Poems; with introdby Richard Garnett and illusby Byam Shaw . 64. HOWTHEYBROVGHTTHE GOODNEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX [16-] I SPRANG to the stirrup, and Joris, and he ; I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three ; Good speed ! cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew ; Speed ! echoed the wall to us galloping through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. II Not a word to each other ; we kept the great paceNeck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place;I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight,Then shortened each stirrup, a
Poems; with introdby Richard Garnett and illusby Byam Shaw . 64. HOWTHEYBROVGHTTHE GOODNEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX [16-] I SPRANG to the stirrup, and Joris, and he ; I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three ; Good speed ! cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew ; Speed ! echoed the wall to us galloping through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. II Not a word to each other ; we kept the great paceNeck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place;I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight,Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right,Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit,Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. Ill Twas moonset at starting ; but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear; At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see ; At Dliffeld, twas morning as plain as could be ; And from Mecheln church-steeple we heard the half-chime. So Joris broke silence with, Yet there is time ! 6: E HOW THEY BROUGHT THE IV At Aerschot,
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