A Masque of Poets; Including Guy Vernon, a Novelette in Verse
by John Townsend Trowbridge (9781150202285)

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1878 Original Publisher: Roberts Brothers Subjects: Literary Criticism / General Literary Criticism / Drama Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / General Poetry / Anthologies Poetry / American / General Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh 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 books for free. Excerpt: PROVENQAL LOVERS. AUCASSIN AND NlCOLETTE. "f T 7ITHIN the garden of Beaucaire He met her by a secret stair; -- The night was centuries ago. Said Aucassin, " My love, my pet, These old confessors vex me so They threaten all the pains of hell Unless I give you up, ma belle;" -- Said Aucassin to Nicolette. " Now, who should there in Heaven be To fill your place, ma tres-douce mie ? To reach that spot I little care There all the droning priests are met;- All the old cripples, too, are there That unto shrines and altars cling To filch the Peter-pence we bring;" -- Said Aucassin to Nicolette. " There are the barefoot monks and friars With gowns well-tattered by the briers, The saints who lift their eyes and whine: I like them not, -- a starveling set Who 'd care with folk like these to dine ? The other road 'twere just as well That you and I should take, ma belle " Said Aucassin to Nicolette. " To Purgatory I would go With pleasant comrades whom we know, Fair scholars, minstrels, lusty knights Whose deeds the land will not forget, The captains of a hundred fights, True men of valor and degree: We '11 join that gallant company," -- Said Aucassin to Nicolette. " There, too, are jousts and joyance rare, And beauteous ladies debonair, The pretty dames, the merry brides Who with their wedded lords coqu...

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