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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DOMICILARY VISIT, by JAMES CLARENCE MANGAN Poet's Biography First Line: Off. De par le roi! You are pierre coulisse! Last Line: Come, jean, put on his fetters! | |||
(A SCENE IN THE FAUBOURG ST. ANTOINE, PARIS.) Dramatis Person…-An officer of the Gendarmerie and a Citizen. Off. De par le Roi . You are Pierre Coulisse! Cit. I am. Off. I thought so. Scan date, Address, and signature of this! (Gives him a paper.) Cit. (reads) "Arrest-by Royal mandate . . ." Why, what's my crime? J'ignore- Off. Poh! Poh! Of course, young man, you ignore it- Your name is in the Black Book, though, With two red marks before it! Whence came you by those four cane-swords? Cit. Cane-swords? Which? Off. Yonder sham-rods! Cit. They are mere tobacco-pipes. Off. No words!- (Writes- "Two poniards and two ramrods"!) Cit. Heavens! You don't mean- Off. A Frenchman means The thing he does. Your press-keys! (Opens a drawer.) What make you with those tools? Cit. Machines. Off. Ay, such machines as Fieschi's! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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