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1、Murphy,Arthur,1727-1805: : TheorphanofChina(1759)THEORPHANOFCHINA, ATRAGEDY,MaintextACTI.ACTI.Enter Mandane and Mirvan .MANDANE.No ,never;Mirvan,never---stillthisheart Mustthrobwithceaselesswoe---All-graciousheav'n! Willnotthispalacedrench'dingore;the
2、crown OfChina'skingsfix'dontheTartar'sbrow; Willnotatractoftwentyyearsinbondage! Ah!willnotthesesuffice,withoutfreshcause OfbitteranguishinMandane'sbreast?--- MIRVAN.Bettersuppresstheseunavailingtears, Thisfruitlessfloodofgrief.--- [Page2] MANDANE.Itw
3、illnotbe--- Ev'nmid'stthehorrorsofthisdismalhour, Whenfatehasalltransferr'dfromlostCathai Tovilebarbarianhands;---insuchanhour Thisheart,revoltingfromthepubliccause, Bleedsfromaprivatesource;bleedsforthewoes Thathango'erZamti'shouse--- MIRVAN.Alas!Man
4、dane, Amidstthegen'ralwreck,whodoesnotfeel Thekeendomesticpang? MANDANE.Yes,all.---Weall Mustfeelthekindred-touch;---dailythecries Ofwidows,orphans,father,son,andbrother Invainaresenttoheav'n;---thewastefulrage Ofthesebarbarians,---theseaccurs'dinvade
5、rs,--- [25] Burnswithincreasingfire;---thethunderstill Rollso'erourheads,threatningwithhideouscrash Tofallatonce,andburyusinruin. MIRVAN.Andquicklyfallitmust!---Thehandofheav'n Weighsthisgreatempiredown.--- MANDANE.Nay,taxnotheav'n! Almightyjusticenev
6、erbaresit'sarm 'Gainstinnocenceandtruth.---'TisTimurkan, Thatfellbarbarian---thatinsatiatewaster--- MaycursesblasttheTartar!---he---'tishe Hasboredownall,andstillhisslaught'ringsword Inyonderfieldofdeath,whereCorea'stroops Madetheirlaststandforliberty
7、andChina, Crimsonsthelandwithblood.---Thisbattlelost, Oh!thenfareweltoall.---But,Mirvan,say, Howcamethetidings?--- [Page3] MIRVAN.Fromyonloftytow'r, Asmyeyes,strainingtow'rdthedistantplain, Sentforthananxiouslook,thro'cloudsofdust Thesavagebandsappear
8、'd;thewesternsun Gleam'dontheirburnish'dhelms;---andsoonashout Fromthegladmultitudeproclaim'dth'approach OfTimurkan;elatedwithnewconquest, Thetyrantcomes,andwherehiswrathwillstop Heav'nonlyknows.--- MANDANE.[50] Oh!there---thereliesthethought