Plays: Being: An unhistorical pastoral: A romantic farce: Bruce, a chronicle play: Smith, a tragic farce: and Scaramouch in Naxos, a pantomime.
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Plays: Being: An unhistorical pastoral: A romantic farce: Bruce, a chronicle play: Smith, a tragic farce: and Scaramouch in Naxos, a pantomime.
Drama
Felice. Do you remember what you must say?
Torello. I think so.
From Thessaly, that land of incantation,
Tetragrammaton,
Come Hecate and hear my supplication----
Felice. Shemhamphorash.
Torello. Shemhamphorash.
Felice. You must speak this word very loud; its virtue is great; and
the greater mouth you give it, the stronger its power. Shout it again
exultantly; for with this word properly spoken, a world might be created.
Torello. Shemhamphorash.
Felice. Pronounced in a most redundant _ore rotundo_. No witch that
ever culled simples with a brazen knife by moonlight could resist such a
summons.
Torello. Will she indeed come forth to this?
Felice. Like a cat from the water.
Torello. What shall I say then?
Felice. The witch will question you and you must answer her.
Torello. What questions? Will she use a book? I could never learn
catechism.
Felice. Answer anything. It matters little what, so it be spoken
reverently. This is the stone; place one foot on it; take off your hat;
hold your sword high above your head; place your other hand upon your
haunch: now, begin 'From Thessaly.'
Torello [prompted by Felice].
From Thessaly, that land of incantation,
Tetragrammaton.
Come Hecate and hear my supplication,
Shemhamphorash.
On broomstick ride to grant what I shall ask,
Tetragrammaton;
Simple to thy skill will be the task,
Shemhamphorash.
Enter Scipio dressed like a witch.
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