Who question'd thus, the vision bright
That ere his words were said grew dim
And vanish'd from her sight,
Easy the answer were to know

And plain to understand,—

That mind and memory both must fail,
And life itself must slacken sail,

And thought its functions must forego,
And fancy lose its latest glow,
Or ere that land

Could pictured be less bright and fair
To her whose home and heart are there!
That land the loveliest that eye can see

The stranger ne'er forgets, then how should she!

Cease the soft sounds, the mellow voice is mute, And quivers to a close that plaintive lady's lute.— Pass we to matters masculine; to strains

Where weightier themes may pay the reader's pains. Again disclose we counsels of the wise,

Deeds of the warlike:-let the Curtain rise.

PHILIP VAN ARTEVELDE.

PART THE SECOND.

"Oh Lord, what is thys worldys blysse,

That changeth as the mone!

My somer's day in lusty May

Is derked before the none."

THE NOT-BROWNE MAYD.

"I say, ye Commoners, why were ye so stark mad,
What frantyk frensy fyll in youre brayne;
Where was youre wit and reason ye shuld have had?
What willfull foly made yow to ryse agayne

Yowre naturall lord?"

SKELTON.

The Burgomaster and divers Burgesses of Ypres, Officers,

Messengers, &c.

MEN OF FRANCE.

KING CHARLES THE SIXTH.

THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY, his Uncle, and Heir Presumptive to the Earl

of Flanders.

THE DUKE OF BOURBON, also Uncle to the King.

SIR FLEUREANT OF HEURLÉE, a Follower of the Duke of Bourbon.

SIR OLIVER OF CLISSON, Constable of France.

SIR JOHN DE VIEN, Admiral of France.

THE LORDS OF SAIMPI, SANXERE, and ST. JUST; SIR RAOUL OF RANEVAL; the LORD OF COUCY, and many other Loras and Knights belonging to the French King's Council.

TRISTRAM OF LESTOVET, Clerk of the Council.

WOMEN.

ELENA DELLA TORRE, an Italian Lady.

CECILE, her Attendant.

DAME VOORST, a Woman of Ypres.

The SCENE is laid sometimes in FLANDERS and sometimes

in FRANCE.

PHILIP VAN ARTEVELDE.

PART THE SECOND.

ACT I.

SCENE I.-An Ante-room to the State Apartments of the Grand Justiciary in the Royal Palace at Senlis, in France.-Several groups of Suitors holding Petitions in their hands. In front a Yeoman of Tournesis, and near him SIR FLEUREANT OF HEURLÉE.

SIR FLEUREANT.

If I may be so bold, friend, whence art thou?

The times are stirring, and come whence thou may'st Thou must bring news.

YEOMAN.

So please your worship's grace I come from this side Tournay; I am French, And though I say it, sir, an honest yeoman.

SIR FLEUREANT.

And, honest yeoman, what's thine errand here?

YEOMAN.

I have a suit, sir, to my noble lord

The Duke of Burgundy.

P