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Thomas Monologue from The Land of Heart's Desire

From The Land of Heart's Desire by W.B. Yeats

male · dramatic · 1:21 min

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Well, I believe he saw gold in some dream, and it led him to want to make some golden thing, and coaches being the handiest, nothing would do him till he put the most of his fortune into the making of this golden coach. It turned out better than I thought, for some of the lawyers came looking at it at Assize time, and through them it was heard of at Dublin Castle... and who now has it ordered but the Lord Lieutenant! (FATHER JOHN nods.) Ready it must be and sent off it must be by the end of the month. It is likely King George will be visiting Dublin, and it is he himself will be sitting in it yet. (FATHER JOHN: Martin has been working hard at it, I know.) You never saw a man work the way he did, day and night, near ever since the time six months ago he first came home from France.

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Thomas reflects on the ambitious creation of a golden coach, which has garnered attention from influential figures, hinting at the potential impact of this endeavor on his life and status.

30s · anticipation · ambition · power · fate · desire

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