The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Vol 2 (of 2)Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
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The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Vol 2 (of 2)
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
English poetry -- 19th century
_Tertsky (calling aloud)._ Ho! Who subscribes? 85
_Butler (to Tertsky)._ Count the names. There ought to be
just thirty.
_Tertsky._ Here is a cross.
_Tiefenbach._ That's my mark.
_Isolani._ He cannot write; but his cross is a good cross, and 90
is honoured by Jews as well as Christians.
_Octavio (presses on to Max)._ Come, general! let us go. It is late.
_Tertsky._ One Piccolomini only has signed.
_Isolani (pointing to Max)._ Look! that is your man, that statue
there, who has had neither eye, ear, nor tongue for us the 95
whole evening.
[_MAX receives the paper from TERTSKY, which he looks
upon vacantly._
LINENOTES:
[After 4] (_making the usual compliment after meals_) 1800, 1828, 1829.
[After 15] [_He continues to fix his eye on the whole following scene._
1800, 1828, 1829.
[37] _Isolani (pointing at his corpulence)._ 1800, 1828, 1829. should]
_should_ 1800, 1828, 1829.
[Before 53] _Octavio (stepping nearer to him friendlily)._ 1800, 1828,
1829.
[Before 68] _Butler (coldly)._ 1800, 1828, 1829.
[Before 76] _Octavio (advancing still nearer)._ 1800, 1828, 1829.
[76] business 'twas] the business was 1800, 1828, 1829.
[77] _Tertsky_ 1800, 1828, 1829.
[Before 80] _Isolani (who has been attending to them from some distance,
steps up)._ 1800, 1828, 1829.
[93] _One_ 1800, 1828, 1829.
SCENE XIV
_To these enter ILLO from the inner room. He has in his hand the golden
service-cup, and is extremely distempered with drinking: GOETZ and
BUTLER follow him, endeavouring to keep him back._
_Illo._ What do you want? Let me go.
_Goetz and Butler._ Drink no more, Illo! For heaven's sake,
drink no more.
_Illo (goes up to Octavio, and shakes him cordially by the hand,
and then drinks)._ Octavio! I bring this to you! Let all grudge
be drowned in this friendly bowl! I know well enough, ye 5
never loved me--Devil take me!--and I never loved you!--I am
always even with people in that way!--Let what's past be past--that
is, you understand--forgotten! I esteem you infinitely.
(_Embracing him repeatedly._) You have not a dearer friend on
earth than I--but that you know. The fellow that cries rogue 10
to you calls me villain--and I'll strangle him!--my dear friend!
_Tertsky (whispering to him)._ Art in thy senses? For heaven's
sake, Illo! think where you are!
_Illo (aloud)._ What do you mean?--There are none but friends
here, are there? Not a sneaker among us, thank heaven! 15
_Tertsky (to Butler)._ Take him off with you, force him off,
I entreat you, Butler!
_Butler (to Illo)._ Field Marshal! a word with you.
[_Leads him to the sideboard._
_Illo._ A thousand for one! Fill--Fill it once more up to the
brim.--To this gallant man's health! 20
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