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The Roman villas heard him In the valley of the Thames, Come over the hills roaring Above their roofs, and pouring On spire and stair and flooring Brimstone and pitch and flames. THE ROMAN VILLAS HEARD HIM IN THE VALLEY OF THE THAMES COME OVER THE HILLS ROARING ABOVE THEIR ROOFS AND POURING ON SPIRE AND STAIR AND FLOORING BRIMSTONE AND PITCH AND FLAMES
he drawing of swords, And the tainted tower of the heathen hordes Leans to our hammers, fires and cords, Leans a little and falls. "Follow the star that lives and leaps, Follow the sword that sings, For we go gathering heathen men, A terrible harvest, ten by ten, As the wrath of the last red autumn--then When Christ reaps down the kings. "Follow a light that leaps and spins, Follow the fire unfurled! For riseth up against realm and rod, A thing forgotten, a thing downtrod, The last lost giant, even God, Is risen against the world." Roaring they went o'er the Roman wall, And roaring up the lane, Their torches tossed a ladder of fire, Higher their hymn was heard and higher, More sweet for hate and for heart's desire, And up in the northern scrub and brier, They fell upon the Dane. BOOK V. ETHANDUNE: THE FIRST STROKE King Guthrum was a dread king, Like death out of the north; Shrines without name or number He rent and rolled as lumber, From Chester to the Humber He drove his foemen forth.  BOOK FIVE OF THE BALLAD OF THE WHITE HORSE BY G CHESTERTON THIS SLIP OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN BOOK FIVE ETHELDON THE FIRST STROKE KING GOTHRUM WAS A DREAD KING LIKE DEATH OUT OF THE NORTH SHRINES WITHOUT NAME OR NUMBER HE RENT AND ROLLED AS LUMBER FROM CHESTER TO THE HUMBER HE DROVE HIS FOEMEN FORTH
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