. The literature of all nations and all ages; history, character, and incident . SCANDINAVIAN I^ITBRATURE). 285 Frithiof Visits King King Ring was on his throne witli his red and rosy bride,A drinking of his Christmas ale, his nobles by his side:Like Spring and Autumn pairing the twain did seem to be,For she was as the kindly Spring, but Autumnlike was aged man, unknown of all, did step right boldly mantle wrapped around his face, his clothes were all of chin was leaned upon his breast, a staff in hand he bare;Yet taller he did seem to be than ere a noble
. The literature of all nations and all ages; history, character, and incident . SCANDINAVIAN I^ITBRATURE). 285 Frithiof Visits King King Ring was on his throne witli his red and rosy bride,A drinking of his Christmas ale, his nobles by his side:Like Spring and Autumn pairing the twain did seem to be,For she was as the kindly Spring, but Autumnlike was aged man, unknown of all, did step right boldly mantle wrapped around his face, his clothes were all of chin was leaned upon his breast, a staff in hand he bare;Yet taller he did seem to be than ere a noble sat him on a lowly bench, the bench was by the door,The beggar sits there nowadays and there he sat of yore;The courtiers smiled and whispers strange around the chamber ran,And scornful fingers pointed at the shabby fire flashed from the strangers eyes, he viewed the nobles round,He stretched his hand, he seized a youth, he raised him from the ground,He jerked him up and twirled him round, and rocked him fro and to,Then all the others held their tongues, the wisest thing to do. 286 UTERATURK or* NAlIONS. Who
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