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He led him into Branksome hall,
Before the beards of the warders all;
And each did after swear and say,
There only passed a load of hay.
He took him to Lord David's tower,
Even to the Ladye's secret bower;
And, but that stronger spells were spread,
And the door might not be opened,
He had laid him on her very bed.
Whate'er he did of gramarye[1],
Was always done maliciously.
He flung the warrior on the ground,
And the blood welled freshly from the wound.
Before the beards of the warders all;
And each did after swear and say,
There only passed a load of hay.
He took him to Lord David's tower,
Even to the Ladye's secret bower;
And, but that stronger spells were spread,
And the door might not be opened,
He had laid him on her very bed.
Whate'er he did of gramarye[1],
Was always done maliciously.
He flung the warrior on the ground,
And the blood welled freshly from the wound.
XII.
As he repassed the outer court,
He spied the fair young child at sport.
He thought to train him to the wood;
For, at a word, be it understood,
He was always for ill, and never for good.
As he repassed the outer court,
He spied the fair young child at sport.
He thought to train him to the wood;
For, at a word, be it understood,
He was always for ill, and never for good.
- ↑ Magic.
