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"To which you fly, when manly wrongs pursue,
"And fear the grave you bring a woman to."
"And fear the grave you bring a woman to."
A sudden start, yet not of pride or pain,
Paulo here gave; he seemed to rise again;
And taking off his cap without a word,
He drew, and kissed the crossed hilt of his sword,
Looking to heaven;—then with a steady brow,
Mild, yet not feeble, said, "I'm ready now."
Paulo here gave; he seemed to rise again;
And taking off his cap without a word,
He drew, and kissed the crossed hilt of his sword,
Looking to heaven;—then with a steady brow,
Mild, yet not feeble, said, "I'm ready now."
"A noble word!" exclaimed the prince, and smote
Preparingly on earth his firming foot:—
The squires rushed in between, in their despair,
But both the princes told them to beware.
Preparingly on earth his firming foot:—
The squires rushed in between, in their despair,
But both the princes told them to beware.
"Back, Gerard," cried Giovanni; "I require
"No teacher here, but an observant squire."
"Back, Tristan," Paulo cried; "fear not for me;
"All is not worst that so appears to thee.
"No teacher here, but an observant squire."
"Back, Tristan," Paulo cried; "fear not for me;
"All is not worst that so appears to thee.
