Philip Van Artevelde a Dramatic Romance Author:Henry Taylor General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1834 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: SECOND BURGHER. Hold thy peace. Whilst the French king is looked for at Commines, Too wise is Van den Bosch to break his strength With sending soldiers hither. He but counts Nine thousand men. FOURTH BURGHER. The double were too few To be divided. FIFTH BURGHER. Less than some two thousand Would hardly march on Ypres, should we thrive ; And if they did, we'd bowl them down like nine-pins. SECOND BURGHER. He'll never waste his forces upon us Whilst the French king's to come ; and then the news Of Ypres fallen off, will cheer the French, Sicken the White-Hoods, and make sure the loss Of that famed passage, which shall magnify Our merits with King Charles. Enter a Sixth Burgher. SIXTH BURGHER. Away, away! Vauclaire has word of all you do ; a troop, Despatched by Van den Bosch to give him aid Is riding into town. Van Muck's commission Is whispered of, and loudly. BURGOMASTER. There now, there ! I told you so -- I told you this would come ; But still you talked of rising. Run, Van Muck, Thou villain run, and be not seen abroad With honest citizens. SECOND BURGHER. Aye, get thee hence ; Best quit the town, and make thy way to France. VAN MUCK. I will, your worships. [Exit, but returns immediately. Please you, sir, the street Is full of men-at-arms that come this way. BURGOMASTER. I said so ; there ! and still you hearkened not! Oh Holy Ghost! Oh wala-wa ! Oh me ! THIRD BURGHER. What shall we do ? SECOND BURGHER. Van Muck, stand fast; they come : It is Vauclaire himself. BURGOMASTER. Say you sell pots. Enter Vauclaire and Roosdyk, followed by a troop ...« less