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By scrub and thorn in Ethandune That night the foe had lain; Whence ran across the heather grey The old stones of a Roman way; And in a wood not far away The pale road split in twain. BY SCRUB AND THORN IN ETHELDON THAT NIGHT THE FOE HAD LAIN WENT RAN ACROSS THE HEATHER GREY THE OLD STONES OF A ROMAN WAY AND IN A WOOD NOT FAR AWAY THE PALE ROAD SPLIT IN TWAIN
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. 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.  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 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
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