Queen Monologue from Chastelard, a Tragedy

From Chastelard, a Tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne

female · anguished · 53 sec

By God's light, I have good will to do it. Are you sure, If I would pack him with a pardon hence, He would speak well of me-not hint and halt, Smile and look back, sigh and say love runs out, But times have been-with some loose laugh cut short, Bit off at lip-eh? (MARY BEATON: No, by heaven he would not.) You know how quickly one may be belied-- Faith, you should know it-I never thought the worst, One may touch love and come with clean hands off-- But you should know it. What, he will not fly-- Not though I wink myself asleep, turn blind-- Which that I will I say not?

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