Charles the First: An Historical Tragedy in Four ActsW. Blackwood, 1873 - 83 pages |
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art young Bon Dieu Boston LONDON bows brave canst thou Cavaliers CHARING CROSS CLOWES AND SONS Commons court Dane of Boston dare dear heart DEEPEST LOVE dost thou doth e'en ELIZABETH England English Ernest B Dane evil counsellors eyes faithful fatal favour friends Gift of Ernest gracious hand Harvard Colle hast thou hath hear Heaven honour humble IRETON King's kisses Lady Eleanor liege look Lord Huntley Lord Leven Lord Lothian Lord Moray loyal Lyceum Theatre Madam Majesty Majesty's Mary Master Cromwell Methinks mother o'er pardon Parliament peace pray Prince PRINTED BY WILLIAM Prithee regicides Roundhead Saint George soldiers sooth speak STAMFORD STREET STREET AND CHARING sweet sweetheart sword tears tell thee thank There's thine thou art thou hast Thou shalt to-day tongue traitor troops you promised trust Twas W. G. Wills's WHITEHALL PALACE WILLIAM CLOWES wilt words
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Page 72 - To govern according to law may sometimes be an usurper's wish, but can seldom be in his power. The protector abandoned all thought of it. Dividing the kingdom into districts, he placed at the head of each a majorgeneral as a sort of military magistrate, responsible for the subjection of his prefecture. These were eleven in number, men bitterly hostile to the royalist party, and insolent towards all civil authority.
Page 72 - Being thus entered, we refused them quarter ; having the day before summoned the Town. I believe we put to the sword the whole number of the defendants. I do not think Thirty of the whole number escaped with their lives. Those that did, are in safe custody for the Barbadoes.
Page 72 - Ashton, and divers considerable officers being there, our men getting up to them, were ordered by me to put them all to the sword. And indeed, being in the heat of action, I forbade them to spare any that were in arms in the town: and, I think, that night they put to the sword about 2,000 men...
Page 63 - Commons' rights) Arrested every true man in the house, And packed the benches with thy regicides ! Cromwell. What, madam, is the purpose of this railing? Queen. Thou think'st to make the mother a decoy, And, holding the lost father in thy grip, Secure the son who yet may punish thee ! ( Chimes.
Page 62 - ... that voice, hearken to mercy, And I will join my prayers to thine henceforth That thy Elizabeth may live for thee. Cromwell. Madam, I came here with intent of mercy, And with a hope of life. Queen. Of life! — of life!
Page 6 - My love (quoth young Cordelia then) Which to your grace I owe, Shall be the duty of a child, And that is all I'll show.
Page 2 - KING LEIR once ruled in this land With princely power and peace ; And had all things with hearts content, That might his joys increase. Amongst those things that nature gave, Three daughters fair had he, So princely seeming beautiful, As fairer could not be. So on a time it pleas'd the king A question thus to move, Which of his daughters to his grace Could shew the dearest love : For to my age you bring content...
Page 56 - Twas called a Judas. Wide that painter erred ; Judas had eyes like thine, of candid blue, His skin was smooth, his hair of youthful gold ; Upon his brow shone the white stamp of truth, And lips, like thine, did give the traitor kiss. The King, my father, loved...
Page 69 - Oh, my loved solace on my thorny road, Sweet clue in all my labyrinth of sorrow, What shall I leave to thee ? To thee I do consign my memory ! Oh, banish not my name from off thy lips Because it pains awhile in naming it. Harsh grief doth pass in time into far music. Red-eyed Regret, that waiteth on thy steps, Will daily grow a gentle dear companion, And hold sweet converse with thee of thy dead. I fear me I may...
Page 60 - Cromwell. Madam, I wait. Queen. Oh, sir ! the angels wait and watch your purpose : Unwritten history pauses for your deed, To set your name within a shining annal, Or else to brand it on her foulest page ! Cromwell. Madam, 't is not for me to answer you.