Abby Sage Richardson

Name: Stories from Old English Poetry — The Tempest
Author: Abby Sage Richardson

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“Stories from Old English Poetry — The Tempest”, published in 1899, is a work by Abby Sage Richardson. It explores elements such as Prospero, Ariel and Antonio.

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Abby Sage Richardson, Stories from Old English Poetry… (1899)

“ So they lived till the time when Miranda was about sixteen. So beautiful a creature as this young daughter of Prospero had rarely been seen. Bred among the enchantments of this island, her own rich loveliness was nourished by wonders, till she seemed more like a spirit than a mortal. Her father, too, had taught her much strange and curious learning, so that she was wise in things foreign to her sex and years. She had seen no faces which resembled the human, except those of her father, and his servants Ariel and Caliban. ”

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Abby Sage Richardson, Stories from Old English Poetry… (1899)

“ One would have imagined that Prospero’s inquiries into all the mysteries of magic might have taught him how to read the designs of men, but it seems they did not; for while he was deep in his books, and suspected no harm, this bad brother Antonio took possession of his throne, seized Prospero and the little Princess Miranda, thrust them into a leaky boat, and pushed them off into the wide ocean, all alone by themselves.
But it sometimes happens that the winds and waves, and all the great forces of Nature, though they seem so pitiless, are more kind than men. ”

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Abby Sage Richardson, Stories from Old English Poetry… (1899)

“ Prospero had not always been king over such an unreal kingdom as this seems to us. Not many years before, when his daughter Miranda, who was now a lovely young maiden, was an infant of two or three years, he had been ruler over a powerful realm,—nothing less than the Duchy of Milan. But though he was a good prince, and loved his people very dearly, he was too fond of the study of magic, and all sorts of occult arts and sciences. ”

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Abby Sage Richardson, Stories from Old English Poetry… (1899)

“ Prospero nobly forgave all injuries, and giving the dainty Ariel his liberty from that time forth, he embarked upon the King’s ship, which lay peacefully in the harbor, and they all set sail for Naples, where Ferdinand and Miranda were speedily united in marriage. Prospero was again placed on the throne of Milan, and the enchanted island has never since known human inhabitant, but remains lonely and beautiful in the midst of the sea. ”

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Abby Sage Richardson, Stories from Old English Poetry… (1899)

“ Fatigued with all their escapes and adventures, Alonzo and some of the others lay down upon the ground to sleep, leaving only Antonio and Sebastian awake. Now Antonio was one of those bad men who are not satisfied with their own wickedness and the fruits of it, but wish to tempt others to bad deeds. As they watched there together, he began to say to Sebastian, that since Ferdinand was drowned, he, the brother of the King, was the next heir to the throne. Then he went on skillfully to hint that if Alonzo were dead, Sebastian might now ascend the throne. ”

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Abby Sage Richardson, Stories from Old English Poetry… (1899)

“ Once upon a time there lived upon an island, far off in Southern seas, a wonderful wise magician, with one only daughter. The island was far away from all inhabited lands, and no human being had ever set foot on its shores, till the magician came there. ”

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Abby Sage Richardson, Stories from Old English Poetry… (1899)

“ The stupid monster then concluded that the man who owned so potent a beverage must be even more powerful than his master, and he proposed to them to aid him in a plot to assassinate Prospero, that they might become owners of the island, which he described as abounding in all sorts of natural wealth. ”

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