Life, Letters, and Literary Remains, of John Keats

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: OTHO THE GREAT. ACT I. Scene I.?An Apartment in the Castle. Enter Conrad. So, I am safe emerged from these broils ! Amid the wreck of thousands I am whole; For every crime I have a laurel-wreath, For every lie a lordship. Nor yet has My ship of fortune furl'd her silken sails,? Let her glide on ! This danger'd neck is saved, By dexterous policy, from the rebel's axe; And of my ducal palace not one stone Is bruised by the Hungarian petards. Toil hard, ye slaves, and from the miser-earth Bring forth once more my bullion, treasured deep, With all my jewell'd salvers, silver and gold, And precious goblets that make rich the wine. But why do I stand babbling to myself? Where is Auranthe ? I have news for her Shall? VOL. II. Enter Auranthe. Auranthe. Conrad! what tidings ? Good, if I may guess From your alert eyes and high-lifted brows. What tidings of the battle ? Albert ? Ludolph ? Otho? Conrad. You guess aright. And, sister, slurring Our by-gone quarrels, I confess my heart Is beating with a child's anxiety, To make our golden fortune known to you. Auranthe. So serious? Conrad. Yes, so serious, that before I utter even the shadow of a hint Concerning what will make that sin-worn cheek Blush joyous blood through every lineament, You must make here a solemn vow to me. Auranthe. I pr'ythee, Conrad, do not overact The hypocrite. What vow would you impose ? Conrad. Trust me for once. That you may be assured 'Tis not confiding in a broken reed, A poor court-bankrupt, outwitted and lost, Revolve these facts in your acutest mood, In such a mood as now you listen to me : A few days since, I was an open rebel,? Against the Emperor had suborn'd his son,? Drawn off his nobles to revolt,?and shown Contented fools causes for discontent...

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