Sin; A Sacred Drama (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ...stands; And gold embossings, ornaments are none: Cain and Enoch, Irad, Mahujael, Methusael, Myself, and Jubal, Tubalcain--and then The tablet is unsightly, rough, unhewn, To shew thy line must be erased, unknown: Is not this deed, 0 Cain, a wrong in Adam? GAIN. A kindness, Lamech, not a crime in him; Scorn waits on thy progenitor--and would'st Thou have thy children know what angers thee? I find a comfort knowing time will come My heirs shall be amalgamated with The race of Seth--and all be lost of me, Except my deed of crime which stands for ever; But yonder come the wives and relatives Of these thou'st slain--report has spread, And I had better go. Exit. LAMECH. And I will go A hundred I'd confront--but not a thousand. Going, Lucifer descends, and appears in his path as a man. LUCIFER. That proves it is a crime--a bloody crime, Or thou would'st dare to meet ten thousand, LamecL LAMECH. Thy visage is unknown to me. LUCIFER. What then? LAMECH. I know not. LUCIFER. But thou wilt know me hence as Cain Me knows. LAMECH. I never trembled at the sight Of man before. LUCIFER. Nor hadst thou trembled now But for thy crime: I am the ghost of crime. LAMECH. Art thou the Evil One? LUCIFER. Ask thine own heart. LAMECH. That is not answering me. LUCIFER. That is a lie; I always answer as the feeling is: It is my destiny as well as pride. LAMECH. See on they come in fury--I must hence Exit. LUCIFER. Men are inclining, but not devils yet; Soul prompts to passions--but spirit checks The speed at which it otherwise would run, WIVES. Where art thou, Lantech is it true of thee i The city's crying out that Lamech is A murderer They run off, calling after him. Enter citizens, armed, and women and wives of the slain. ALL. He is not here--forward Revenge We'll seek the bl...