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"I bring not boast or railing," Spake Alfred not in ire, "I bring of Our Lady a lesson set, This  that the sky grows darker yet And the sea rises higher." I BRING NOT BOAST O'ER RAILING SPAKE ALFRED NOT IN IRE I BRING OF OUR LADY A LESSON SET THIS THAT THE SKY GROWS DARKER YET AND THE SEA RISES HIGHER
rew often blind and bright, And the sea that rose in the rocks at night Rose to his head like wine. He made the sign of the cross of God, He knew the Roman prayer, But he had unreason in his heart Because of the gods that were. Even they that walked on the high cliffs, High as the clouds were then, Gods of unbearable beauty, That broke the hearts of men. And whether in seat or saddle, Whether with frown or smile, Whether at feast or fight was he, He heard the noise of a nameless sea On an undiscovered isle. Lifting the great green ivy And the great spear lowering, One said, "I am Alfred of Wessex, And I am a conquered king." And the man of the cave made answer, And his eyes were stars of scorn, "And better kings were conquered Or ever your sires were born. "What goddess was your mother, What fay your breed begot, That you should not die with Uther And Arthur and Lancelot? "But when you win you brag and blow, And when you lose you rail, Army of eastland yokels Not strong enough to fail. HE CHRISTIAN SIGN BUT HIS EYES GREW OFTEN BLIND AND BRIGHT AND THE SEA THAT ROSE IN THE ROCKS AT NIGHT ROSE TO HIS HEAD LIKE WINE HE MADE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS OF GOD HE KNEW THE ROMAN PRAYER BUT HE HAD UNREASON IN HIS HEART BECAUSE OF THE GODS THAT WERE EVEN THEY THAT WALKED ON THE HIGH CLIFFS HIGH AS THE CLOUDS WERE THEN GODS OF UNBEARABLE BEAUTY THAT BROKE THE HEARTS OF MEN AND WHETHER IN SEAT OR SADDLE WHETHER WITH FROWN OR SMILE WHETHER AT FEAST OR FIGHT WAS HE HEARD THE NOISE OF A NAMELESS SEA ON AN UNDISCOVERED ISLE LIFTING THE GREAT GREEN IVY AND THE GREAT SPEAR LOWERING ONE SAID I AM ALFRED OF WESSEX AND I AM A CONQUERED KING AND THE MAN OF THE CAVE MADE ANSWER AND HIS EYES WERE STARS OF SCORN AND BETTER KINGS WERE CONQUERED OR EVER YOUR SIRES WERE BORN WHAT GODDESS WAS YOUR MOTHER WHAT FAY YOUR BREED BEGOT THAT YOU SHOULD NOT DIE WITH UTHER AND ARTHUR AND LAUNCELOT AND WHEN YOU WIN YOU BRAG AND BLOW AND WHEN YOU BLUSE YOU RAIL ARMY OF EATHLAND YOKELS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO FAIL
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