The Collected Works of William Morris With Introductions by his Daughter May Morris |
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INTRODUCTION
[Fragments of verse extracted from the Introduction and not printed elsewhere.]
CHILD CHRISTOPHER
[Lines from an earlier draft.]
Come the tidings unto hand
That of old there was a land
Where the towns and homesteads stood
As in clearings of the wood.
Saith a minstrel of that day
That the squirrel went his way
Down from tree and on to tree
That never on the earth came he
E'en so thick the tree boles were
Round about the acres dear
Round about the meadows sweet,
Surging round the mountains' feet.
Therefore Oaken-realm was hight
That country of the deer's delight.
That of old there was a land
Where the towns and homesteads stood
As in clearings of the wood.
Saith a minstrel of that day
That the squirrel went his way
Down from tree and on to tree
That never on the earth came he
E'en so thick the tree boles were
Round about the acres dear
Round about the meadows sweet,
Surging round the mountains' feet.
Therefore Oaken-realm was hight
That country of the deer's delight.
Thereof was there king and lord
A mighty master of the sword
Who wedded...
A mighty master of the sword
Who wedded...
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