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And when the last arrow Was fitted and was flown, When the broken shield hung on the breast, And the hopeless lance was laid in rest, And the hopeless horn blown, The King looked up, and what he saw Was a great light like death, For Our Lady stood on the standards rent, As lonely and as innocent As when between white walls she went And the lilies of Nazareth. AND WHEN THE LAST ARROW WAS FITTED AND WAS FLOWN WHEN THE BROKEN SHIELD HUNG ON THE BREAST AND THE HOPELESS LANCE WAS LAID TO REST AND THE HOPELESS HORN WAS BLOWN THE KING LOOKED UP AND WHAT HE SAW WAS A GREAT LIGHT LIKE DEATH FOR OUR LADY STOOD ON THE STANDARD'S RENT AS LONELY AND AS INNOCENT AS WHEN BETWEEN WHITE WALLS SHE WENT AND THE LILIES OF NAZARETH
 line, Each in his place with club or spear, And fury deeper than deep fear, And smiles as sour as brine. And the King held up the horn and said, "See ye my father's horn, That Egbert blew in his empery, Once, when he rode out commonly, Twice when he rode for venery, And thrice on the battle-morn. "But heavier fates have fallen The horn of the Wessex kings, And I blew once, the riding sign, To call you to the fighting line And glory and all good things. "And now two blasts, the hunting sign, Because we turn to bay; But I will not blow the three blasts, Till we be lost or they. "And now I blow the hunting sign, Charge some by rule and rod; But when I blow the battle sign, Charge all and go to God." Wild stared the Danes at the double ways Where they loitered, all at large, As that dark line for the last time Doubled the knee to charge-- And caught their weapons clumsily, And marvelled how and why-- In such degree, by rule and rod, The people of the peace of God Went roaring down to die. S WORD WAS ENDED STOOD FIRM THAT FEEBLE LINE EACH IN HIS PLACE WITH CLUB OR SPEAR AND FURY DEEPER THAN DEEP FEAR AND SMILES AS SOUR AS BRINE AND THE KING HELD UP THE HORN AND SAID SEE YE MY FATHER'S HORN THAT EGBERT BLEW IN HIS EMPERE ONCE WHEN HE RODE OUT COMMONLY TWICE WHEN HE RODE FOR VENERY AND THRICE ON THE BATTLE MORN BUT HEAVIER FATES HAVE FALLEN THE HORN OF THE WESSEX KINGS AND I BLEW ONCE THE RIDING SIGN TO CALL YOU TO THE FIGHTING LINE AND GLORY AND ALL GOOD THINGS AND NOW TWO BLASTS THE HUNTING SIGN BECAUSE WE TURN TO BAY BUT I WILL NOT BLOW THE THREE BLASTS TILL WE BE LOST OR THEY AND NOW I BLOW THE HUNTING SIGN CHARGED SOME BY RULE AND ROD BUT WHEN I BLOW THE BATTLE SIGN CHARGE ALL AND GO TO GOD WILD STARED THE DANES AT THE DOUBLE WAY WHERE THEY LOITERED ALL AT LARGE AS THAT DARK LINE FOR THE LAST TIME DOUBLED THE KNEE TO CHARGE AND CAUGHT THEIR WEAPONS CLUMSILY AND MARVELLED HOW AND WHY IN SUCH DEGREE BY RULE AND ROD THE PEOPLE OF THE PEACE OF GOD WENT ROARING DOWN TO DIE
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