human
A hundred fathers would in my situation tell you that, as you are of noble extraction, you should marry a nobleman. But I do not say so. I will not sacrifice my child to any prejudice.
gpt
Take heed, my lord; the welfare of us all Hangs on the cutting short that fraudful man.
human
Oh, how this spring of love resembleth Th' uncertain glory of an April day; Which now shows all the beauty of the sun, And by and by a cloud takes all away!
gpt
Thou hast deceived her and thyself--thou dost not love her! In vain he recalled her beauty, her grace, her genius--her singular and enthusiastic passion for himself--the voice still replied,
human
Thou dost not love. Bid farewell for ever to thy fond dreams of a life more blessed than that of mortals. From the stormy sea of the future are blotted out eternally for thee--Calypso and her Golden Isle. Thou canst no more paint on the dim canvas of thy desires the form of her with whom thou couldst dwell for ever. Thou hast been unfaithful to thine own ideal--thou hast given thyself for ever and for ever to another--thou hast renounced hope--thou must live as in a prison, with a being with whom thou hast not the harmony of love.
gpt
No matter, said Maltravers, almost alarmed, and starting from these thoughts,
human
I am betrothed to one who loves me--it is folly and dishonour to repent and to repine. I have gone through the best years of youth without finding the Egeria with whom the cavern would be sweeter than a throne. Why live to the grave a vain and visionary Nympholept? Out of the real world could I have made a nobler choice?