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yesternight�察�Have traversed the wide sea of space that rolls Between the
shores of this and other worlds�察 �Have gazed upon and scanned those
worlds�察 �or shades That wear the lineaments of such�察 �have seen The
damned in their own place�察�and marked the deep�察�Terrific retribution Error
brings To such as are her votaries in life。 And now I feel how baseless
was my hope That Peace�察 �the solitary boon I crave�察 �Might spring from
knowledge。 Tis a fatal tree�察�Which ever hath borne bitter fruit�察�since first
'Twas set in Paradise。 But I must seek The cottage of some honest
mountaineer�察 �Who may afford me nurture and repose�察 �For I am weary�察�
both in mind and frame。 ��Exit。
Scene II。 A chamber in the cottage of Manuel。 Albert asleep。 Rebecca
standing by his couch。
Rebecca。
My boy� �my beautiful�察�my dearest hope� �The garner where my trust
of future joy Is treasured。 Heaven bless thee� �May thy life�察�If it seem good
to Him who gave it�察�be Blest to the fulness of a mother's prayer� �
��She stoops to kiss him�察�and continues。
How well his sleep portrays a quiet mind�察�The embodied image of a
sunny day�察�A day without a cloud�察�whose only voices Arise from sighing
airs�察 �and whispering leaves�察 �And tell´tale brooks that of their banks
beseech A gift�察�a wreath of their sweet flowers�察�wherewith To soothe the
angry Geni of the deep� �And free�察�glad birds that flit from bough to bough�察�
And ring their songs of love in the clear air�察 �Till heaven is filled with
gushing melody�察 �And the all´glowing horizon becomes A thing of life�察�
whose breath is sweetest music� �
��Kisses him again�察�and continues。
His brow to me is as a spotless page�察�Whereon is traced the story of
my first And only love�察 �the bright and holy dream That stole into my
bosom�察�when beside The crystal stream that threads a neighbouring vale�察�I
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and his father watched our fathers' flocks�察 �And he would lay aside his
shepherd's pipe�察�And in low words�察�far sweeter than its music�察�Talk of the
sun and stars and gentle moon�察�The earth and all its loveliness�察�the trees
And shrubs and flowers�察�how these were all pervaded And quickened by
the spirit of deep love�察�Till�察�by the frequent blush that tinged my cheek�察�
The light that would break from my downcast eyes�察�And the quick beat of
my too happy heart�察�Emboldened�察�he poured out his own pure passion�察�On
my enchanted ear� �Since then my life Has had no eras��days�察�and months�察�
and years�察 �Have all gone by uncounted�察 �in the full�察 �Deep�察 �fervent�察 �soul´
sufficing happiness�察�Of all I prayed for�察�panted for�察�obtained� �But I must
rouse him�察�it is time his flock Should leave the fold�察�and
��The boy starts and murmurs in his sleep。
Down by yonder stream�察 �Where the green willows cluster thickest�察�
there They dwell。 'Tis scarce so far as I could cast A pebble from my sling。
Seek it�察�and they Will minister to thee what thou mayest need。
��He awakes�察�and recognising his mother�察�exclaims
Ah�察�mother� �I have dreamed so strange a dream�察�So strange�察�and yet so
palpable�察�that I Believed it a reality。 Methought As closely followed by my
bleating flock�察 �I climbed the rugged mountain side where spring Our
greenest pastures�察�singing as I went�察�I met a lonely wanderer in my way�察�
Of brow so pale�察 �and eye so darkly sad�察�That my own heart�察 �to sadness
little used�察�Grew heavy at the sight�察�and he seemed worn And very weary�察�
not so much with toil As by some hidden�察 �inward strife of soul�察 �Which
even then seemed raging in his breast。 He stayed to question me where
he might find The cottage of some honest mountaineer�察�Where he might
crave the boons of rest and food�察�And mindful of the lesson taught by
thee�察�To give the hungry bread�察�the weary rest�察�I pointed him to where our
cottage stands�察�Assuring him that thou and my sweet sister�察�Fair as aught
earthly�察�and as pure as fair�察�Would entertain him as a welcome guest�此�And
so we parted。
Rebecca。 Thou didst well to mind The lesson I so often have
repeated。 It is our first of duties to give aid To those who beg for succour
at our hands�察�For we ourselves�察�whatever we possess�察�Are but the stewards
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of the bounteous Lord Who giveth to his creatures all good gifts。 But it is
time that thou shouldst seek the hills�察�So take thy crook and pipe and hie
away。
��Exeunt。
Scene III。 The side of a mountain。 Werner descending。 Enter a
shepherd boy�察�followed by his flock�察�singing。
I。
When the Morning starts up from her couch on the deep�察 �Where
through the dim night hours�察 �she pillows her sleep�察 �I start from my
slumbers�察 �and hie me away Where the white torrent dashes its feathery
spray�察 �I quaff the fresh stream as it bursts from the hill�察 �I pluck the
fresh flowers that spring by the rill�察�I watch the gray clouds as they curl
round the peak That rises high over them�察�barren and bleak�察�And I think
how the worldling who courts fortune's smile�察�In his heart�察�like that peak�察�
may be lonely the while�察�And then my own heart sings aloud in its joy�察�
That Heaven has made me a free shepherd boy� �
II。
When the horn of the hunter resounds from on high�察 �Where the tall
giant ice´cliffs ire piled to the sky�察�Where�察�shunning the verdure of valleys
and dells�察�The brave eagle builds�察�and the shy chamois dwells�察�I list to its
gay tones�察�as by me they float�察�And I echo them merrily back�察�note for note�察�
With the wild bird a song full as gladsome I sing�察�I crown me with flowers�察�
and sit a crowned king�察 �My flock are my subjects�察 �my dog my vizier�察�
And my sceptrea mild onethe crook that I bear�察�No wants to perplex
me�察�no cares to annoy�察�I live an unenvying�察�free shepherdhoy� �
Werner ��meets and addresses him��。
Thou'rt merry�察�lad。
Albert。
Ay�察�I have cause to be so。 ��Aside。�� It is the wanderer of my last night's
dream�察�The same pale brow�察�and darkly mournful eye�察�And weary gait�察�and
melancholy voice�察 �If he seeks friendly guidance�察 �food�察 �or shelter�察 �He
shall not want them long。
Werner。
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So thou hast cause For merriment��then thou perchance hast wealth�察�
Broad�察�fruitful lands�察�and tenements�察�and all Which wealth confers。
Albert。
Nay�察�I have none of these�察�And yet have more than all which thou hast
named。 I have a father�察�whose unsullied name No tongue has ever spoken
with reproach�察�A mother�察�whose idea is with me A holy thing�察�and a dear
sister�察�who Is fair as pure�察�and pure as is the snow Upon the summit of the
tallest peak Of these my native mountains。 I have health�察�And strength�察�
and food�察�and raiment�察�and employ�察�And should I not then have a joyous
heart�拭�
Werner。
Yea�察�verily thou shouldst。
Albert。
And there is yet�察�Among the blessings Heaven has given to me�察�One
which I have not named to thee�察�it is An humble home�察�whose hospitable
door Was never closed against the wayfarer�察�If thou hast need of aught
which it affords�察�Seek it�察�my mother and my sister will Delight to minister
unto thy wants。 There where the wide´armed willows cluster thickest
Upon the green banks of yon crystal stream�察�Our cottage stands。 The path
to it is short And easily traversed��so�察�now�察�farewell。
Werner。
Stay yet a moment。 That which thou hast proffered�察�Is what I sought。
Thou hast a noble heart�察�One fit to fill the bosom of a king�察�I fain would
give thee guerdon��here is gold。
Albert。
Keep it for those who covet it。 If ever Thou meet'st with one�察�bowed
down by suffering�察 �Who calls on thee for pity and relief�察 �Then if thou
heed'st his prayer for my sake�察�I shall be well repaid。 Again�察�farewell。
��Exeunt。
Scene IV。 After a lapse of time。 A rustic arbour near the cottage of
Manuel。 Enter Rose and Werner。
Rose。
Nay�察 �let my silent blushes plead with thee That thou wilt be as
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silent。
Werner。
Rather let My ardent love�察�which will not be repressed�察�Plead with thee
for acceptance of my suit�察�For I do love thee with such passionate love�察�
That life itself�察�if weighed against that love�察�Were scarce a feather in the
scale。
Rose。
Alas� �I'm but a simple shepherd's simple child�察 �Unused to courtly
speeches�察�and they say That in the world thy name and rank are high�察�And
that when such as thou do proffer love And faith to lowly maidens�察�'tis a
jest�察�And that when they have won our honest love�察�They cast it from
them with unpitying hands�察�As idly as they would a withered flower。
Werner。
Nay�察 �maiden��
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