The Idol and the Lover in Poetic Conflict
Excerpt from a Pittsburgh Spirit poem reciting a speaker who denounces blind devotion and calls for inner liberty. The verse contrasts love’s silken snares with political tyranny and personal autonomy, urging rejection of domination by rulers or social masters. The speaker proclaims preferring autocracy to subservience and pledges resistance to subjugation.
FIRST AND SECOND LOVE IN A STORM OF FAMILY HEARTS
In a grand mansion, Mabel Raynard seeks union with Walter Hartley after her father blocks her marriage to James Lennox. The father warns that Lennox proves unworthy, while Walter asks for acceptance, promising calm future if Mabel remains steadfast and hopeful. The scene ends with a vow that time may heal or harden loyalties.
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