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Act V.] THE DEVOTED ONE. 211
ACT V.
SCENE I. A deep and rocky gorge in a wild Forest.
In the back ground, a rugged and lofty Rock, tower-
ing above the rest. Afire, blazing in the centre, par-
tially illuminates the otherwise dark and savage
appearance of the Scene.
Enter several Witches from different openings
among
the rocks.
FIRST WITCH.
SISTEE, say, whence comest thou ?
SECOND WITCH.
I came upon the rushing hurricane,
Whose wings are plumed with lightning, from those isles
That lie, unknown to other worlds, beyond
The vast and desert ocean of the West,
Which never venturous seaman's keel hath ploughed.
There, with a red and savage race, amongst
The palmy groves and myrtle shades I sat
At bloody banquet on the flesh of men ;
At which the midnight moon turned pale, as far
The woods re-echoed to the wolfish howl
Of those grim cannibals. Here is the skull
Of kingly warrior, from whose brim they quaffed
Brain-maddening draughts ; and this the scalp of one, ( 31 )
Who murdered his own mother in a fit
Of drunken rage, as she sat feasting on
The carcass of a priest.
These now I cast
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