My Daughter does not know how weak I have, or wish for, upon earth--and mo And higher far than lies within earth I am; And, as thou see'st, under the arch of heaven Here do I stand, alone, to helplessness, bounds: Therefore I bless her: when I think Man, By the good God, our common Father, I bless her with sad spirit,-when Led by its murmur, to the ancient oak I came; and when I felt its cooling shade, I sate me down, and cannot but believeWhile in my lap I held my little Babe And clasped her to my heart, my heart that ached 1361 More with delight than grief-I heard a voice Such as by Cherith on Elijah called; It said, "I will be with thee." A little boy, A shepherd-lad, ere yet my trance was gone, 1355 Hailed us as if he had been sent from heaven, And said, with tears, that he would be Of what he says, and looks, and does That Woman will come o'er this Waste Yes, you are right, we need not hunt for to save thee. He pauses and looks at HERBERT's staff. Ha! what is here? and carved by her own hand! [Reads upon the stay. I am eyes to the blind, saith the Lord. He that puts his trust in me shall not fail!" e, be it so ;-repent and be forgivenGod and that staff are now thy only guides. 1416 [He leaves HERBERT on the Moor. SCESE, An eminence, a Beacon on the summit. LACY, WALLACE, LENNOX, &c. &c. eral of the Band (confusedly). But patience! motives: 1435 There is no crime from which this man would shrink; He recks not human law; and I have noticed That often, when the name of God is uttered, A sudden blankness overspreads his face. has built 1440 Once he headed A band of Pirates in the Norway seas; And when the King of Denmark summoned him To the oath of fealty, I well remember, One of the Band. Curses on that Traitor, 'Twas a strange answer that he made; he Oswald ! said, 1446 r Captain made a prey to foul device! "I hold of Spirits, and the Sun in heaa (to WALLACE). His tool, the wandering Beggar, made last night Aplain confession, such as leaves no doubt, 1420 Knowing what otherwise we know too well, That she revealed the truth. Stand by ven." Lacy. He is no madman. A most subtle doctor Were that man, who could draw the line that parts Pride and her daughter, Cruelty, from Lacy. Stay you behind; and, when Of the world's masters, with the mus the sun is down, Light up this beacon. One of the Band. You shall be obeyed. [They go out together. You have obeyed the only law that sen Submits to recognise; the immediate la SCENE, The Wood on the edge of the Moor. From the clear light of circumstance Mar. Deep, deep and vast, vast be- Upon an independent Intellect. yond human thought, Yet calm.-I could believe that there was here The only quiet heart on earth. In terror, 14 Henceforth new prospects open on you path; Your faculties should grow with t demand; Remembered terror, there is peace and I still will be your friend, will cleave ! and you will walk in solitude among We wonder at ourselves like men beE them. 1510 trayed: He is a puny soul who, feeling pain, 1555 bstitutes, turn our faces where we may, Are still forthcoming; some which, though they bear names, can render no ill services, recompense for what themselves required. meet extremes in this mysterious world, And opposites thus melt into each other. Mar. Time, since Man first drew breath, has never moved 1531 ch such a weight upon his wings as DOW; But they will soon be lightened. One. It may be so. Remorse It cannot live with thought; think on, think on, 1561 And it will die. What! in this universe, Where the least things control the great Ay, look up- A leaf had fallen, the thing had never That make the fields their dwelling. If a Had given me breath, and was I not His daughter, once his daughter? cou withstand snake Crawl from beneath our feet we do not ask A license to destroy him: our good gover- His pleading face, and feel his clas Delivered to the Judge of all things. To womankind with duty to my Fathe Osw. This instant we'll return to our I yielded up those precious hopes, wh Companions Oh how I long to see their faces again! On earth could else have wrested fr me ;-if erring, Enter IDONEA with Pilgrims who continue Oh let me be forgiven! their journey. Idon. (after some time). What, Marma duke! now thou art mine for ever. Mar. And Oswald, too! (To MARMADUKE.) On It throbs, and you have a heart that d With the glad tidings which this day We'll go together, and, such proof received Idon. Mar. I should make wondrous revolution her That I should ever live to see this mo ment! Idon. Forgive me.-Oswald knows it Osw. Follow me to the Hostel. [Exit Oswa No more shall he complain of was Idon. Ill can I bear that look-Plead Of thoughts that fail, and a decay |