Lays and ballads from English history, etc . fap stirt) §allak, PART FIRST. Reign of William the Conqueror, 1086—10-3 7. Z\t Conqiust jof (England PART I. a Duke William stood on the Xorman:.\ shore, With all his merry men round;y ® And he will sail the bine seas oer, To land on English ground. LAYS AND BALLADS. Saint Edward made him, ere he died, Heir to the English throne ;But Saxon Harold, in his pride, Hath seized it for his own. So the duke hath summond his vassals brave Erom castle, cot, and tower ;And he will cross the rushing wave To reckon with Harolds power. They came, his liegemen s
Lays and ballads from English history, etc . fap stirt) §allak, PART FIRST. Reign of William the Conqueror, 1086—10-3 7. Z\t Conqiust jof (England PART I. a Duke William stood on the Xorman:.\ shore, With all his merry men round;y ® And he will sail the bine seas oer, To land on English ground. LAYS AND BALLADS. Saint Edward made him, ere he died, Heir to the English throne ;But Saxon Harold, in his pride, Hath seized it for his own. So the duke hath summond his vassals brave Erom castle, cot, and tower ;And he will cross the rushing wave To reckon with Harolds power. They came, his liegemen stout and true,With the serfs whom they commanded ; Some brought many, and some brought few,But none came empty-handed. By the trumpet-sound they gather around, And their banners stream on high,And their spears shine bright as the stars of night In a clear and frosty sky. Whence comes yon graceful bark which glidesTo the spot where the duke is standing, And leaps the crest of the dancing tidesWith an air of proud commanding ? The sails a
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