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Put away this woman, for it is not lawful for thee to have her." "And would I could reply to thee as the holy fox Dunstan once informed me Herod replied to the insolent Baptist, and send thine head on a charger to Elgiva." "My lord! my liege! my king! Remember his sacred office," remonstrated the counsellors. "Peace, my lords. His threats or his blandishments would alike fail to move me.
There are four such tragedies in the present portion, commencing with Arixina in which figure Julius Caesar, Cassfelyn, and Cymbaline, and extending to Edwin and Elgiva: the titles of the intervening pieces are the Imperial Pirate and the Dragon King.
It was the evening of the same day, and the fair Elgiva sat alone in her apartment, into which the westering sun was casting his last beams of liquid light; tears had stained her cheeks and reddened her eyes, but she looked beautiful as ever, like the poet's or painter's conception of the goddess of love.
Thus adjured, the messenger spoke his news. "Mercia has revolted, and proclaimed Edgar king." "The cause alleged?" "I know not, my lord." "I can tell you," said Redwald; "the banishment of the holy fox, Dunstan, and very shame prevents my adding that " "No more," said Edwy; "I can guess the rest." He wished to spare Elgiva. He walked up and down the hall several times. His festive air had gone.
"It is little less than treason to the queen of youth and beauty to be thus absent, my Elgiva, but remember he has been unwell, and Redwald told me that for prudential reasons they delayed his return to court." "And your brother Edgar " "Is somewhere in Mercia: the churlish boy has declined our invitation to honour our feast with his presence. We do not want his serious face at the board.
In the dead of night, when the moon had gone to rest, yea, when clouds and darkness had blotted out the stars that were left to watch in the heavens, she went forth from the tower of kings. She stood before the cave of the enchantress. She lifted up her voice and cried "Elgiva worker of wonders! the feared of mortals come forth!"
Thou must put away thy concubine, or thou shalt sustain the greater excommunication, when it will become unlawful for Christian people even to speak with thee, or wish thee God speed, lest they be partakers of thy evil deeds." "My lord, you must yield," whispered Cynewulf. "Son of the noble Edmund, thou must save thy father's name from disgrace." "I cannot, will not, do Elgiva this foul wrong.
Merwynn she obtained that honour three years afterwards on the death of Abbess Ælwynn. The Elgiva of school histories. The next sainted woman who calls for mention is Christine, daughter of Eadmund Ironside, and sister of Eadgar the Ætheling, and of St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland, who became a nun at Romsey, and is supposed by some to have been Abbess, though this is very doubtful.
You must yield, my Edwy! we must yield!" "I cannot," he said; "we will fly the throne together." "But where would you go? this Church is everywhere; who would receive an excommunicate man?" "I cannot help it, Elgiva; say no more, it maddens me. Talk of our early days, before this dark shadow fell upon us."
Let us hope that she found the only real consolation in that religion she had hitherto, unhappily, despised, but which may perhaps have come to her aid in adversity. The unhappy Edwy sank from bad to worse. When Elgiva was gone he seemed to have nothing to live for; he yielded himself up to riotous living to drown care, while his government became worse and worse.
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