Boris Godunov and Other Dramatic Works by Pushkin Alexander; Falen James E.; Emerson Caryl

Author:Pushkin, Alexander; Falen, James E.; Emerson, Caryl
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2007-05-18T04:00:00+00:00

You mount the dais of the Russian throne,

Till you have extirpated Godunóv,

I’ll hear from you no honeyed words of love.

(She leaves.)

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Far easier to battle with Borís,

Or plot at court with cunning Jesuits,

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Than with a woman. Damn ’em, they’re beyond me.

She twists and turns and slithers all about,

Eludes my grasp, and hisses threats… then stings.

A snake! a snake! No wonder I was trembling.

She almost did me in. But all’s resolved:

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Tomorrow in the dawn, we move our troops.

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