Margaret.
Woe, woe ! Could I but shun the thoughts That, one after the other, force themselves Upon me ! Chorus. Dies irae, Dies ilia ! Solvet sceclum in favilla. [Organ. Evil Spirit. Wrath awaits thee ! ; The trumpet sounds ! The graves yawn ! And thy heart, From the ashy couch To the flaming fire, Starts from its rest Again ! Margaret. Would I were hence ! It seems as though the organ held' My breath suspended ! The chaunting loosens My very heartstrings ! Chords. Judex erg 6, cum sedebit, Quidquid latet adparebit, Nil inultum rem&nebit 1 Margarkt. > The space contracts — The columns close Around me ! And the roof presses Upon me ! — Air ! Evil Spirit. Hide thyself! Sin and shame Remain not hidden ! Light!— Air!— Woe is thee ! " ' Chorus. Quid sum miser tune dicturus ? Quern patronum rogaturus ? Cum vix Justus sit sectuus ?—? — , Evil Spirit. | Angels avert" Their faces from thee ! The pure ones tremble A hand to stretch thee ! Woe! Chorus. Quid sum miser tune dicturus ? ' Margaret. Neighbour ! your phial >— [She falls m a svaoon.
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Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume I, Issue I, 30 April 1842, Page 32
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325Margaret. Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume I, Issue I, 30 April 1842, Page 32
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