{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"St. Henry Walpole - Upon the Death of M. Edmund Campion","description":"&quot;You thought perhaps when learned Campion dies, His pen must cease, his sugared tongue be still; But you forgot how loud his death it cries How far beyond the sound of tongue and quill.&quot; In 1581, a young Englishman named Henry Walpole attended the execution of the Jesuit Edmund Campion. As Campion was hung, drawn and quartered, Walpole stood close enough to be spattered with his holy blood. Though Campion\u2019s fame in England was already great, Walpole would amplify it further with a splendid, lengthy poem, which became enormously popular among English Catholics\u2014so popular that the man who printed the book had his ears cut off as punishment. In his poem Walpole wrote: We cannot fear a mortal torment, we, This martyr\u2019s blood hath moistened all our hearts, Whose parted quarters when we chance to see We learn to play the constant Christian\u2019s parts. This was more than wordplay: Two years after Campion\u2019s death, Walpole became a priest, and was himself hung for the faith in 1595.  Links Lyra Martyrum: The Poetry of the English Martyrs:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.clunymedia.com\/product\/lyra-martyrum\/ Catholic Culture Podcast #69\u2014The Poetry of the English Martyrs\u2014Benedict Whalen https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/commentary\/ep-69-poetry-english-martyrs-benedict-whalen\/ SUBSCRIBE to Catholic Culture Audiobooks https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/catholic-culture-audiobooks\/id1482214268 SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's newsletter&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/newsletter DONATE at&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/donate\/audio Theme music: &quot;2 Part Invention&quot;, composed by Mark Christopher Brandt, performed by Thomas Mirus. \u00a9\ufe0f2019 Heart of the Lion Publishing Co.\/BMI. All rights reserved. ","author_name":"Catholic Culture Audiobooks","author_url":"https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/audiobooks","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34209595\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/34209595"}