The story and song of Black Roderick . W&Sp ^ sa^ ^at ^e w^° f°tt°wed nonefjgk Would walk behind her now, gj ^^\&Jr And in his trembling hand the helmFrom his uncovered brow. yjx Then he should walk, while she would ride,j Through all the town away;And greater than Earl RoderickShe would become that And now shall I tell how ;>SH^?fv,Sthe Black Earl aloud and scornful at. £;-the witchs tale. I No lady in the land, quoth he,\ could so enslave me, and no womanI yet was born who hath my honor^f^^and glory. So spoke Earl Roderick, and by *$S these words shalt thou hold him, t^s
The story and song of Black Roderick . W&Sp ^ sa^ ^at ^e w^° f°tt°wed nonefjgk Would walk behind her now, gj ^^\&Jr And in his trembling hand the helmFrom his uncovered brow. yjx Then he should walk, while she would ride,j Through all the town away;And greater than Earl RoderickShe would become that And now shall I tell how ;>SH^?fv,Sthe Black Earl aloud and scornful at. £;-the witchs tale. I No lady in the land, quoth he,\ could so enslave me, and no womanI yet was born who hath my honor^f^^and glory. So spoke Earl Roderick, and by *$S these words shalt thou hold him, t^s ?J^ heart-whole and vain withal, for the hour of his sorrow had not yet ^ struck. ^ Now turned he to the dame, and,chiding her, bade her begone. Thy tale, saith he, is full ofweariness. It hath neither wisdom sz> nor truth. 28 Turning from her in anger, hornedwent he, and flung himself before thedying fire in his chamber, a frownbetween his brows. And again aj^cold fear turned closely about his//£heart. Raising his eyes, he saw nomore terrible a thing than his young ^bride, with a face of grievous pain,£looking upon him from the door. ^Then he spoke her gently. Wfx Come, quoth he, sad-faced one,^why dost thou torment me? One^jquestion only shall I ask thee, and*this must thou answer. Whom hastthou met upon the hill?witch woman hath told me a weari-^some tale, which I shall not
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