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honour�察�instilled early and cultivated with such care�察�as to inspire him in 

his   rudest   state   with   a   heroic   magnanimity�察  �to   which   philosophy   hath 

endeavoured        in  vain   to  form    him�察  �when     more    highly    improved     and 

polished。 This invincible constancy he has been taught to consider as the 

chief   distinction   of   a   man�察  �and   the   highest   attainment   of   a   warrior。   The 

ideas which influence his conduct�察�and the passions which take possession 

of   his   heart�察  �are   few。  They   operate   of   course   with   more   decisive   effect�察�

than when the mind is crowded with a multiplicity of objects�察�or distracted 

by the   variety  of   its pursuits�察  �and   when   every  motive that   acts   with  any 

force in forming the sentiments of a savage�察�prompts him  to suffer   with 

dignity�察�he will bear what might seem impossible for human patience   to 

sustain。   But   whenever   the   fortitude   of   the   Americans   is   not   roused   to 

exertion by their ideas of honour�察�their feelings of pain are the same with 

those of the rest of mankind。; 

     Note 4。 

     ;Bathed in the poisonous manchenille。; 

     The     slightest   wound     from    an   arrow    dipped    in   the  juice   of   the 

Manchenille�察�causes certain and speedy death。 ;If they only pierce the skin�察�

the blood fixes and congeals in a moment�察�and the strongest animal falls 

motionless to the ground。;Robertson's America。 



     S。 L。 Sawtelle。 

     Dear Sir�此�

     To    you�察  �who    have    given    me   friendship     in  adversity�察   �counsel    in 

perplexity�察�and hope in despondency�察�permit me�察�as an expression of my 

deep and lasting gratitude�察�to inscribe the ;Misanthrope。; 

     With sentiments of the highest respect�察�

     Your obt。 servt。�察�

     George W。 Sands。 

     Frederick City�察�September 1849。 

       Dramatis       Personae。      WernerMisanthrope。          Manuela       cottager。 

Alberthis son。 Rebeccawife to Manuel。 Rosehis daughter。 Spirits。 An 

aerial chorus。 



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                    THE MISANTHRAPE 

      RECLAIMED A Dramatic Poem 



                                         ACT I。 



    A fountain near the summit of a mountain�察�from which�察�through a deep 

glen�察�a stream descends to the valley below。 A city seen in the distance。 

Time�察�midnight。 Werner standing near the fountain。 

    Werner ��solus��。 

     Eternal   rocks   and   hills�   �Mighty   and   vast�察  �and   you�察  �ye   giant   oaks�察�

Whose   massy   branches   have   for   centuries   Played   with   the   breeze   and 

battled with the storm�察�He�察�who so oft has trod your rugged paths�察�And laid 

him  down beneath   your   shades   to   rest�察 �Returns   to   be   your   dweller   once 

again。   I   sooner   far   would   make   your   wilds   my   home�察  �With   nought   but 

your   rude   eaves   to   shield   me   from   The   winter's   cold   or   summer's   heat�察�

than be One of the hundred thousand human flies That swarm within yon 

filthy city's walls。 Here�察�I at least may live in solitude�察�Free from a forced 

communion with a race�察�Whose presence makes me feel that I am bound�察�

By   nature�察   �to  the  thing  I  loathe  the  most�察  �Earth's   stateliest�察 �proudest�察�

meanest reptile�察�man� �The beauty of a god adorns his form�察�The foulness 

of a fiend is in his heart�察�The viper's�察�or the scorpion's filthy nest Nurses a 

far less deadly�察�poisonous brood Than are the hellish lusts�察�the avarice�察�

The pridethe hatethe double´faced deceits That make his breast their 

dwelling。 If he be not beneath hell's wish to damn�察�Too lost for even fiends 

to meddle with�察�How must they laugh to hear him�察�in his pride�察�Baptize his 

vices�察�virtues�察�making use Of holy names to designate his crimes�察�Giving 

his lust the sacred name of love�察�Calling his avarice a goodly sin�察�Care for 

his   household�察  �naming   his   deceit   Praiseworthy   caution�察  �boasting   of   his 

hate�察�When be no more can cloak it�察�as a proof Of strength of mind and 

honesty of heart。 For all of goodness that remains on earth�察�The name of 

virtue might be banished from it。 Fathers�察�who waste in shameful riotings 



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The bread for which their children cry at home�察�Mothers�察�who put aside th' 

unconscious babe That they may wrong its father�察�children�察�who Grow old 

in crime ere they have spent their youth�察�These are its habitants。 I cannot 

brook   the   thought�察  �that   I   belong   To   their   vile   race。   My   sufferings   have 

been great�察�And keen enough to prove my immortality�察�For dust could not 

have borne what I have suffered。 My mind has pierced far�察�far beyond the 

length   Of   mortal   vision�察  �and   discovered   things   Of   which   men   scarcely 

dream�察  �and   paid   in   pain�察  �The   price   of   what   it   learned   and   bought   with 

pangs By which a thousand ages were compressed Into one hour of agony�此�

a power Which is a terror to possess�察�and yet This one thought only irks 

me。 Methinks the peaceful earth will scarcely give My dust a resting´place 

within its bosom�察�But cast it forth as if too vile�察�to mingle With clay that 

ne'er   has   been   the   slave   of   sin。   What�   �other   watchers   here   at   this   lone 

hour�拭�

     ��An     evil  spirit  enters�察  �singing。            The     world    is  half   hidden�察�

By   midnight's   dark   shadow�察             �The   filly�察  �witch´ridden�察          �Skims 

over the meadow�察               �The house´dog is barking�察                 �The night´owl 

is   hooting�察           �The    glow´worm       is  sparkling�察           �The    meteor     is 

shooting�察           �And   forms�察  �which   lie            So   stiff   and   still�察     �In 

their shrouds so chill�察             �Through the live´long day�察                �Now burst 

their clay�察          �And flit through the sky�察               �On their dusky pinions�此�

Hell's   dominions                Keep   holiday。   Sisters�察  �sisters�察  �wherever   your 

watches        Are kept�察�fleet hither to me�察�Fleet hither�察�fleet hither�察�and leave 

earth's wretches        Alone to their misery。 

     ��A chorus of evil spirits answer as they enter from different parts of the 

mountain。                We come�              �Vice needs no assistance�察               �She 

meets   no   resistance�察           �Virtue's   existence               Is   only   in   name�察�

Drinking      and   eating�察          �Intriguing     and   cheating�察          �Carousing�察�

completing              Their     ruin   and   shame�察           �Old    age   unrepenting�察�

Manhood         unrelenting�察                      �Youth      sighing      and     winning�察�

Deceiving   and   sinning�察            �Deserting�察  �repining�察               �All   men   are 

the same。                  Ho� �ho� �Earth quakes with the weight of the anguish 

she bears�察�Her plains and her valleys are deluged with tears�察�And her sighs�察�



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if united�察�were deeper by far�察�Than the thunderbolt's peal�察�when the clouds 

are at war。 There is�察�not a bosom�察�that bears not within Its chambers�察�the 

blot and the burden of sin�察�Not a mind�察�but in many an hour bath felt The 

curse of its nature�察�the pangs of its guilt。 

     These earth´worms� �whose sire would have had us to bow To his dust´ 

moulded Godship� �whatwhat are they now�拭�In the scale of true goodness�察�

they sink far below The poor�察�patient ox�察�that they yoke to the plough。 Let 

them revel awhile�察�in the false glaring light Of deception�察�that blindness 

but   seems   to   make   bright�察  �Let   them   gather   awhile   of   time's   perishing 

flowers�察�The revenge of eternity� �This shall be ours� �Ho� �ho� �

     ��They settle near the fountain。 The first Spirit addresses them。 

     The night is advancing�察�Come�察�let us�察�dancing In dewy circles deftly 

tread�察�And while we dance round�察�New schemes shall be found�察�To ruin 

the living�察�and trouble the dead。 

     ��They   form   a   circle   on   the   margin   of   the   stream�察  �and   dance   round 

singing。 

                                                I。 

     Life is but a fleeting day�察�Half of which man dreams away�察�Night� �we 

follow in thy train Sleep� �supreme o'er thee we reign�察�Ours the dreams 

that   come     when    thou   Sit'st  upon    the  unconscious      brow�察   �Reason     then 

deserts her throne�察�We then reign�察�and we alone。 

                                                II。 

     Then seek we�察�for the maiden's pillow�察�Far beyond the Atlantic's billow�察�

Love's   apple�察  �and   when   we  have   found   it�察  �Draw   the   magic   circle   round 

it�撮�1�� Fearless pluck it�察�then no charm That it bears may do us harm�察�Place 

it near the sleeper's   head�察        �It   will   bring love's   visions nigh�察�And   when 

the pleasing�察�dreams are fled�察           �The waking�察�pensive maid will sigh�察�Till 

her bosom  has   possessed�察�The   form  that made   her   dreams so   blest。 And 

when a maiden finds a lover�察�Her happy days are nearly over�此�Nature hath 

unchaste desires�察�Love awakes her slumbering fires�察�And the bosom that is 

true   in   Love   is   ever   near   its   ruin�察  �Passion's   pleading   melts   the   frost   Of 

chilliest hearts�察�and all is lost�此�For�察�once vice blots a maiden's name�察�She 

soon forgets her maiden shame。 



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