f _The Apology_, (p.
145.)
BE JUST ... MARTYR. Show that the life and death of
Socrates illustrates this ideal.
Compare the Pitch in which Wolsey utters his monologue
with that in which he addresses Cromwell. (Introduction,
p. 23.)
How is the parenthetical clause in ll. 6 and 7 kept in
the back-ground? (Introduction, p. 24.) Select similar
examples from Wolsey's speeches.
AND FROM THESE SHOULDERS ... NAVY. Supply the ellipses.
BY THAT SIN ... WIN BY 'T? Select the emphatic words and
account for the Emphasis in each case. (Introduction, p.
30.)
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THE ITALIAN IN ENGLAND
That second time they hunted me
From hill to plain, from shore to sea,
And Austria, hounding far and wide
Her blood-hounds thro' the country-side,
Breathed hot and instant on my trace.-- 5
I made, six days, a hiding-place
Of that dry green old aqueduct
Where I and Charles, when boys, have plucked
The fireflies from the roof above,
Bright creeping thro' the moss they love: 10
--How long it seems since Charles was lost!
Six days the soldiers crossed and crossed
The country in my very sight;
And when that peril ceased at night,
The sky broke out in red dismay 15
With signal-fires. Well, there I lay
Close covered o'er in my recess,
Up to the neck in ferns and cress,
Thinking on Metternich our friend,
And Charles's miserable end, 20
And much beside, two days; the third,
Hunger o'ercame me when I heard
The peasants from the village go
To work among the maize: you know,
With us in Lombardy, they bring 25
Provisions packed on mules, a string
With little bells that cheer their task,
And casks, and boughs on every cask
To keep the sun's heat from the wine;
These I let pass in jingling line, 30
And, close on them, dear noisy crew,
The peasants from the village, too;
For at the very rear would troop
Their wives and sisters in a group
To help, I knew. When these had passed, 35
I threw my glove to strike the last,
Taking the chance: she did not start,
Much less cry out, but stooped apart,
One instant rapidly glanced round,
And saw me beckon from the ground;
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