School Speaker and Reader
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781151014962
Paperback|9781151014962
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... And no fond tears save those of heaven The glorious bed bedew Of the last old Scottish cavalier, All of the olden time % THE GLOVE AND THE LIONS. Leigh Hunt. King Francis was a hearty king, and loved a royal sport, And one day, as his lions fought, sat looking on the court. The nobles filled the benches, with the ladies in their pride, And 'mongst them sat the Count de Lorge, with one for whom he sighed; And truly 't was a gallant thing to see that crowning show, Valor and love, and a king above, and the royal beasts below. Ramped and roared the lions, with horrid laughing jaws; They bit, they glared, gave blows like beams, a wind went with their paws; With wallowing might and stifled roar they rolled on one another, Till all the pit with sand and mane was in a thunderous smother; The bloody foam above the bars came whisking through the air; Said Francis then, Faith, gentlemen, we 're better here than there. De Lorge's love o'erheard the king, a beauteous, lively dame, With smiling lips and sharp bright eyes, which always seemed the same; She thought, The Count, my lover, is brave as brave can be; He surely would do wondrous things to show his love of me King, ladies, lovers, all look on; the occasion is divine; I 'll drop my glove to prove his love; great glory will be mine She dropped her glove to prove his love, then looked at him and smiled: He bowed, and in a moment leaped among the lions wild: The leap was quick, return was quick, he soon regained his place, Then threw the glove, but not with love, right in the lady's face By heaven, said Francis, rightly done and he rose from where he sat; No love, quoth he, but vanity, sets love a task like that HORATIUS.1 Thomas B. Macaulay. Lars Porsena of Clusium By the Nine...
| ISBN-13 | 9781151014962 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1151014966 |
| Weight | 0.95 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.65 In |
| List Price | $19.40 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 290 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2010-04-01 |
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