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"And now two blasts, the hunting sign, Because we turn to bay; But I will not blow the three blasts, Till we be lost or they. "And now I blow the hunting sign, Charge some by rule and rod; But when I blow the battle sign, Charge all and go to God." AND NOW TWO BLASTS THE HUNTING SIGN BECAUSE WE TURN TO BAY BUT I WILL NOT BLOW THE THREE BLASTS TILL WE BE LOST OR THEY AND NOW I BLOW THE HUNTING SIGN CHARGED SOME BY RULE AND ROD BUT WHEN I BLOW THE BATTLE SIGN CHARGE ALL AND GO TO GOD
d dead The bondsmen of the earth shall tread The tyrants of the seas. "The wheel of the roaring stillness Of all labours under the sun, Speed the wild work as well at least As the whole world's work is done. "Let Hildred hack the shield-wall Clean as he hacks the hedge; Let Gurth the fowler stand as cool As he stands on the chasm's edge; "Let Gorlias ride the sea-kings As Gorlias rides the sea, Then let all hell and Denmark drive, Yelling to all its fiends alive, And not a rag care we." When Alfred's word was ended Stood firm that feeble line, Each in his place with club or spear, And fury deeper than deep fear, And smiles as sour as brine. And the King held up the horn and said, "See ye my father's horn, That Egbert blew in his empery, Once, when he rode out commonly, Twice when he rode for venery, And thrice on the battle-morn. "But heavier fates have fallen The horn of the Wessex kings, And I blew once, the riding sign, To call you to the fighting line And glory and all good things. S WHEN ALL THEIR LORDS BE LOST AND DEAD THE BONDSMEN OF THE EARTH SHALL TREAD THE TYRANTS OF THE SEAS THE WHEEL OF THE ROARING STILLNESS OF ALL LABORS UNDER THE SUN SPEED THE WILD WORK AS WELL AT LEAST AS THE WHOLE WORLD'S WORK IS DONE LET HILDRED HACK THE SHIELD WALL CLEAN AS HE HACKS THE HEDGE LET GIRTH THE FOWLER STAND AS COOL AS HE STANDS ON THE CHASM'S EDGE LET GAULUS RIDE THE SEA KINGS AS GAULAS RIDES THE SEA THEN LET ALL HELL AND DENMARK DRIVE YELLING TO ALL ITS FIENDS ALIVE AND NOT A RAG CARE WE WHEN ALFRED'S WORD WAS ENDED STOOD FIRM THAT FEEBLE LINE EACH IN HIS PLACE WITH CLUB OR SPEAR AND FURY DEEPER THAN DEEP FEAR AND SMILES AS SOUR AS BRINE AND THE KING HELD UP THE HORN AND SAID SEE YE MY FATHER'S HORN THAT EGBERT BLEW IN HIS EMPERE ONCE WHEN HE RODE OUT COMMONLY TWICE WHEN HE RODE FOR VENERY AND THRICE ON THE BATTLE MORN BUT HEAVIER FATES HAVE FALLEN THE HORN OF THE WESSEX KINGS AND I BLEW ONCE THE RIDING SIGN TO CALL YOU TO THE FIGHTING LINE AND GLORY AND ALL GOOD THINGS
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