By that sin fell the angels; how can man, then, 5 Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not: Thy God's, and truth's; then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, 10 And, prithee, lead me in: There take an inventory of all I have, To the last penny; 't is the king's: my robe, I dare now call mine own. O Cromwell, Cromwell! Crom. Good sir, have patience. Wol. So I have. Farewell The hopes of court! my hopes in heaven do dwell. Abridged. cross: perverse, contrary. - a bright exhalation: a meteor. pres'ently: at once. jaded: spurned. scarlet: cardinals wear scarlet caps. like larks: one of the ways of catching larks was to attract the attention of the birds by a mirror placed on a scarlet cloth. The fowler thus had a chance to cast his net over them. wanton playful. their ruin the ruin they cause. — Lucifer: Satan, the chief of the fallen angels. See Milton's "Paradise Lost," Book I. |