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PROMENADE<br />

163<br />

~o~s nothing-knows not what she should-<br />

13 hinks night and day on what she lost,<br />

ut dwells on him who gave them most.<br />

13 ~AUST. Poor thing! her grief goes to my heart!<br />

• rtng more gems--come--come- no <strong>de</strong>lay-<br />

The first, coarse common things were they.<br />

MEPHISTOPHELES (in affected vexation). Mere trinkets<br />

flung in sport away!<br />

~My toil is nothing, nor the value<br />

O f what I give !--<br />

FAUST.<br />

Be silent-shall you<br />

~hus mock at me and my affection?<br />

ct for my ends, by my direction.<br />

~ourt thou the widow-tax invention<br />

C or sweet things-d.raw off her attention­<br />

UOllle--come-you're dull as water.gruel,-<br />

P~Up-away for chain and jewel!<br />

MEPHISTOPHELES. My lord, I cheerfully obey.<br />

[FAUST exit.<br />

S lIow a man fooled with love will fling away<br />

A~' stars, earth, heaven, upon the chosen lady­<br />

~ cheap as presents to a child on May-day!<br />

[Exit.<br />

THE NEIGHBOUR'S HOUSE<br />

AI MARTHA (alone). God help and pity me, and pardon<br />

11 POOr old man! he treats me badly ;-<br />

.i\ us to go off-'tis very hard on<br />

.i\mwed<strong>de</strong>d wife,-here pining sadly<br />

I I I upon my lonely straw.<br />

IIi oVed and doted on him so,<br />

~~ very will to me was law;<br />

.A. d f?r no reason thus to go<br />

\'~~?ie abroad (wteping)-he must have died­<br />

Ii r twould be satisfactory<br />

Could have it certified.<br />

]II :!<br />

<strong>©Biblioteca</strong> <strong>Nacional</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>Colombia</strong>

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