THE VOW OF THE PEACOCK.
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The banquet shall be spread to-night;
The cup shall circle now
For that fair lady and her knight,
And for "the Peacock's Vow."
Amenaïde hath ta'en her seat
Beside the radiant stranger's feet;
Whose purple canopy on high—
The golden step and chair;
But most that regal form and eye
Her regal state declare.
Leoni serves her on his knee,
But, with a fairy smile,
She says such homage must not be,
And she his guest the while.
With softest look and courteous word
She bids him carve the royal bird.
