The Kings Fool Or the Old Mans Curse An Historic Play in Three Acts
The Kings Fool Or the Old Mans Curse An Historic Play in Three Acts
J G John Gideon Millingen
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BLANCH. Francis Beauregard, my liege, I might have loved with honour; the addresses of Francis, King of France, could only be received with disgrace. Once more, my lord, in pity let me return to my disconsolate father. FRAN. What ! to be borne by his capricious will beyond my dominions; torn from me for ever? Nay, Blanch, frown not thus on one on whom so very lately you kindly smiled, and for no other reason than my being born a THE KING^S FOOL. 41 prince. Stay in this court; become its pride i...ts orna- ment and let me lavish on you and your's, those favours that my power confers at will. BLANCH. My liege, you have a son FRAN. I have. BLANCH. You love him, sire ? FRAN. Beyond expression ! What then ? BLANCH. ( With calmness, yet determination. ) And I, sire, have a father. FRAN. (Aside. ) That powerful reply has frozen the hot tide of my mantling blood. BLANCH. Your majesty would rather see that son, the generous Dauphin, brought home a corpse upon an un- stained shield, than returning to your court with a tarnished escutcheon.
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