The Days of Jezebel An Historical Drama Author:Peter Bayne General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1872 Original Publisher: Gould and Lincoln Subjects: Drama / General Drama / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh History / General Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustr... more »ations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Elijah. Do as thou sayest; but yet, first of all, Bake me a little cake. And hearken, thou : Thus saith the Lord, " The barrel shall not waste Nor the cruse fail Until the time when I Shall send rain on the earth." Think not of death, But life, this day. The God of Israel Looks graciously upon thee and thy son. Scene II. On the sea-shore near Zarepta. Elijah and Heman, a Lemte. Heman. 'Tis he. Slow-pacing by the surf he comes, In melancholy thought, as is his wont; His lips move sometimes, but his tongue is mute. Now will I speak to him ; my fears that he Might be a spy of wily Jezeoel Have passed away ; but reverence for himself Almost would seal my lips. The Lord be with thee ! Elijah. Who art thou that dost greet me in this name ? Heman. I am a Levite, driven from my land By the crowned sorceress that worketh woe To every one whose heart remaineth true To Israel's God. At intervals I roam, By devious paths, under the cloud of night, Through Israel's valleys, entering the homes Of men whom I can trust, and doing there The office of a priest, and speaking words Of comfort to the desolate of heart. Then, when the murderers are upon my track, I seek the many chambered, glimmering caves. Scooped by the torrent in the ledge o' the hill, With many outlets, many entrances, Steal in the moonless night through silent glens, And reach my sheltering cavern by the sea. Yon dead tree and the gray crag at his side ...« less