Philip, the King, and Other Poems
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Kneeling). Lord, I am that Philip whom Thou hast made King of half the world. Thou knowest, Lord, how great a fleet I have fitted out to destroy the English, who work evil against Thee. Lord, I beseech Thee, keep that great Armada now, as I trust, in battle on the English coast. Protect my ships, OL ord, from fire and pestilence, from tempest and shipwreck, and in the day of battle. A men. A men. ...
MoreKneeling). Lord, I am that Philip whom Thou hast made King of half the world. Thou knowest, Lord, how great a fleet I have fitted out to destroy the English, who work evil against Thee. Lord, I beseech Thee, keep that great Armada now, as I trust, in battle on the English coast. Protect my ships, OL ord, from fire and pestilence, from tempest and shipwreck, and in the day of battle. A men. A men. Lord, now that the battle is joined, grant us Thy victory, I beseech Thee. A men. A men. Lord, I beseech Thee to have in Thy special keeping my beloved friend, Alonso de Leyva, now at sea with my fleet. Guard his ways, OL ord, that so he may come safely home to me. A men. A men. Lord, of Thy mercy, I beseech Thee to send to me, if it be Thy will, some word or message from my fleet, that I may know Thy will concerning it, that my weary heart may find peace. A men. A men. (H erises.) Enter the PRINCESS. PRINCESS.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
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