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He shouldered his spear at morning And laughed to lay it on, But he leaned on his spear as on a staff, With might and little mood to laugh, Or ever he sighted chick or calf Of Colan of Caerleon. HE SHOULDERED HIS SPEAR AT MORNING AND LAUGHED TO LAY IT ON BUT HE LEANED ON HIS SPEAR AS ON A STAFF WITH MIGHT AND LITTLE MOOD TO LAUGH OR EVER HE SIGHTED CHICK OR CALF OF COLIN OF CARLEON
ed the Roman on the land; The trees as golden crowns Blazed, drenched with dawn and dew-empearled While faintlier coloured, freshlier curled, The clouds from underneath the world Stood up over the downs. "These vines be ropes that drag me hard," He said. "I go not far; Where would you meet? For you must hold Half Wiltshire and the White Horse wold, And the Thames bank to Owsenfold, If Wessex goes to war. "Guthrum sits strong on either bank And you must press his lines Inwards, and eastward drive him down; I doubt if you shall take the crown Till you have taken London town. For me, I have the vines." "If each man on the Judgment Day Meet God on a plain alone," Said Alfred, "I will speak for you As for myself, and call it true That you brought all fighting folk you knew Lined under Egbert's Stone. "Though I be in the dust ere then, I know where you will be." And shouldering suddenly his spear He faded like some elfin fear, Where the tall pines ran up, tier on tier Tree overtoppling tree. D THE SEA RISES HIGHER LONG LOOKED THE ROMAN ON THE LAND THE TREES AS GOLDEN CROWNS BLAZED DRENCHED WITH DAWN AND DEW EMPEARLED WHILE FAINTLIER COLOURED FRESHLY OR CURLED THE CLOUDS FROM UNDERNEATH THE WORLD STOOD UP OVER THE DOWNS THESE VINES BE ROPES THAT DRAG ME HARD HE SAID I GO NOT FAR WHERE WOULD YOU MEET FOR YOU MUST HOLD HALF WILTSHIRE AND THE WHITE HORSE WALD AND THE THAMES BANK TO OWEN'S FOLD IF WESSEX GOES TO WAR GERTHRUM SITS STRONG ON EITHER BANK AND YOU MUST PRESS HIS LINES INWARDS AND EASTWARD DRIVE HIM DOWN I DOUBT IF YOU SHALL TAKE THE CROWN TILL YOU HAVE TAKEN LONDON TOWN FOR ME I HAVE THE VINES IF EACH MAN ON THE JUDGMENT DAY MEET GOD ON A PLAIN ALONE SAID ALFRED I WILL SPEAK FOR YOU AS FOR MYSELF AND CALL IT TRUE THAT YOU BROUGHT ALL FIGHTING FOLK YOU KNEW LINED UNDER EDBURCH STONE THOUGH I BE IN THE DUST ERE THEN I KNOW WHERE YOU WILL BE AND SHOULDERING SUDDENLY HIS SPEAR HE FADED LIKE SOME ELFIN FEAR WHILE THE TALL PINES RAN UP TIER ON TIER TREE OVER TOPPLING TREE
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