by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
In the round tower at Jhansi
Language: English
A hundred, a thousand to one; even so; Not a hope in the world remained: The swarming howling wretches below Gained and gained and gained. Skene looked at his pale young wife: -- 'Is the time come?' -- 'The time is come!' -- Young, strong, and so full of life: The agony struck them dumb. Close his arm about her now, Close her cheek to his, Close the pistol to her brow -- God forgive them this! 'Will it hurt much?' -- 'No, mine own: I wish I could bear the pang for both.' 'I wish I could bear the pang alone: Courage, dear, I am not loth.' Kiss and kiss: 'It is not pain Thus to kiss and die. One kiss more.' -- 'And yet one again.' -- 'Good-bye.' -- 'Good-bye.'
Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), "In the Round Tower at Jhansi", appears in Goblin Market and other Poems, first published 1862 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by H. Stanley Hawley (1867 - 1916), "In the round tower at Jhansi", published 1895. [reciter, piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2006-01-27
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Word count: 124