Give a Rouse by Robert Browning
A speaker and chorus call for a toast to King Charles and ask who will fight for him. The speaker recalls the king's gifts of goods, a house, gold and wine, and his son George cheering for the king while Noll's troopers shot him.
By Robert Browning · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Political Poetry · 244 words
First lines
King Charles, and who 'll do him right now? / King Charles, and who 's ripe for fight now? / Give a rouse: here 's, in hell's despite now, / King Charles!
Who gave me the goods that went since? / Who raised me the house that sank once? / Who helped me to gold I spent since? / Who found me in wine you drank once? / CHO. -- King Charles, and who 'll do him right now? / King Charles, and who 's ripe for fight now? / Give a rouse: here' s, in hell's despite now, / King Charles!
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Browning
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Political Poetry
- Length: 244 words
- Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — Rhyming stanzas and a repeated chorus carry the speaker's toast and declarations of loyalty.
- Political Poetry — The chorus urges support and readiness to fight for King Charles, while the speaker recalls George being shot by Noll's troopers.
Tags
royal loyalty · toasts · patronage · armed conflict