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With eyes of owl and feet of fox, Full of all thoughts he went; He marked the tilt of the pagan camp, The paling of pine, the sentries' tramp, And the one great stolen altar lamp Over Guthrum in his tent. WITH EYES OF OWL AND FEET OF FOX FULL OF ALL THOUGHTS HE WENT HE MARKED THE TILT OF THE PAGAN CAMP THE PALING OF PINE THE SENTRY'S TRAMP AND THE ONE GREAT STOLEN ALTAR LAMP OVER GOTHRUM IN HIS TENT
 White Horse fades in the grass, No work of Christian men. "Ere the sad gods that made your gods Saw their sad sunrise pass, The White Horse of the White Horse Vale, That you have left to darken and fail, Was cut out of the grass. "Therefore your end is on you, Is on you and your kings, Not for a fire in Ely fen, Not that your gods are nine or ten, But because it is only Christian men Guard even heathen things. "For our God hath blessed creation, Calling it good. I know What spirit with whom you blindly band Hath blessed destruction with his hand; Yet by God's death the stars shall stand And the small apples grow." And the King, with harp on shoulder, Stood up and ceased his song; And the owls moaned from the mighty trees, And the Danes laughed loud and long. BOOK IV. THE WOMAN IN THE FOREST Thick thunder of the snorting swine, Enormous in the gloam, Rending among all roots that cling, And the wild horses whinnying, Were the night's noises when the King Shouldering his harp, went home.  BOOK FOUR OF THE BALLAD OF THE WHITE HORSE BY G CHESTERTON THIS LIVER OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN BOOK FOUR THE WOMAN IN THE FOREST THICK THUNDER AND THE SNORTING SWINE ENORMOUS IN THE GLOME RENDING AMONG ALL ROOTS THAT CLING AND THE WILD HORSES WHINNYING WERE THE NIGHT'S NOISES WHEN THE KING SHOULDERING HIS HARP WENT HOME
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