The poetical works of John Nicholson ... Carefully edited from the original editions, with additional notes and a sketch of his life and writings. By W. G. Hird |
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The song was ended—and brave Clifford sprung
From his black charger, and his armour rung;
The arms of Tempest answered to the sound,
And spears and scabbards clashed upon the ground.
Each brave foot-soldier then his arms uprears,
Till in the court they form a pile of spears.
The warriors enter, each a welcome guest—
The brave are ever worthy of a feast;
The strength of England, beef in Craven fed,
The spacious horns, with foam upon each head;
Ale such as slew grief, anguish, care, and woe—
Such as they brewed three hundred years ago.
From his black charger, and his armour rung;
The arms of Tempest answered to the sound,
And spears and scabbards clashed upon the ground.
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Till in the court they form a pile of spears.
The warriors enter, each a welcome guest—
The brave are ever worthy of a feast;
The strength of England, beef in Craven fed,
The spacious horns, with foam upon each head;
Ale such as slew grief, anguish, care, and woe—
Such as they brewed three hundred years ago.
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