Schiller's Wallenstein, Vol. 2 With English Notes, Arguments, and an Historical and Critical Introduction; Wallenstein's Tod (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Schiller's Wallenstein, Vol. 2: With English Notes, Arguments, and an Historical and Critical Introduction; Wallenstein's Tod They quit Wallenstein to send the Swedish Colonel Wrangel to him, while he soliloquises on the fatal circumstances which now irresistibly drive him onward. Wrangel enters, and hints, in the ensuing con versation, at the distrust of the Swedish Chancellor in Wallenstein's sincerity; he also doubts his power of inducing the army and emeers to forget their oath and join the enemy, but after Wallenstein shows him the document signed by the emeers, he declares that he has power to conclude the treaty, on condition that the fortresses of Egra and Prague are surrendered to the Swedes. When Wallenstein demurs to this, and wishes for time to consider, Wrangel leaves him, begging him to come to a speedy decision, but still insisting on his conditions. Wallenstein, again wavering in his designs, declares to 1110 and Terzky his intention to break ofi' the whole undertaking. The Countess Terzky joins them, and by skilqy arousing his passions, and by drawing a picture of the inglorious life of ease he would lead as a general in exile, so nettles his pride, that he shows himself ready for immediate action. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.