1860His faith is great I cannot touch his soul,

With greatest torment that our hell affords. Torment, sweet friend, that base and aged man Lest greater dangers do attend thy drift. 1855Do it then, Faustus, with unfeigned heart, Revolt or I'll in piecemeal tear thy flesh. Thou traitor, Faustus, I arrest thy soul, What shall I do to shun the snares of death? I do repent, and yet I do despair, 1845Hell strives with grace for conquest in my breast. Accursed Faustus, wretch what hast thou done? Faustus, I leave thee, but with grief of heart,įearing the enemy of thy hapless soul. 1840Leave me a while to ponder on my sins. O, friend, I feel thy words to comfort my distressed soul. O stay, good Faustus, stay thy desperate steps. Says, Faustus, come, thine hour is almost come, MephistophilisĪnd Faustus now will come to do thee right. Hell claims his right, and with a roaring voice 1830 Where art thou, Faustus? Wretch, what hast thou done? Seems harsh, and all unpleasant let it not, 1825For, gentle son, I speak it not in wrathĪnd so have hope, that this my kind rebuke,Ĭhecking thy body, may amend thy soul. Then thou art banished from the sight of heaven If sin by custom grow not into nature 1820Then, Faustus, will repentance come too late, Though thou hast now offended like a man, This magic, that will charm thy soul to hell, 1815And quite bereave thee of salvation. O, gentle Faustus, leave this damned art, Gentlemen, farewell the same wish I to you. We'll take our leaves, and for this blessed sight 1810Happy and blest be Faustus evermore. 1 Now we have seen the pride of nature's work, 2 Was this fair Helen whose admired worth 1805Made Greece with ten years wars afflict poor Troy? 3 Too simple is my wit to tell her worth, Mephistophilis brings in Helen she passeth Than when Sir Paris cross the seas with her, 1800And brought the spoils to rich Dardania.īe silent then, for danger is in words. You shall behold that peerless dame of Greece, The just request of those that wish him well. Gentlemen, for that I know your friendship is unfeigned, 1795It is not Faustus' custom to deny Should think ourselves much beholding unto you. You will do us so much favor as to let us see that peerlessĭame of Greece, whom all the world admires for majesty, we Have determined with ourselves that Helen of Greece was Master Doctor Faustus, since our conference aboutįair ladies, which was the beautifullest in all the world, we Enter Faustus, Mephistophilis, and two or three See where they come belike the feast is done.Įxit. Such belly-cheer as Wagner in his life ne'er saw the like. He's now at supper with the scholars, where there's Golden plate, besides two thousand ducats ready coined. His will and given me his wealth, his house, his goods, and store of

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