Rienzi: a Tragedy, in Five Acts,John Cumberland, 1828 - 66 pages |
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Alberti Angelo Colonna armed Art thou Avignon band bell bold brave bridal bright Cæsars CAFARELLO Capitol Capitoline Hill child Citizens Claudia Cola Cola di Rienzi Colonna Palace corse Count Savelli Crossing dare dead dear father death Dost thou Enter ANGELO Enter RIENZI Exeunt Exit Camillo eyes fairest fear FRANGIPANI gates gentle bride guard Hail Hark hath hear heard heart heaven LADY COLONNA Live Look Lord Angelo LUDGATE HILL Martin Ursini masquers men at arms mirth murder noble Nuncio palace Palestrina Paolo pardon peace poor princely proud revenge Rienzi's daughter rise Roman Rome SCENE scorn Second Cit Seize shout slaves smile Stephen Colonna sure sweet sweet child sword THEATRE ROYAL thine Third Cit Thou art Thou hast Thou shalt traitors treason tremble Tribune tyrant vengeance voice whilst word
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Page 25 - Rich in some dozen paltry villages, Strong in some hundred spearmen, only great In that strange spell — a name! Each hour, dark fraud, Or open rapine, or protected murder, Cries out against them. But this very day An honest man, my neighbor — there he stands — Was struck — struck like a dog — by one who wore The badge of Ursini!
Page 25 - In one short hour The pretty, harmless boy was slain! I saw The corse, the mangled corse, and then I cried For vengeance! Rouse ye, Romans! Rouse ye, slaves! Have ye brave sons? — Look in the next fierce brawl To see them die! Have ye fair daughters?
Page 25 - I had a brother once, a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy; there was the look Of Heaven upon his face which limners give To the beloved disciple.
Page 25 - Friends, I come not here to talk. Ye know too well The story of our thraldom. We are slaves ! The bright sun rises to his course, and lights A race of slaves ! — -He sets, and his last beam Falls on a slave...
Page 26 - Yet, this is Rome, That sat on her seven hills, and from her throne Of beauty ruled the world ! Yet, we are Roman*.
Page 28 - Ha ! the bell, the bell ! The knell of tyranny, the mighty voice, That, to the city and the plain, to earth, And listening heaven, proclaims the glorious tale Of Rome re-born, and Freedom.
Page 25 - Was struck — struck like a dog — by one who wore The badge of Ursini! because, forsooth, He tossed not high his ready cap in air, Nor lifted up his voice in servile shouts, At sight of that great ruffian! Be we men, And suffer such dishonor? men, and wash not The stain away in blood?
Page 25 - Falls on a slave : not such as, swept along By the full tide of power, the conqueror leads To crimson glory and undying fame, — But base, ignoble slaves ! — slaves to a horde Of petty tyrants, feudal despots ; lords, Rich...
Page 10 - Door. RELATIVE POSITIONS. R. means Right; L. Left; C. Centre ; RC Right of Centre .LC Left of Centre.
Page 37 - Lords, If ye could range before me all the peers, Prelates and potentates of Christendom, — The holy pontiff kneeling at my knee, And emperors crouching at my feet, to sue For this great robber, still I should be blind As Justice..