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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: THE POPE AND THE NET. What, he on whom our voices unanimously ran, Made Pope at our last Conclave? Full low his life began: His father earned the daily bread as just a fisherman. So much the more his boy minds book, gives proof of mother-wit, Becomes first Deacon, and then Priest, then Bishop: see him sit No less than Cardinal ere long, while no one cries "Unfit!" But someone smirks, some other smiles, jogs elbow and nods head: Each winks at each: "'I-faith, a rise! Saint Peter's net, instead Of sword and keys, is come in vogue!" You think he blushes red? Not he, of humble holy heart! " Unworthy me! " he sighs: " From fisher's drudge to Church's prince-it is indeed a rise: So, here's my way to keep the fact for ever in my eyes!" And straightway in his palace-hall, where commonly is set Some coat-of-arms, some portraiture ancestral, lo, we met His mean estate's reminder in his fisher-father's net! Which step conciliates all and some, stops cavil in a " The humble holy heart that holds of new-born pride no spice! He's just the saint to choose for Pope!" Each adds "Tis my advice." So, Pope he was: and when we flocked-its sacred slipper on- To kiss his foot, we lifted eyes, alack the thing was gone- That guarantee of lowlihead-eclipsed that star which shone! Each eyed his fellow, one and all kept silence. I cried " Pish! I'll make me spokesman for the rest, express the common wish. Why, Father, is the net removed?" "Son, it hath caught thefish." THE BEAN-FEAST He was the man-Pope Sixtus, that Fifth, that swineherd's son: He knew the right thing, did it, and thanked God when 't was done: But of all he had to thank for, my fancy somehow leans To thinking, what most moved him was a ce. Books History~~General The-Poetical-Works-Of-Robert-Browning~~Robert-Browning General Books LLC This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Title: The Poetical Works of Robert Browning: Asolando. Biographical and Historical Notes to the Poems (By Edward Berdoe) General Index. Index to First Lines of Shorter Poems; Volume: 17; Original Published by: Smith, Elder, & co. in 1894 in 330 pages; Subjects: Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism / European / French; Literary Criticism / Poetry; Poetry / General; Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh;<

ISBN: 9780217364621

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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: THE POPE AND THE NET. What, he on whom our voices unanimously ran, Made Pope at our last Conclave? Full low his life began: His father earned the daily bread as just a fisherman. So much the more his boy minds book, gives proof of mother-wit, Becomes first Deacon, and then Priest, then Bishop: 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: THE POPE AND THE NET. What, he on whom our voices unanimously ran, Made Pope at our last Conclave? Full low his life began: His father earned the daily bread as just a fisherman. So much the more his boy minds book, gives proof of mother-wit, Becomes first Deacon, and then Priest, then Bishop: see him sit No less than Cardinal ere long, while no one cries "Unfit!" But someone smirks, some other smiles, jogs elbow and nods head: Each winks at each: "'I-faith, a rise! Saint Peter's net, instead Of sword and keys, is come in vogue!" You think he blushes red? Not he, of humble holy heart! " Unworthy me! " he sighs: " From fisher's drudge to Church's prince-it is indeed a rise: So, here's my way to keep the fact for ever in my eyes!" And straightway in his palace-hall, where commonly is set Some coat-of-arms, some portraiture ancestral, lo, we met His mean estate's reminder in his fisher-father's net! Which step conciliates all and some, stops cavil in a " The humble holy heart that holds of new-born pride no spice! He's just the saint to choose for Pope!" Each adds "Tis my advice." So, Pope he was: and when we flocked-its sacred slipper on- To kiss his foot, we lifted eyes, alack the thing was gone- That guarantee of lowlihead-eclipsed that star which shone! Each eyed his fellow, one and all kept silence. I cried " Pish! I'll make me spokesman for the rest, express the common wish. Why, Father, is the net removed?" "Son, it hath caught thefish." THE BEAN-FEAST He was the man-Pope Sixtus, that Fifth, that swineherd's son: He knew the right thing, did it, and thanked God when 't was done: But of all he had to thank for, my fancy somehow leans To thinking, what most moved him was a ce. Books, History~~General, The-Poetical-Works-Of-Robert-Browning~~Robert-Browning, 999999999, The Poetical Works Of Robert Browning (Volume 17); Asolando. Biographical And Historical Notes To The Poems [By Edward Berdoe] G, Robert Browning, 0217364624, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

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