GRAHAM’S MAGAZINE. Vol. XXI. September, 1842 No. 3. Contents Fiction and Literature The Spanish Student The Proposal Harry Cavendish An Appeal to American Authors and the American Press The Sisters Ben Blower’s Story De Pontis Shakspeare Waste Paper Review of New Books Editor’s Table Poetry, Music and Fashion The Song of Madoc The Approach of Autumn The Walk and the Pic-Nic To Fanny H*** “You Call Us Inconstant.” The Haunted Heart The Lady Alice The Sunset Storm September Waltz Latest Fashions Transcriber’s Notes can be found at the end of this eBook. GRAHAM’S MAGAZINE. Vol. XXI. PHILADELPHIA: SEPTEMBER, 1842. No. 3. * * * * * THE SPANISH STUDENT. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. What’s done we partly may compute, But know not what’s resisted. Burns. DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. Victorian, Student of Alcalá. Hypolito, Student of Alcalá. Count of Lara, Gentleman of Madrid. Don Carlos, Gentleman of Madrid. The Arch-Bishop of Toledo. A Cardinal. Beltran Cruzado, Count of the Gipsies. Padre, Cura of El Pardillo. Pedro Crespo, Alcalde. Pancho, Alguacil. Francisco, Valet. Chispa, Valet. Preciosa, a Gipsy girl. Angelica, a poor girl. Martina, Padre Cura’s niece. Dolores, Preciosa’s maid. Gipsies and Musicians. ACT THE FIRST. Scene I.—_The Count of Lara’s chambers. Night. The Count in his dressing-gown, smoking and conversing with Don Carlos._ _Lara._ You were not at the play to-night, Don Carlos; How happens it? _Don Carlos._ I had engagements elsewhere: Pray who was there? _Lara._ Why, all the town and court. The house was crowded; and the busy fans Among the gaily dressed and perfumed ladies Fluttered like butterflies among the flowers. There was the Countess of Medina Celi; The Goblin Lady with her Fantom Lover, Her Lindo Don Diego; Doña Sal, And Doña Serafina, and her cousins. But o’er them all the lovely Violante Shone like a star, nay, a whole heaven of stars. _Don Carlos._ What was the play?