Constantine The Great A Tragedy Etc In Five Acts And In Verse

Author : A. D.
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ISBN 13 : 9781331713609
Total Pages : 126 pages
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Download or read book Crispus, the Son of Constantine written by A. D. and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-18 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Crispus, the Son of Constantine: A Tragedy, in Five Acts Crispus. Act I. Scene 1. - The Palace of Constantine, at Nicomedia. Enter Sempronius and Fausta. Semp. I've spoken with the herald, who declares That wheresoe'er he goes he is received With shouts of "Long live Crispus!" "Long live Caesar!" Note e'en the Emperor's self, in youth or age, Was over welcomed with more rapturous joy. The Caesar, ere the sun sets, will be here. Fausta. He never shall go back again to Gaul. He is a cloud betwixt me and the sun, Casting a shadow on myself and mine, Himself absorbing all the golden light That should have shed a lustre o'er my sons. I've lived in vain to gain an emperor's love, And bear imperial children in my womb (Myself the offspring of imperial loins), Whilst this young shootling from a baser stem Engrosseth all the glory of his sire. Semp. Most gracious lady, Caesar's leaving Gaul, In mere obedience to his father's will, Is but a short step towards your great design, Though 'tis, in truth, a step. For Constantine - As you, indeed, complain - well loves this son, And he, moreover, well deserves the love; And who would take so strong a citadel - The grave affections of a regal sire, Built on the solid virtues of a son - About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."