Moses

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Excerpt from Moses: A Drama First Lord: The days of Rameses draw to their close, And who shall follow him upon the throne Becomes the question of most moment, - that Which most concerns the state. Of all his sons, Or all the scions of the royal stock, Which is most worthy, which most capable, To wield the sceptre he so gloriously Has held for Egypt's honor, now becomes The problem we must solve, which as we solve Determines for the years to come the weal Or woe of Egypt. Say, most noble priest, Who'st had the training of the princely boys, In which of all the royal neophytes, Shows most the spirit of the radiant God Whom we adore, the light and strength of Egypt? Seti: 'Tis well you ask that question, for the king Of Egypt should be he who most reveals The spirit of the God, above all he Who has displayed the mind most teachable. Second Lord: Perhaps you'd have a priest upon the throne? Seti: Priests have not made the worst of rulers. Second Lord: Aye, When splendid quiet is the state's chief aim. Seti: Can any ruler grant a better boon Than peace, so it be not inglorious? First Lord: Has any ruler done for Egypt more Than Rameses, in whose long reign no year Has been unmarked by battles, that have brought Fame to the arms of Egypt, and renown Throughout the earth, such as no previous king But Thothmes has achieved? Seti: Doubtless the fame Of Egypt never was more widely spread, But war has not been under Rameses The grand ebullience of the people's strength, As under the great Thothmes, but the forced Expression of a feverish vigor, that Has brought exhaustion in its train, and ills We shall be long recovering from. No state Can spend its strength forever in vast wars Of conquest, more than without sleep a man Can labor with impunity to heap Up hoards of treasure. Madness must result Both to the individual and the state From such immoderate ambition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.