A SOUL'S TRAGEDY. ACT FIRST, BEING WHAT WAS CALLED THE POETRY OF CHIAPPINO'S LIFE: AND ACT SECOND, ITS PROSE. III. 12 PERSONS. LUITOLFO and EULALIA, betrothed lovers. CHIAPPINO, their friend. OGNIBEN, the Pope's Legate. Citizens of Faenza. TIME, 15- PLACE, Faenza. A SOUL'S TRAGEDY. 1846. ACT I. SCENE.-Inside LUITOLFO'S house. CHIAPPINO, EULALIA. Eulalia. What is it keeps Luitolfo? Night's fast fall Sounded before he sought the Provost's house? I should begin to tremble-should not you? I turn and speak to you? Chiappino. Eulalia. That's good! You laugh! Chiappino. Yes. I had fancied nothing that bears price In the whole world was left to call my own; And, may be, felt a little pride thereat. Up to a single man's or woman's love, Down to the right in my own flesh and blood, In silence: well, go silence with the rest Of the world's good! What can I say, shall serve ? Eulalia. This,―lest you, even more than needs, em bitter Our parting: say your wrongs have cast, for once, Chiappino. How a cloud? Eulalia. No man nor woman loves you, did you say? Chiappino. My God, were 't not for thee!: Eulalia. Even did men forsake you. Chiappino. Ay, God remains, Oh, not so! Were 't not for God, I mean, what hope of truth— |