The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume 5


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And sought his company. They speak of him  
As of one who entered madly into life,  
Drinking the cup of pleasure to the dregs.  
Cas. Ridiculous! Now I have seen Politian  
And know him well--nor learned nor mirthful he.  
He is a dreamer and a man shut out  
From common passions.  
Di Brog. Children, we disagree.  
Let us go forth and taste the fragrant air  
Of the garden. Did I dream, or did I hear  
Politian was a melancholy man?  
(exeunt.)  
II  
ROME. A Lady's apartment, with a window open and looking into a garden.  
Lalage, in deep mourning, reading at a table on which lie some books and a  
hand mirror. In the background Jacinta (a servant maid) leans carelessly  
upon a chair.  
Lal. [Lalage] Jacinta! is it thou?  
Jac. [Jacinta] (pertly.) Yes, Ma'am, I'm here.  
Lal. I did not know, Jacinta, you were in waiting.  
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