A day with Cromwell: a drama of history, in five acts, by Auctor.

  • Benjamin Ward Richardson
Date:
1869
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Credit: A day with Cromwell: a drama of history, in five acts, by Auctor. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    Leonine. [Kneeling'].—My Lord, in honour’s cause, the life you give, Is yours again. I would to noble Blake Oiler my sword. Cromwell.—That compact we will seal with much delight. Josh. [Aside.]—There basks my Lady, beauty of the court. She fans herself; she little thinks, how soon A belted knight will woo her to his couch. Clever ! Sir Joshua, very, very clever. Re-enter Herbert. Herbert.—My Lord, the crowds do pour in like a tide. Cromwell.—Let them surge in! Cromwell would only live To he the crest upon the people’s wave. Let them surge in! Cromwell can only die When they shall cease to strive for liberty, Strong as the winds and boundless as the sea. [The crowds approach towards ’window with loud hurrahs and cries of “ Long live the Lord Protector.” The Abbey bells peal out merrily.] The Curtain Falls O'-' C