THE MOTHER'S TRAGEDY
SCENE.—TZhe room is furnished with comfort as well as
luxury. A crucifix ts in the window to the East, and the
room ts flooded with sunlight,
CORA VAVASOUR (late of the Halls).
ULRIC, tllegitimate son of Cora.
MADELINE, girl in love with Ulric.
THE SPIRIT OF TRAGEDY, as Chorus.
SPIRIT OF TRAGEDY.
ERE, in the home of a friend,
Here, in the mist of a lie,
The pageant moves on to the desolate end
Under a sultry sky.
Noon is upon us, and Night,
Spreading her wings unto flight,
Visits the lands that lie far in the West,
Where the bright East is at peace on her breast:
Opposite quarters unite.
Soon is the nightfall of Destiny here;
Nature’s must pass as her hour is gone by.
Only another than she is too near,
Gloom in the sky.
One who can never pass over shall sever
Links that were forged of Love’s hand;
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