Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, ACCORDING TO HER ADVOCATES (1), by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER


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MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, ACCORDING TO HER ADVOCATES (1), by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Thou pleadest well, yet some will say, and weep
Last Line: The lost truth to the light; it is a work of love!
Subject(s): Mary, Queen Of Scots (1542-1587); Rizzio, David (1533-1566); Mary Stuart; Riccio, David


Thou pleadest well, yet some will say, and weep
To say it: 'See, the fond historian stands
Chafing the blood from Mary's snowy hands
In vain, for still their ancient stains they keep';
I join them not - I, too, am fain to think
That thou hast wrought a credible disproof
Of that old verdict. Shall I hold aloof,
And shut my heart up from the veriest blink
Of charitable sunshine, that descends
On this still-closing, still re-opening bud
Of unproved innocence? O Holyrood!
Speak, for thou knowest! Tell the means, the ends
Of that dark conclave! All good spirits move
The lost truth to the light; it is a work of love!





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