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"So shall you earn a king's sword, Who cast your sword away." And the King took, with a random eye, A rude axe from a hind hard by And turned him to the fray. SO SHALL YOU EARN A KING'S SWORD WHO CAST YOUR SWORD AWAY AND THE KING TOOK WITH A RANDOM EYE A RUDE AXE FROM A HIND HARD BY AND TURNED HIM TO THE FRAY
aid Alfred: "Who would see Signs, must give all things. Verily Man shall not taste of victory Till he throws his sword away." Then Alfred, prince of England, And all the Christian earls, Unhooked their swords and held them up, Each offered to Colan, like a cup Of chrysolite and pearls. And the King said, "Do thou take my sword Who have done this deed of fire, For this is the manner of Christian men, Whether of steel or priestly pen, That they cast their hearts out of their ken To get their heart's desire. "And whether ye swear a hive of monks, Or one fair wife to friend, This is the manner of Christian men, That their oath endures the end. "For love, our Lord, at the end of the world, Sits a red horse like a throne, With a brazen helm and an iron bow, But one arrow alone. "Love with the shield of the Broken Heart Ever his bow doth bend, With a single shaft for a single prize, And the ultimate bolt that parts and flies Comes with a thunder of split skies, And a sound of souls that rend. ST LIKE A STONE TO SLAY CRIED OUT SAID ALFRED WHO WOULD SEE SIGNS MUST GIVE ALL THINGS VERILY MAN SHALL NOT TASTE OF VICTORY TILL HE THROWS HIS SWORD AWAY THEN ALFRED PRINCE OF ENGLAND AND ALL THE CHRISTIAN EARLS UNHOOKED THEIR SWORDS AND HELD THEM UP EACH OFFERED TO CALL IN LIKE A CUP OF CHRYSOLUTE AND PEARLS AND THE KING SAID DO THOU TAKE MY SWORD WHO HAVE DONE THIS DEED OF FIRE FOR THIS IS THE MANNER OF CHRISTIAN MEN WHETHER OF STEEL OR PRIESTLY PEN THAT THEY CAST THEIR HEARTS OUT OF THEIR KEN TO GET THEIR HEART'S DESIRE AND WHETHER YE SWEAR A HIVE OF MONKS OR ONE FAIR WIFE TO FRIEND THIS IS THE MANNER OF CHRISTIAN MEN THAT THEIR OATH AND YOURS THEY END FOR LOVE OUR LORD AT THE END OF THE WORLD SITS A RED HORSE LIKE A THRONE WITH BRAZEN HELM AND IRON BOW BUT ONE ARROW ALONE LOVE WITH THE SHIELD OF THE BROKEN HEART EVER HIS BOW DOTH BEND WITH A SINGLE SHAFT FOR A SINGLE PRIZE AND THE ULTIMATE BOLT THAT PARTS AND FLIES COMES WITH A THUNDER OF SPLIT SKIES AND A SOUND OF SOULS THAT REND
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