Pierrot Monologue from A Dramatic Fantasy

From A Dramatic Fantasy by Ernest Dowson

male · romantic · 1:02 min

Then have I ventured and encountered Love? The Lady. Not yet, rash boy! and, if thou wouldst be wise, Return unknowing; he is safe who flies. Pierrot. Never, sweet lady, will I leave this place Until I see the wonder of thy face. Goddess or Naiad! lady of this Grove, Made mortal for a night to teach me love, Unveil thyself, although thy beauty be Too luminous for my mortality. The Lady. Then, foolish boy, receive at length thy will: Now knowest thou the greatness of thine ill. Pierrot. Now have I lost my heart, and gained my goal. The Lady. Didst thou not read the warning on the scroll?

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