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II
No. 15: Duet (Darine & Sir Phyllon)
Darine. | But dost thou hear? I love thee not! | |||
Phyllon. (indifferently). | ||||
Oh, yes, you put it clearly. | ||||
Darine. | A favoured rival thou hast got! | |||
Phyllon. | I envy him sincerely! | |||
Darine. | And canst thou contemplate Darine | |||
With Ethais fondly toying — | ||||
In fond caress and rapture keen, | ||||
His social charm enjoying? | ||||
Unhappy Phyllon, think of this: These eyes — they burn for Ethais; These lips — which thou shalt never kiss; This form — designed to crown his bliss. |
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Phyllon. | Well, it's annoying! | |||
Darine. (anxiously). | It is annoying? | |||
Phyllon. | Yes, it's annoying! | |||
Darine. | Unhappy Phyllon, think of this: These eyes — they burn for Ethais; |
Darine. | Phyllon. | ||||
These eyes — | |||||
These eyes they burn | |||||
they burn for Ethais; | for Ethais; | ||||
These lips which thou shalt | Those lips — which | ||||
never kiss; | I shall | ||||
This form, designed to | never | ||||
crown his bliss? | kiss; | ||||
It is annoying? | Well, it's annoying! |
Phyllon. | The state of your emotions you | |||
Delineate succinctly: | ||||
But, come — what would you have me do? | ||||
Tell me the truth distinctly. | ||||
Darine. | Do? Hurl thyself to yonder earth, | |||
With sorrow unabated, | ||||
And end a life from hour of birth | ||||
To bitter anguish fated! | ||||
Phyllon. | I see your point, but (pardon me) Did all heart-broken youths agree In death to drown their miseree, The world within a week would be |
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Phyllon. | Depopulated! | |||
Darine. | Depopulated? | |||
Phyllon. | Depopulated? | |||
Darine. | His difficulty I can see; Did all heart-broken youths agree, |
Darine. | Phyllon. | ||||
Did all | |||||
Heart-broken youths | |||||
heart-broken youths agree | agree | ||||
In death to drown their | In death to | ||||
miseree, | drown their | ||||
The world within a year would be, | miseree, | ||||
The world within a week, | kiss; | ||||
It is annoying? | Well, it's annoying! | ||||
The world within a year would be, | The world within a year would be, | ||||
De- | |||||
pop- | |||||
u- | |||||
lated! | lated! |
Exit PHYLLON.
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