My Drusiana, do not kill me with your looks. Leave me at once, for it is a sin to listen to you now that I understand your devilish meaning.ĬALLIMACHUS. But little now-it is that which tortures me-but I hope that it may be much before long.ĭRUSIANA. Since you refuse to advise me, I will go to her and pour out my soul in words that would melt a heart of stone!ĬALLIMACHUS. We should be poor friends if we consoled and flattered you at the expense of the truth.ĬALLIMACHUS. I came to you for consolation, and instead you drive me to despair!įRIENDS. Is it likely that she will listen to you?ĬALLIMACHUS. They say she will not even go to the bed of Andronicus although he is a devout Christian. This woman you sigh for is a follower of the holy Apostle John, and has devoted herself entirely to God. Am I the first to do so? Have I not the example of many others to encourage me?įRIENDS. What do I care, if I can win her love?ĬALLIMACHUS.
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What? The wife of Prince Andronicus?įRIENDS. Clearer still! But it is impossible to give an opinion on a subject until the subject is defined.
Ah, now you say "woman" we all understand!įRIENDS. That is too vague! How can we tell from this what is the object of your love?įRIENDS. A thing of beauty, a thing of grace!įRIENDS.
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