Rosamund, queen of the Lombards, a tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne
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By fire: it burns not thee. Strike hand in hand:
Ye have done so after battle. ALBOVINE. Drink again. I pledge thee, boy. ALMACHILDES. I pledge thee, king. ROSAMUND. My lord, I am weary at heart, and fain would sleep. Forgive me That I can sit no more. ALBOVINE. What ails thee? ROSAMUND. Nought. The hot and heavy time of year has bound About my brows a band of iron. Sire, Thou wouldst not see me sink aswoon, and mar The raptures of thy revel. |
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