Don Carlos

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PERSONS REPRESENTED. Philip the Second, king of Spain. Elizabeth of Valois, his wife. Don Carlos, the Crown-Prince, eon of the king. Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma, nephew of the king. Clara Eugenia, Infanta. A child of three years. Duchess Of Olivarez. First Lady of the queen. Marchioness Of Mondecar, 1 Princess Eboli, Ladies of the queen. Countess Fuentes, ) Marhuis Of Posa, a Knight of Malta. 1 Duke Of Alba. Grandees Count Lerma, Colonel of the Life Guard. I Or Duke Of Feria, Knight of the Golden Fleece, j Spain Duke Of Medina Sidonia, Admiral. | Don Raymond of Taxis, Postmaster General. ) Domingo, the King's Confessor. The Grand Inquisitor of the kingdom. The Prior of a Carthusian Convent. A Page of the Queen. Don Louis Mercado, Physician to the Queen. Other Ladies and Grandees, Pages, Officers, SfC. chapter{Section 4DON CARLOS. ACT I. The Royal Garden at Aranjwz. SCENE I. Don Carlos and Domingo. Dom. The lovely season in Aranjuez Is now at end. I see, your royal Highness Leaves it no happier. We've been here in vain. Break this mysterious silence. Open to Tour father, Prince, your heart. Too dear the King Can never buy his son's, his one son's peace.— (Carlos remains silent.) Were there a wish that Heav'n doth yet refuse It's choicest child?—Within Toledo's walls, I saw the haughty Charles the homage take Of Princes, emulous to kiss his hand: In one obeisance six kingdoms lay Before his feet. I saw the young blood flush His cheek,—his bosom heave with princely thoughts,- His glowing eye survey th' assembled throng, And beam delight:—and that eye, Prince, confest— I'm sated. (Carlos turns away.) This becalmed and solemn grief Which for eight moons we read in Charles' looks— The Spanish c...