. King Cole; . r,All autumn flowers, with yellow ears of wheat. Then with bruised, burning gums that made all censer-bearing pages, and then cameBearers in white with cressets full of red tongues made the shadows dance like the bhthe flutes that pipe men to the revelsThrilled to the marrow softly as men , tossing leopard-skins from crests that arched,The horses of the kettle-drummers with a glitter of bright steel there sweptThe guard of knights, each pennon-bearer boldGirt in a crimson cloak with spangs of came the Sword and
. King Cole; . r,All autumn flowers, with yellow ears of wheat. Then with bruised, burning gums that made all censer-bearing pages, and then cameBearers in white with cressets full of red tongues made the shadows dance like the bhthe flutes that pipe men to the revelsThrilled to the marrow softly as men , tossing leopard-skins from crests that arched,The horses of the kettle-drummers with a glitter of bright steel there sweptThe guard of knights, each pennon-bearer boldGirt in a crimson cloak with spangs of came the Sword and Mace, and then the fourLong silver trumpets thrilling to the coreOf peoples hearts their sound. Then two by in caparisons of kingly with bars of gold, in silver shod,Treading like kings, cream-coloured stallions the carriage with the Prince and Corporation, walking, closed the came the crowd in-surging Hke the waveThat closes up the gash the clipper clave. KING COLE 47 Swift in the path their majesties would treadThe showman flung green baize and turkey the tent, with bunting, ropes and bagsThey made a Royal Box festooned with as the Queen arrived, the work was seven piebald horses kneeled like bandsmen blew their best, while, red as showman bowed his^ rulers to their seat. Then, through the door, came courtiers wigged and starred;The crimson glitterers of the bodyguard ;The ladies of the Court, broad-browed and as evening stars oer seas in trouble ;The aldermen, in furs, with golden cottagers in smocks from country half dumb from silence on the merchants with their households from the , in the front, two rows of eager-heartedChildren with shining eyes and red lips parted. Even as the creeping waves that brim the poolOne following other filled the circus full. The showman stood beside his trembling wife. Never, he said
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