. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. et me embrace thee. Let me look into thine eyes,and find there everything-—hope and comfort, joy and sorrow. (She em-braces and ga^es on him.) Tell me! oh, tell me! It seems so thou indeed Egmont? Count Egmont ? The great Egmont who makesso much noise in the world, who is the support and stay of the province ? No, Cldrchen, I am not he Egmont. Seest thou, Cldrchen? Let me sit down. (He seats himself, she kneelson a footstool before him, rests her arms on his knees and looks up into hisface.) That Egmont is a moro
. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. et me embrace thee. Let me look into thine eyes,and find there everything-—hope and comfort, joy and sorrow. (She em-braces and ga^es on him.) Tell me! oh, tell me! It seems so thou indeed Egmont? Count Egmont ? The great Egmont who makesso much noise in the world, who is the support and stay of the province ? No, Cldrchen, I am not he Egmont. Seest thou, Cldrchen? Let me sit down. (He seats himself, she kneelson a footstool before him, rests her arms on his knees and looks up into hisface.) That Egmont is a morose, cold, unbending Egmont, obliged to beupon his guard,—harassed, misapprehended and perplexed, when the crowdesteem him light-hearted and gay, surrounded by friends in whom he darenot confide. But this Egmont, Cldrchen, is calm, unreserved, happy,beloved and known by the best of hearts, which is also thoroughly known tohim. This is thy Egmont! Cldrchen. So let me die! The world has no joy after this. Goethes Egmont. (Anna Swanwicks Translation.). EGMONT AND CLARCHEN. EaMONT 363 ELVIR order of Philip II. of Spain.—GoethesEgmont (1788). Egypt, in Dry dens satire of Absalomand Achitophel, means France. Egypt and Tyrus [Holland] intercept yourtoade. Part i. (1681). Egryptian Princess. Nitetis, the realdaughter of Hophra, king of Egypt, andthe assumed daughter of Amases, his suc-cessor. She was sent to Persia, as thebride of Cambyses, the king, but beforetheir marriage, was falsely accused of in-fidelity, and committed suicide.—GeorgeEbers, An Egyptian Princess. Egryptian Thief {The), Thyamis, a na-tive of Memphis. Knowing he must die,he tried to kiU Chariclea, the woman heloved. Why should I not, had I the heart to do it,Like to th Egyptian thief at point of death,Kill what I love ?Shakespeare, Twelth Night, act v. sc. 1 (1614). Eighth Wonder {The). When Gil Biasreached Pennaflor, a parasite entered hisroom in the inn, hugged him with greatenergy, and called him the eight
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