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Then the last charge went blindly, And all too lost for fear: The Danes closed round, a roaring ring, And twenty clubs rose o'er the King, Four Danes hewed at him, halloing, And Ogier of the Stone and Sling Drove at him with a spear. But the Danes were wild with laughter, And the great spear swung wide, The point stuck to a straggling tree, And either host cried suddenly, As Alfred leapt aside. THEN THE LAST CHARGE WENT BLINDLY AND ALL TOO LOST FOR FEAR THE DAMES CLOSED ROUND A ROARING RING AND TWENTY CLUBS ROSE O'ER THE KING FOUR DANES HOOTED HIM HALLOWING AND OGIAR OF THE STONE AND SLING DROVE AT HIM WITH A SPEAR BUT THE DANES WERE WILD WITH LAUGHTER AND THE GREAT SPEAR SPUNG WIDE THE POINT STUCK TO A STRAGGLING TREE AND EITHER HOST CRIED SUDDENLY AS ALFRED LEAPT ASIDE
 when I blow the battle sign, Charge all and go to God." Wild stared the Danes at the double ways Where they loitered, all at large, As that dark line for the last time Doubled the knee to charge-- And caught their weapons clumsily, And marvelled how and why-- In such degree, by rule and rod, The people of the peace of God Went roaring down to die. And when the last arrow Was fitted and was flown, When the broken shield hung on the breast, And the hopeless lance was laid in rest, And the hopeless horn blown, The King looked up, and what he saw Was a great light like death, For Our Lady stood on the standards rent, As lonely and as innocent As when between white walls she went And the lilies of Nazareth. One instant in a still light He saw Our Lady then, Her dress was soft as western sky, And she was a queen most womanly-- But she was a queen of men. Over the iron forest He saw Our Lady stand, Her eyes were sad withouten art, And seven swords were in her heart-- But one was in her hand. D SOME BY RULE AND ROD BUT WHEN I BLOW THE BATTLE SIGN CHARGE ALL AND GO TO GOD WILD STARED THE DANES AT THE DOUBLE WAY WHERE THEY LOITERED ALL AT LARGE AS THAT DARK LINE FOR THE LAST TIME DOUBLED THE KNEE TO CHARGE AND CAUGHT THEIR WEAPONS CLUMSILY AND MARVELLED HOW AND WHY IN SUCH DEGREE BY RULE AND ROD THE PEOPLE OF THE PEACE OF GOD WENT ROARING DOWN TO DIE AND WHEN THE LAST ARROW WAS FITTED AND WAS FLOWN WHEN THE BROKEN SHIELD HUNG ON THE BREAST AND THE HOPELESS LANCE WAS LAID TO REST AND THE HOPELESS HORN WAS BLOWN THE KING LOOKED UP AND WHAT HE SAW WAS A GREAT LIGHT LIKE DEATH FOR OUR LADY STOOD ON THE STANDARD'S RENT AS LONELY AND AS INNOCENT AS WHEN BETWEEN WHITE WALLS SHE WENT AND THE LILIES OF NAZARETH ONE INSTANT IN A STILL LIGHT HE SAW OUR LADY THEN HER DRESS WAS SOFT AS WESTERN SKY AND SHE WAS A QUEEN MOST WOMANLY BUT SHE WAS A QUEEN OF MEN OVER THE IRON FOREST HE SAW OUR LADY STAND HER EYES WERE SAD WITHOUT AN ART AND SEVEN SWORDS WERE IN HER HEART BUT ONE WAS IN HER HAND
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