[13]. [Shakespeare] was more of an aristocrat, surely, than a democrat. Milton had championed the cause of liberty in prose and poetry, and had worked for it as Cromwell's Latin secretary.
[14]. [Burns], Shelley. What poems can you cite of either poet to place him in this list?
Who is the speaker? What is the cause? Why does he not wish the "lost leader" to return? How does he judge him? What does he expect for his cause? What does he mean by lines 29-30? lines 31-32? Point out the climax in the second stanza.
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[3]. your [Prince]. Son of Napoleon III., born in March, 1856.
[7]. The [Congress] assembled to discuss Italy's unity and freedom. Gortschakoff represented Russia; Count Cavour, Italy; Buol, Austria. Austria had conquered Italy. See Browning's[page 248] The Italian in England.
[12]. Petrarch's [Vaucluse]. The fountain from which the Sorgue rises. The town of Vaucluse (Valclusa) was the home of the poet Petrarch (1304-1374).
[14]. [debt]. The obligation to visit a famous place.
[39]. [Tuileries]. The imperial palace in Paris.