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Constance De Castile

A Poem, in Ten Cantos. By William Sotheby

Sotheby, William (1757-1833)

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VIII.

Julian Castillia's standard bore,
And wav'd its pomp fair Constance o'er.
Unmov'd by pow'r, unsway'd by fame,
Alone for Constance Julian came.
His vow, the van of war to lead,
For Constance, for his King, to bleed,
Perish in arms, or seek the cell,
And bid Lancastria's bride—farewell.—