The Works of Thomas Love Peacock | ||
King Arthur scarce spied them afar from the land,
Ere their keels were fixed deep in the yellow seasand;
And from under their canopies, golden and gay,
Came kings, queens, and courtiers, in gallant array,
Much musing and marvelling who it might be,
That was smoking his pipe by the side of the sea;
But Merlin stepped forth with a greeting right warm,
And then introduced them in order and form.
Ere their keels were fixed deep in the yellow seasand;
And from under their canopies, golden and gay,
Came kings, queens, and courtiers, in gallant array,
Much musing and marvelling who it might be,
That was smoking his pipe by the side of the sea;
But Merlin stepped forth with a greeting right warm,
And then introduced them in order and form.
The Works of Thomas Love Peacock | ||