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"The lamps are dying in your homes, The fruits upon your bough; Even now your old thatch smoulders, Gurth, Now is the judgment of the earth, Now is the death grip, now!" For thunder of the captain, Not less the Wessex line, Leaned back and reeled a space to rear As Elf charged with the Rhine maids' spear, And roaring like the Rhine. THE LAMPS ARE DYING IN YOUR HOMES THE FRUITS UPON YOUR BOUGH EVEN NOW YOUR OLD THATCH SMOULDERS GURTH NOW IS THE JUDGMENT OF THE EARTH NOW IS THE DEATH GRIP NOW FOR THUNDER OF THE CAPTAIN NOT LESS THE WESSEX LINE LEANED BACK AND REELED A SPACE TO REAR AS ELF CHARGED WITH THE RIND MADE SPEAR AND ROARING LIKE THE RHINE
e stood with the face of a dead man, Stood a little, and swayed-- Then fell, as falls a battle-tower, On smashed and struggling spears. Cast down from some unconquered town That, rushing earthward, carries down Loads of live men of all renown-- Archers and engineers. And a great clamour of Christian men Went up in agony, Crying, "Fallen is the tower of Wessex That stood beside the sea." Centre and right the Wessex guard Grew pale for doubt and fear, And the flank failed at the advance, For the death-light on the wizard lance-- The star of the evil spear. "Stand like an oak," cried Marcus, "Stand like a Roman wall! Eldred the Good is fallen-- Are you too good to fall? "When we were wan and bloodless He gave you ale enow; The pirates deal with him as dung, God! are you bloodless now?" "Grip, Wulf and Gorlias, grip the ash! Slaves, and I make you free! Stamp, Hildred hard in English land, Stand Gurth, stand Gorlias, Gawen stand! Hold, Halfgar, with the other hand, Halmer, hold up on knee! E GREAT HEART GRIEVOUSLY CAME FORTH THE SHAFT AND BLADE AND HE STOOD WITH THE FACE OF A DEAD MAN STOOD A LITTLE AND SWAYED THEN FELL AS FALLS A BATTLE TOWER ON SMASHED AND STRUGGLING SPEARS CAST DOWN FROM SOME UNCONQUERED TOWN THAT RUSHING EARTHWARD CARRIES DOWN LOADS OF LIVE MEN OF ALL RENOWN ARCHERS AND ENGINEERS AND A GREAT CLAMOR OF CHRISTIAN MEN WENT UP IN AGONY CRYING FALLEN IS THE TOWER OF WESSEX THAT STOOD BESIDE THE SEA CENTRE AND RIGHT THE WESSEX GUARD GREW PALE FOR DOUBT AND FEAR AND THE FLANK FAILED THE ADVANCE FOR THE DEATH LIGHT ON THE WIZARD LANDS THE STAR OF THE EVIL SPEAR STAND LIKE AN OAK CRIED MARCUS STAND LIKE A ROMAN WALL ELDRED THE GOOD IS FALLEN ARE YOU TOO GOOD TO FALL WHEN WE WERE WAN AND BLOODLESS HE GAVE YOU ALE ENOW PIRATES DEAL WITH HIM AS DUG GOD ARE YOU BLOODLESS NOW GRIP WOLF AND GORLIS GRIP THE ASH SLAVES AND I MAKE YOU FREE STAMP HILDRED HARD IN ENGLISH LAND STAND GURTH STAND GAULELESS GAWEN STAND HOLD HALFGAR WITH THE OTHER HAND HAMMAR HOLD UP ON KNEE
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