XXIII. Only a tear for Venice?—she turned as in passion and loss, And stooped to his forehead and kissed it, as if she were kissing the cross. XXIV. Faint with that strain of heart, she moved on then to another, Stern and strong in his death. 'And dost thou suffer, my brother?' XXV. Holding his hands in hers:-'Out of the Piedmont lion Cometh the sweetness of freedom! sweetest to live or to die on.' XXVI. Holding his cold rough hands—'Well, oh well have ye done In noble, noble Piedmont, who would not be noble alone.' XXVII. Back he fell while she spoke. She rose to her feet with a spring 'That was a Piedmontese! and this is the Court of the King.' AN AUGUST VOICE. 'Una voce augusta.'-MONITORE TOSOANO. I. YOU'LL take back your Grand Duke? I made the treaty upon it. Just venture a quiet rebuke; Dall' Ongaro write him a sonnet; Ricasoli gently explain Some need of the constitution: He'll swear to it over again, Providing an easy solution.' You'll call back the Grand Duke. 11. You'll take back your Grand Duke? And ask you to meet his advances. The Ducal cause, we know, (Whether you or he be the wronger) Has very strong points;-although Your bayonets, there, have stronger. You'll call back the Grand Duke. III. You'll take back your Grand Duke? For instance, the oath which he took (In the Forty-eight rough weather) He'd 'nail your flag to his mast,' And both by a 'Proprio motu.' IV. You'll take back your Grand Duke? We found in Radetsky's pocket; Of the flower of his Tuscans wrote, 'These heads be the hottest in file; Pray shoot them the quickest.' Quote, And call back the Grand Duke. V. You'll take back your Grand Duke? Then called in the foe to protect you. He taxed you for wines and for meats Throughout that eight years' pastime Of Austria's drum in your streets Of course you remember the last time You called back your Grand Duke. VI. You'll take back the Grand Duke? VOL. III.25 His love of kin you discern, By his hate of your flag and meSo decidedly apt to turn All colours at sight of the Three.* You'll call back the Grand Duke. VII. You'll take back your Grand Duke? At thought of bombarding your city! The Christian rule is plain for us; .. Or the Holy Father's Swiss Have shot his Perugians in vain for us. You'll call back the Grand Duke. VIII. Pray take back your Grand Duke. Screeched at me armed for your nation. Your cause in my heart struck spurs ; I swept such warnings aside for you: My very child's eyes, and Hers, Grew like my brother's who died for you. You'll call back the Grand Duke? IX. You'll take back your Grand Duke? My French fought nobly with reason,— Left many a Lombardy nook Red as with wine out of season. The Italian tricolour: red, green, and white. Little we grudged what was done there, Paid freely your ransom of blood: Our heroes stark in the sun there, We would not recall if we could. You'll call back the Grand Duke? X. You'll take back your Grand Duke? When I had an epaulette shot off. The mark, when you've washed him in Arno, XI. You'll take back your Grand Duke? XII. You'll take back your Grand Duke? Unless the Madonna, St. Luke Drew for you, choose to endorse it. |