Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 104 December 1901 to May 1902 . LITHELY to the water wentAmoris, the well-content;Like a bird that goes to fish,Down he ducked to win hiswish. God and all the saints he prays: Rather let me end my daysCaptive in a dungeon cellThan lose love of Amabel!But if God will bring us fastUnto lovers ends at last,Gladlv here I render HimAll I have of life or limb:Use of tongue whereby I talk,Use of feet whereon I walk,Use of hands wherewith I fight,Use of eyes which bring me sight,Use of me and all my might,So I come to earn arightMy dear delight!. S soon as Amoris h
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 104 December 1901 to May 1902 . LITHELY to the water wentAmoris, the well-content;Like a bird that goes to fish,Down he ducked to win hiswish. God and all the saints he prays: Rather let me end my daysCaptive in a dungeon cellThan lose love of Amabel!But if God will bring us fastUnto lovers ends at last,Gladlv here I render HimAll I have of life or limb:Use of tongue whereby I talk,Use of feet whereon I walk,Use of hands wherewith I fight,Use of eyes which bring me sight,Use of me and all my might,So I come to earn arightMy dear delight!. S soon as Amoris had madean end of his prayer, hegot him up from the welland stood as a man in aream. Nor had he any longer the use ofody or limbs or strength or speech to do aught save as another will shoulddirect him. He went out of thechurch and into the square, wherestood a crowd of pilgrims. Andthere forthwith he started todance as nimbly as the best tum-bler could do, and to turn somer-saults, and to juggle and jape, tillall round him folk began laugh-ing aloud and throwing him theirpence. And Amoris, the noble knight,the courteous and brave, gatheredup all the pence that were thrown,and put them in his pouch, anddanced again merrily till thecrowd tired of him. And whenhe was left alone he sat down fora while on the church steps torest; and by his side was the beg-gar with the two wooden legs. Brother, said the beggar, you seem merry after your dip. Brother, answered Amoris, never had I more reason to bemerry, for now I know that Godhas answered my prayer, andtaken from me the u
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