. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. ). Claudius, King of Denmark, whopoisoned his brother, married the widow,and usurped the throne. Claudius in-duced Laertes to challenge Hamlet to playwith foils, but persuaded him to poisonhis weapon. In the combat the foils gotchanged, and Hamlet wounded Laerteswith the poisoned weapon. In order still Donna Clara and Almanzor 7A^ the Castle AlcoleaMirth and mime ceaie their ringing ;Lords and ladies are departed,And the tapers are extinguished. Donna Clara and AlmanzorOnly they alone still linger;On them shines a single taper,With its li

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. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. ). Claudius, King of Denmark, whopoisoned his brother, married the widow,and usurped the throne. Claudius in-duced Laertes to challenge Hamlet to playwith foils, but persuaded him to poisonhis weapon. In the combat the foils gotchanged, and Hamlet wounded Laerteswith the poisoned weapon. In order still Donna Clara and Almanzor 7A^ the Castle AlcoleaMirth and mime ceaie their ringing ;Lords and ladies are departed,And the tapers are extinguished. Donna Clara and AlmanzorOnly they alone still linger;On them shines a single taper,With its light well-nigh extinguished. On her chair the dame is her footstool he is doling ;Till his head, with slumber the knees he loves reposes. Now she pours attar of rosesCautiously, from golden the brown locks of Alman:^or,And she hears him deeply sighing. And he dreams again he s standingIn the minster at Cordova,Bending with his brown locks voices murmuring oer Almanior (Translated by C. O. Leland)..

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