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SIR GUILBERT.[1]
Why is thy bark upon the sea—
Thy sail spread for the wind?
That vessel may go on her way,
But thou must stay behind.
I've seen thee stand knee-deep in blood,
In battle by my side;
And both thy faith and loyalty
Are like thy good sword tried.
- ↑ Founded on the answer given by a Norman knight to William the Conqueror—Thierry's History of the Conquest, vol. i. p. 322.
