Glimpses of Antiquity Being a collection of metrical sketches, in the form of ballads, lyrics, &c., with main reference to mediaeval times or classical subjects. By George F. Preston [i.e. J. B. L. Warren] |
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THE FIRST EVENING OF A KNIGHT ERRANT'S QUEST. |
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THE FIRST EVENING OF A KNIGHT ERRANT'S QUEST.
Ah! whither ridest thou, young knight, so late?
The warder that unbarr'd thy castle gate,
The sire that blest thee and embraced thee going,
Have sent thee forth to blind, unfathomed fate,
Thee all unknowing!
Guess not, fear not, hope always and ride on!
The warder that unbarr'd thy castle gate,
The sire that blest thee and embraced thee going,
Have sent thee forth to blind, unfathomed fate,
Thee all unknowing!
Guess not, fear not, hope always and ride on!
Ride on, till morning through the pinewood gleams!
As fair as is the morning of thy dreams,
Ah, keep thy soul, a mirror pure as heaven;
Rest sits afar with Hope near amber streams,
Till thou hast striven—
Try well—fear not—seek ever and ride on!
As fair as is the morning of thy dreams,
Ah, keep thy soul, a mirror pure as heaven;
Rest sits afar with Hope near amber streams,
Till thou hast striven—
Try well—fear not—seek ever and ride on!
And when thy courage shall wax faint and fail,
When shining turrets seem too hard to scale,
Thine enterprize now possible no longer!
Then may this watchword brace thy limbs of mail,
And make thee stronger—
“To try and fear not—tire not, but go on.”
When shining turrets seem too hard to scale,
Thine enterprize now possible no longer!
Then may this watchword brace thy limbs of mail,
And make thee stronger—
“To try and fear not—tire not, but go on.”
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