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Orval, or The Fool of Time

And Other Imitations and Paraphrases. By Robert Lytton
Lytton, Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton (1831-1891)

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ORVAL;
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FIRST EPOCH. BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM.
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SECOND EPOCH. HUSBAND AND WIFE.
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THIRD EPOCH. FATHER AND SON.
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Scene VIII.
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FOURTH EPOCH. MAN AND MAN.
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FIFTH EPOCH. MAN AND FATE.
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IMITATIONS AND PARAPHRASES.
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NONNOS.
  
EUROPA.
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VIRGIL.
  
THE BEES OF ARISTÆUS.
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LUCRETIUS.
  
INVOCATION TO VENUS
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DANTE.
  
THE FIRST CANTO OF THE INFERNO.
  
FRANCESCA DA RIMINO.
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MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI
  
THE BIRTH OF LOVE.
  
LOVE VINDICATED.
  
MADRIGALS.
  
CANZONE.
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RONSARD.
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“Voici le bois que ma saincte Angelette.”
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“Cache pour cest nuict.”
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“Page suy moy.”
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“Les espics sont à Ceres.”
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“Ma douce jouvence.”
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DANISH.
  
THE ELVES.
  
LORD OLAF.
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SERVIAN.
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THE BATTLE OF KOSSOVO.
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VII.
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I.THE STAG AND THE VILA.
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II.LOVE AND SLEEP.
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III.TITTLE-TATTLE.
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IV.MATRIMONIAL CONSIDERATIONS.
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V.LOVE CONFERS NOBILITY.
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VI.A SOUL'S SWEETNESS.
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VII.REMINISCENCES.
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VIII.SLEEP AND DEATH.
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IX.A CONJUGAL DISPUTE.
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X.DEGREES OF AFFECTION.
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XI.THE FAIR IKONIA.
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XII.A WISH.
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XIII.IMPERFECTION.
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XIV.EMANCIPATION.
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XV.THE VOICE OF NATURE; OR, WHAT THE FISH SAID TO THE MAIDEN.
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XVI.THE MALADY OF MOIO.
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XVII.A SERVIAN BEAUTY.
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XVIII.A DISCREET YOUNG WOMAN.
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XIX.BOLOZÀNOVITCH THE KNAVE.
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XX.THE WIFE OF HASSAN AGA.
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XXI.SLEEPLESSNESS.
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XXII.NEGLECTED FLOWERS.
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XXIII.PLUCKING A FLOWER.
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XXIV.TRANSPLANTING A FLOWER.
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XXV.A MESSAGE.
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XXVI.ISOLATION.
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XXVII.A REGRET.
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XXVIII.THE BAN OF VARADIN.
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XXIX.FATIMA AND MEHMED.

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Scene VI.—Night. The Tent of Panurge.
Panurge.
Wait me by the witch elm. And if thou hear
A pistol-shot, fired from the Castle, bring
Thy fellows to the rescue. Otherwise
Wait me till dawn.

Modern Brutus.
O head of all our hopes!
Once more I do conjure thee .....

Panurge.
Tush!

Brutus.
Yet think—
'Tis an aristocrat—the worst of all,
And the most desperate. Thou goest alone.
He, in the centre of his strength, is arm'd.

Panurge.
Go to! Go to! This Old Nobility
Breaks not its word of honour.

Brutus.
But ...

Panurge.
The Prince
Of Darkness hath his commendable points,
His courtesies, and his punctilios.
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We all must trust the Devil himself sometimes.
Farewell till dawn. Ho! lights without there!
Watch.

(Exit.)
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