Paul Monologue from The Purgatory of St. Patrick

From The Purgatory of St. Patrick by Pedro Calderón de la Barca

male · melancholic · 59 sec

For that late unseemly brawl See me humbly bending low; You, my lord Prince Philip, know That I am one Juan Paul. My suspicion and abuse Pray forgive, your majesty, Think that what I said to thee Was but cackled by a goose. At your service, night and day, Are whatever goods I've got -- Lucy here, myself and cot; And God bless us all, I pray. (PHILIP: For your hospitality I am grateful, and I trust To repay it.) If you must, Let the first instalment be Just to take my wife away. Thurs you will reward us two; She'll be glad to go with you, I, without her, glad to stay. (Exeunt PHILIP and LEOGAIRE. LUCY [aside). Was there ever love so vain As is mine, a brief caress Cradled in forgetfulness?

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