ULR. What! remain to be Denounced-dragg'd, it may be, in chains; and all By your inherent weakness, half-humanity, That sacrifices your whole race to save A wretch to profit by our ruin! No, Count, SIEG. I never had one; And would you ne'er had borne the useless name ! Without protection. ULR. Leave that unto me. I am not alone; nor merely the vain heir Of your domains; a thousand, ay, ten thousand Swords, hearts, and hands, are mine. SIEG. The foresters! With whom the Hungarian found you first at Frankfort? ULR. Yes-men-who are worthy of the name! Go tell Your senators that they look well to Prague; Their feast of peace was early for the Times; There are more spirits abroad than have been laid Jos. Enter JOSEPHINE and IDA. What is 't we hear? My Siegendorf! Thank Heav'n, I see you safe! SIEG. IDA. Safe! Yes, dear father! SIEG. No, no; I have no children: never more Call me by that worst name of parent. IDA. (taking ULRIC's hand). Who shall dare say this of Ulric? SIEG. Ida, beware! there's blood upon that hand. IDA. (stooping to kiss it). I'd kiss it off, though it And I have loved this man! [IDA falls senseless-JOSEPHINE stands speechless with horror. SIEG. The wretch hath slain Them both!-My Josephine! we are now alone! Would we had ever been so!-All is over For me! Now open wide, my sire, thy grave; In mine! The race of Siegendorf is past! HEAVEN AND EARTH; A MYSTERY, FOUNDED ON THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE IN GENESIS, CHAP, VI. "And it came to pass.... that the sons of God saw the daughters of men hat they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose." “And woman wailing for her demon lover.”—COLERIDGE. |