(i hear. i obey. my lord and my
`elizabeth! the angels weep for you, elizabeth! why do you close your ears to the voice of your loving god?'
`elizabeth! you are leading the souls of your people to hell! turn back! marry me, and save england!'i spoke to her just as i speak to you now.
but she did not listen. she made me a speech about the virtues of virginity. me! virginity! she has brought this on herself.
every tree that falls hurts me. i lose a part of myself. i am cursed with sensitivity. i feel too much.
i sacrifice my country's forests to save the souls of a lost nation. that is true mercy. england is lost to darkness, father. i bring light.
(a sweet and christian lady lies
tu es deus qui facis mirabilia solus. notam fecisti in gentibus virtutem tuam.