LORDS AND LOVERS
AND
OTHER DRAMAS
BY
OLIVE TILFORD DARGAN
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1906
Copyright, 1906, by Charles Scribner's Sons
All rights reserved
Published, October, 1906
The Trow Press, New York
CONTENTS
LORDS AND LOVERS
PART I
CHARACTERS OF THE PLAY
- HENRY III, King of England
- EARL OF ALBEMARLE
- EARL OF PEMBROKE
- RICHFORD, son to Pembroke, afterwards Earl
- ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY
- BISHOP OF WINCHESTER
- CARDINAL GUALO
- HUBERT DE BURGH, afterwards Earl of Kent
- SIR ROLAND DE BORN
- STEPHEN GODFREY, a soldier
- GREGORY, a captain
- BALDUR, GODRIC, soldiers
- ORSON, a servant
- GERSA, an officer under De Burgh
- FRIAR SEBASTIAN
- LORD GOLY
- LORD DE VERE
- MARGARET, a Scottish princess
- ELEANOR, Countess of Albemarle, wife of Albemarle
- GLAIA, ward of De Burgh
- ELDRA, servant to Glaia
- Lords and ladies of the court, bishops, barons, priests, citizens, soldiers, &c.
- Time: 13th Century
- Scene: England
ACT I
Scene 1. Room in the earl of Pembroke's castle. Pembrokein bed. Richford and Albemarle attending.
Pem. The king has come?
Alb. He waits upon your grace
As a good servant; with demeanor speaks
True sorrow you are brought so low.
Pem. [Stoutly] Ha! Low?
Alb. Sir, but in body. Pembroke's mounting mind
Can never be struck down.
Pem. He's sad, you say?
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