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For he dwelleth in high divisions Too simple to understand, Seeing on what morn of mystery The Uncreated rent the sea With roarings, from the land. FOR HE DWELLETH IN HIGH DIVISIONS TOO SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND SEEING ON WHAT MORN OF MYSTERY THE UNCREATED RED THE SEA WITH ROARINGS FROM THE LAND
were whirled away. And when they came to the parting ways Doom's heaviest hammer fell, For the King was beaten, blind, at bay, Down the right lane with his array, But Colan swept the other way, Where he smote great strokes and fell. The thorn-woods over Ethandune Stand sharp and thick as spears, By night and furze and forest-harms Far sundered were the friends in arms; The loud lost blows, the last alarms, Came not to Alfred's ears. The thorn-woods over Ethandune Stand stiff as spikes in mail; As to the Haut King came at morn Dead Roland on a doubtful horn, Seemed unto Alfred lightly borne The last cry of the Gael. BOOK VII. ETHANDUNE: THE LAST CHARGE Away in the waste of White Horse Down An idle child alone Played some small game through hours that pass, And patiently would pluck the grass, Patiently push the stone. On the lean, green edge for ever, Where the blank chalk touched the turf, The child played on, alone, divine, As a child plays on the last line That sunders sand and surf.  BOOK SEVEN OF THE BALLAD OF THE WHITE HORSE BY G CHESTERTON THIS LIVER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN BOOK SEVEN ETHELDON THE LAST CHARGE AWAY IN THE WASTE OF WHITE HORSE DOWN AN IDLE CHILD ALONE PLAYED SOME SMALL GAME THROUGH HOURS THAT PASS AND PATIENTLY WOULD PLUCK THE GRASS PATIENTLY PUSH THE STONE ON THE LEAN GREEN EDGE FOR EVER WHERE THE BLANK CHALK TOUCHED THE TURF THE CHILD PLAYED ON ALONE DIVINE AS A CHILD PLAYS ON THE LAST LINE THAT SUNDERS SAND AND SURF
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