All who have combated for Burgundy Shall be included in the amnesty. Chas. So shall my realm be doubled in extent! Chatil. Queen Isabel, if she consent thereto, Shall also be included in the peace. Chas. She maketh war on me, not I on her. With her alone it rests to end our quarrel. Chatil. Twelve knights shall ans...« less