"Stern," as you state, "nor to be moved nor bent,
But said these three words coldly 'She must die;'
Subjoining 'Pardon? Paolo Santa Croce
Murdered his mother also yestereve.
And he is fled: she shall not flee at least!'"
—So, to the letter, sentence was fulfilled?
Shelley, may I condense verbosity
That lies before me, into some few words
Of English, and illustrate your superb
Achievement by a rescued anecdote,