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THE SCOURING OF THE HORSE In the years of the peace of Wessex, When the good King sat at home; Years following on that bloody boon When she that stands above the moon Stood above death at Ethandune And saw his kingdom come   When the pagan people of the sea Fled to their palisades, Nailed there with javelins to cling And wonder smote the pirate king, And brought him to his christening And the end of all his raids. THE SCORING OF THE HORSE IN THE YEARS OF THE PEACE OF WESSEX WHEN THE GOOD KING SAT AT HOME YEARS FOLLOWING ON THAT BLOODY BOON WHEN SHE THAT STANDS ABOVE THE MOON STOOD ABOVE DEATH AT ETHELDON AND SAW HIS KINGDOM COME WHEN THE PAGAN PEOPLE OF THE SEAS FLED TO THEIR PALISADES NAILED THERE WITH JAVELINS TO CLING AND WONDER SMOTE THE PIRATE KING AND BROUGHT HIM TO HIS CHRISTENING AT THE END OF ALL HIS RAIDS
 the sea, Or the stars look up through the rent earth's knees, Cometh such rending of certainties, As when one wise man truly sees What is more wise than he. He set his horse in the battle-breech Even Guthrum of the Dane, And as ever had fallen fell his brand, A falling tower o'er many a land, But Gurth the fowler laid one hand Upon this bridle rein. King Guthrum was a great lord, And higher than his gods-- He put the popes to laughter, He chid the saints with rods, He took this hollow world of ours For a cup to hold his wine; In the parting of the woodways There came to him a sign. In Wessex in the forest, In the breaking of the spears, We set a sign on Guthrum To blaze a thousand years. Where the high saddles jostle And the horse-tails toss, There rose to the birds flying A roar of dead and dying; In deafness and strong crying We signed him with the cross. Far out to the winding river The blood ran down for days, When we put the cross on Guthrum In the parting of the ways. BOOK VIII.  BOOK EIGHT OF THE BALLAD OF THE WHITE HORSE BY G CHESTERTON THIS LIVER OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN BOOK EIGHT
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