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But halted in the woodways Christ's few were grim and grey, And each with a small, far, bird like sight Saw the high folly of the fight; And though strange joys had grown in the night, Despair grew with the day. BUT HALTED IN THE WOODWAYS CHRIST'S FEW WERE GRIM AND GREY AND EACH WITH A SMALL FAR BIRD LIKE SIGHT SAW THE HIGH FOLLY OF THE FIGHT AND THOUGH STRANGE JOYS HAD GROWN IN THE NIGHT DESPAIR GREW WITH THE DAY
hire beacons He saw the southern sea. High on the heights of Wessex He saw the southern brine, And turned him to a conquered land, And where the northern thornwoods stand, And the road parts on either hand, There came to him a sign. King Guthrum was a war-chief, A wise man in the field, And though he prospered well, and knew How Alfred's folk were sad and few, Not less with weighty care he drew Long lines for pike and shield. King Guthrum lay on the upper land, On a single road at gaze, And his foe must come with lean array, Up the left arm of the cloven way, To the meeting of the ways. And long ere the noise of armour, An hour ere the break of light, The woods awoke with crash and cry, And the birds sprang clamouring harsh and high, And the rabbits ran like an elves' army Ere Alfred came in sight. The live wood came at Guthrum, On foot and claw and wing, The nests were noisy overhead, For Alfred and the star of red, All life went forth, and the forest fled Before the face of the King. E HORSE WENT HE TILL HIGH ON HAMPSHIRE BEACONS HE SAW THE SOUTHERN SEA HIGH ON THE HEIGHTS OF WESSEX HE SAW THE SOUTHERN BRINE AND TURNED HIM TO A CONQUERED LAND WHERE THE NORTHWARD THORNWOODS STAND AND THE ROAD PARTS ON EITHER HAND THERE CAME TO HIM A SIGN KING GUTHRUM WAS A WAR CHIEF A WISE MAN IN THE FIELD AND THOUGH HE PROSPERED WELL AND KNEW HOW ALFRED'S FOLK WERE SAD AND FEW NOT LESS WITH WEIGHTY CARE HE DREW LONG LINES FOR PIKE AND SHIELD KING GUTHRUM LAY ON THE UPPER LAND ON A SINGLE ROAD AT GAZE AND HIS FOE MUST COME WITH LEAN ARRAY UP THE LEFT ARM OF THE CLOVEN WAY TO THE MEETING OF THE WAYS AND LONG ERE THE NOISE OF ARMOUR AN HOUR AS A BREAK OF LIGHT THE WOODS AWOKE WITH CRASH AND CRY AND THE BIRDS SPRANG CLAMOURING HARSH AND HIGH AND THE RABBITS RAN LIKE AN ELVES ARMY ERE ALFRED CAME IN SIGHT THE LIVE WOOD CAME AT GUTHRUM ON FOOT AND CLAW AND WING THE NESTS WERE NOISY OVERHEAD FOR ALFRED AND THE STAR OF RED ALL LIFE WENT FORTH AND THE FOREST FLED BEFORE THE FACE OF THE KING
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