The Poetical Works of Robert Browning
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Volume: 5 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1882 Original Publisher: Bernard Tauchnitz Subjects: Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literary Criticism / European / French Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / General Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It ha...
MoreVolume: 5 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1882 Original Publisher: Bernard Tauchnitz Subjects: Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literary Criticism / European / French Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / General Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: STRAFFORD. ACT I. Jscene I. A House near Whitehall. Hampden, Hollis, the younger Vane, Rudyard, Fiennes and many of the Presbyterian Party: Loudon and other Scots Commissioners. Vane. I say, if he be here -- Rud. (And he is here !) -- Hoi. For England's sake let every man be still Nor speak of him, so much as say his name, Till Pym rejoin us ! Rudyard ! Henry Vane! One rash conclusion may decide our course And with it England's fate -- think -- England's fate! Hampden, for England's sake they should be still! Vane. You say so, Hollis ? Well, I must be still. It is indeed too bitter that one man, Any one man's mere presence should suspend England's combined endeavour : little need To name him! Rud. For you are his brother, Hollis ! Vol. I. 14 Hamp. Shame on you, Rudyard ! time to tell him that, When he forgets the Mother of us all. Rud. Do I forget her? Hamp. You talk idle hate Against her foe : is that so strange a thing ? Is hating Wentworth all the help she needs ? A Puritan. The Philistine strode, cursing as he went: But David -- five smooth pebbles from the brook Within his scrip . . . Rud. Be you as still as David! Fien. Here 's Rudyard not ashamed to wag a tongue Stiff with ten years' disuse of Parliaments ; Why, when the last sat, Wentworth sat with us! Rud. Let's hope for news of them now he returns- He...
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