This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt: ...Two grinding icebergs, moved by Heaven's just breath, Will clasp and crush and hurl this curse to hell. And such is now the land, and such the seed, And such the stock whereon the next hour waits To graft this blessed flower of thine own blood. But no! Lord Ulrich swears this shall not be, And even now with horse and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt: ...Two grinding icebergs, moved by Heaven's just breath, Will clasp and crush and hurl this curse to hell. And such is now the land, and such the seed, And such the stock whereon the next hour waits To graft this blessed flower of thine own blood. But no! Lord Ulrich swears this shall not be, And even now with horse and foot he comes To spare thy hand a righteous deed, and take This alien's life, and pay thee too in full Thy dues for doublefacedness; for he saith Thou anglest with thy sister's beauty as bait To catch his favoring breath, and winking at A venturer, thou scorn'st the hand that lifts The pall of a prince-prelate o'er thy back. Then as to this thy sister, he laughs loud, And vaunts that he has ropes and racks enough To stretch her uncompliance to his will, And make him pretty sport at Lowenfels. But such he can dispense with; for when once This ballad-maker is earthed, then will she give What all these women give when death comes near, --A kick, a cry, and straight will kiss another. And, Rupert, think how Christ hath said; that he Who loveth any, be it wife or child, More than his Maker, is unworthy of heaven. Then how much more shouldst thou prefer thy God, Thy Church and truth, thy sister and her soul, Yea, and thine interest also, to this man, Close on whose footsteps walk sure shame and death, Whose friendship is but enmity with God!" Darkly and fiercely as a fire that burns Within a potter's furnace, hid from sight Behind its iron valves; even so the breast Of Rupert took such words, and fired them hard As potter's clay, within his working thoughts. O meekest maiden heart of sweet Roselle! O Love's warm-nested, gently-brooding bird! What nets the fowler spreads around thee now! Why, when thy wings were free and thy mate called thee, Dids...
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