MADAME PERNELLE, ORGON, ELMIRE, MARIANE, CLEANTE, VALERE, DAMIS, DORINE
       CLEANTE
       Brother, hold!--and don't
       Descend to such indignities, I beg you.
       Leave the poor wretch to his unhappy fate,
       And let remorse oppress him, but not you.
       Hope rather that his heart may now return
       To virtue, hate his vice, reform his ways,
       And win the pardon of our glorious prince;
       While you must straightway go, and on your knees
       Repay with thanks his noble generous kindness.
       ORGON
       Well said! We'll go, and at his feet kneel down,
       With joy to thank him for his goodness shown;
       And this first duty done, with honours due,
       We'll then attend upon another, too.
       With wedded happiness reward Valere,
       And crown a lover noble and sincere.

Introductory Note
Characters
act i
   Scene I
   Scene II
   Scene III
   Scene IV
   Scene V
   Scene VI
act ii
   Scene I
   Scene II
   Scene III
   Scene IV
act iii
   Scene I
   Scene II
   Scene III
   Scene IV
   Scene V
   Scene VI
   Scene VII
act iv
   Scene I
   Scene II
   Scene III
   Scene IV
   Scene V
   Scene VI
   Scene VII
   Scene VIII
act v
   Scene I
   Scene II
   Scene III
   Scene IV
   Scene V
   Scene VI
   Scene VII
   Scene VIII