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 * , Father to the two brothers, and Donna Teresa's Guardian|| ||
 * , the eldest son|| ||
 * , the youngest son|| ||
 * , a Dominican and Inquisitor|| ||
 * , the faithful attendant on Alvar|| ||
 * , a Moresco Chieftain, ostensibly a Christian|| ||
 * , &c.|| ||
 * , an Orphan Heiress|| ||
 * , wife to Isidore|| ||
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 * , a Moresco Chieftain, ostensibly a Christian|| ||
 * , &c.|| ||
 * , an Orphan Heiress|| ||
 * , wife to Isidore|| ||
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 * , &c.|| ||
 * , an Orphan Heiress|| ||
 * , wife to Isidore|| ||
 * }
 * , an Orphan Heiress|| ||
 * , wife to Isidore|| ||
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Crabb Robinson thus records his presence on the first night:—

"Jan. 23rd, 1813.—In the evening at Drury Lane, to see the first performance of Coleridge's tragedy, Remorse My interest for the play was greater than in the play, and my anxiety for its success took from me the feeling of a mere spectator. I have no hesitation in saying that its poetical is far greater than its dramatic merit, that it owes its success rather to its faults than to its beauties, and that it will have for its less meritorious qualities applause which is really due to its excellences. Coleridge's great fault is that he indulges before the public in those metaphysical and philosophical speculations which are becoming only in solitude or with select minds. His two principal characters are philosophers of