The QueenMother Rosamond 2 Plays Author:Algernon Charles Swinburne General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1860 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: I am like the tales of Cornish Mark long since, To be so baffled. Well, being this way eased, I need not see her anger twice i' the eyes ; Get me a hawk to ride with presently. [Exit. III. At Woodstock. King Henry and Rosamond, seated. Rosamond. BELLE est madame, et bien douce en son dire ; Dieu lui fit don de pleurer ou de rire Plus doucement que femme qui soupire Et puis oublie. Bonne est madame, et me baise de grāce ; Bien me convient baiser si belle face, Bien me convient que si doux corps embrasse Et plus n'oublie. Blonde est madame, ayant de tristes yeux ; Entre or et roux Dieu fit ses longs cheveux ; Bien mal me fait, si l'en aime bien mieux, Et moins oublie. Blanche est madame et gracieuse a voir; Ne sais si porte en corps azur ou noir; Que m'a donne sa belle bouche avoir Jamais n'oublie. I bade them tell you I was sick; the sun Pains me. Sit here. K. Hen. There's no sick show in you. Sing still, and I will sit against your feet And see the singing measure in your throat Moved evenly; the headband leaves your hair Space to lie soft outside. Ros. Stoop then and touch That I may bind it on your hands; I would Fain have such hands to use so royally. As you are king, sir, tell me without shame Doth not your queen share praise with you, show best In all crowned ways even as you do ? I have heard Men praise the state in her and the great shape; Yet pray you, though you find her sweet enow, Praise her not over-measure; yet speak truth ; But so I would not have you make her praise The proper pleasure of your lips, the speech ...« less