Marmion . lierc. Even in thy ])itih of ]) in thy hohl, thy vassals near,—Nay, never look ni)on your lord,Antl lay your hands u])on your sword.— 1 tell thee, thou rt defied !And if thou saidst, I am not ])eerTo any lord in Seotland or Iliu-hlanil, far or near. Lord Angus, thou hast lied ! —On the Earls cheek the flush of rageOereame the ashen hue of age:Fierce he broke forth, — And darcst thou thenTo l)eard the lion in his den. The Douglas in his hall ?And hopest thou hence unscathed to go? —No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no!Up drawbridge, grooms — what. Warder, ho! Let t

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Marmion . lierc. Even in thy ])itih of ]) in thy hohl, thy vassals near,—Nay, never look ni)on your lord,Antl lay your hands u])on your sword.— 1 tell thee, thou rt defied !And if thou saidst, I am not ])eerTo any lord in Seotland or Iliu-hlanil, far or near. Lord Angus, thou hast lied ! —On the Earls cheek the flush of rageOereame the ashen hue of age:Fierce he broke forth, — And darcst thou thenTo l)eard the lion in his den. The Douglas in his hall ?And hopest thou hence unscathed to go? —No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no!Up drawbridge, grooms — what. Warder, ho! Let the portcullis fall. —Lord Marmion turned, — well Avas his dashed the rowehs in his arrow through the archway ponderous grate behind liim rung:To pass there was such scanty room,The bars, descending, razed his ]>lume. XV. The steed along the drawbridge flies,Just as it trembled on the rise ;Nor lighter does the swallow skimAlong the smooth lakes level brim:. THE BATTLE. 261

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