Bothwell : A Tragedy

Bothwell : A Tragedy
by Algernon Charles Swinburne

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Text extracted from opening pages of book: BOTH WELL A TRAGEDY BV ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBUR^ r RD EDITION CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY 1882 All rights vtserved A VICTOR HUGO. Comme un jleuve qiti donne a V ocean son dme, J^ apporte au lieu sacre d^ on le vers tonne et luit Mon dranie epique et plein de tumulte et de flamme^ O& vibre un sticle tteint, ou flotte un jour qui fuit. Un peuple qui rugit sous les pieds d^ une fentme Passe j et son souffle emplit d'aube et d* ombre et de bruit Un del dpre et guerrier qui luit comme une lame Sur Pauenir debout^ sur le passe 1 detruit Au fond des deux hagards^ par V or age battue, Une figure d 'ombre et d^ etoiles vetue Pleure et menace et brille en s'evanouissant ; Eclair' d' amour qui blesse et de haine qui tue^ Fleur falose au sornmet du siecle* eblouissant^ Rose a tige epineuse et que^ rougit le sang* BOTHWELL DRAMATIS PERSONS. MARY STUART. MART BEATON. MARY SEYTON. MARY CARMICHAEL, JANE GORDON, Countess of JANET STUART, Countess of Argyle* MARGARET LADY DOUGLAS of Lochleven, LADY RERES. HENRY LORD DARNLEY, King Consort* JAMES HEPBURN, Earl of Bothwell JAMES STUART, Earl of Murray. JAMES DOUGLAS, Earl of Morton. WILLIAM MAITLAND of Leth ington t Secretary of State. JOHN KNOX. DAVID RIZZIO. The Earls of HUNTLEY, ARGYLE, CAITHNESS, ROTHES, CASSILIS, ATHOL, and MAR. Lvds HERRIES, LINDSAY, RUTHVEN, FLEMING, SEY TON, BOYD, OCHILTREE, HUME, ARBROATH, and MAXWELL. The younger RUTHVEN. THE MASTER OF OCHILTREE, son to LordOchiltree. THE MASTER OF MAXWELL, son to Lord Herries. SIR JAMES MELVILLE. SIR ROBERT MELVILLE. SIR GEORGE DOUGLAS, uncle to Darnley. SIR WILLIAM DOUGLAS of Lochleven. rEORGE DOUGLAS, his brother. SIR WILLIAM KIRKALDY of LORD ROBERT STUART, Abbot of St. Cross. Du CROC, Ambassador from France. SIR NICHOLAS THROGMORTON, Ambassador from England. JOHN HAMILTON, Archbishop of St. Andrews. JOHN LESLIE, Bishop of Ross. ARTHUR ERSKINE, Captain of the Guard, ANTHONY STANDEN and STUART OF TRAQUAIR, Equerries. JOHN ERSKINE of Dm. ANDREW KER of Fauldonsidc. HENRY DRUMMOND ofRicarton. ARCHIBALD BEATON. JOHN HEPBURN of Bolton, ORMISTON, HAY of Talla, Conspirators with Bothwell. CRAWFORD, NELSON, TAYLOR, servants to Darnley. NICHOLAS HUBERT, surnamed PARIS, servant to Bothwell. THE PKOVOST OF EDINBURGH. ROBERT CUNNINGHAM, steward to the Earl of Lennox. Page and Girl attending on Lady Lochleven. Burgesses, Citizens, Soldiers, Attendants, & c. TIME-MARCH g. 1566, TO MAY 16, 1568. ACT I. DAVID RIZZIO. TIME, MARCH 9, 1566. ACT I. SCENE L HOLYROOD, Enttr DARNLEY < W>>-->

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