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Faust.
"LORD SENECHAL.
Highness, in all my days, I never thought
To be bearer of such glad report . . . :
Debts are discharged, our turmoils cease,
The usurer's claws are set at peace,
From hellish debtor-pangs I'm free, . . ."1a
"MEPHISTOPHELES.
Such paper-wealth, replacing pearls or gold,
Is practical: you know just what you hold;
No need to seek exchange or market first, . . .
If coin you want, the broker is at hand, . . .
Folk want our scheme, they now are used to it. .
."1b
"FAUST. . .
A master, you,
of doubt and false deduction,
The father of all hindrance and obstruction.
For each fresh cunning you require fresh pay. . .
FAUST. . .
Was not my fate to mix with earthly vanity, . . .
To seek for comfort in the wilderness? . . .
At last I have to give the devil my heart. . .
FAUST. . .
Well, let us on! We'll plumb your deepest ground,
For in you Nothing may the All be found.
MEPHISTOPHELES. . .
I see you know the devil, Sir, by heart . .
."1c
"MEPHISTOPHELES.
There lies
the body: should the soul seek flight
I'll show him straight the bond, the blood-writ
scroll;
But nowadays too oft the devil's right
Is thwarted by new means to save the soul. . .
Our business is in evil plight:
Time-honoured usage, ancient right,
There's no more trusting in their laws. . ."1d
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Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe. Faust:
Part One. Translated with an
Introduction by Philip Wayne. (Penguin Classics.)
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1 Goethe (1749-1832).
Faust: Part Two. Translated with an
Introduction by Philip Wayne. The Estate of Philip Wayne,
1959. Harmondsworth, UK: Peguin Books Ltd. (Penguin Classics.)
a Act I, Pleasure Garden, at 70.
b Ibid., at 71.
c Act I, A Gloomy Gallery, at 76-78.
d Act V, Burial Scene, at 271.
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