Reliques of ancient English poetry: consisting of old heroic ballads ...

AND. BALLADS. 31
When the knighte found him wounded fore,
And fawe the wild-worme hanginge there ;
His fworde he from his fcabberde drewe :
A piteous cafe as ye mall heare.
For when the two hofles fawe the fworde,
They joyned battayle inflantlye
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Till of foe manye noble knightes,
On one fide there were left but three. 60
For all were flain that durfl abide,
And but fome fewe that fled awaye
Ay mee ! it was a bloodye fielde,
As ere was foughte on fummer's daye.
Upon king Arthur's own partye, 65
Onlye himfelfe efcaped there,
And Lukyn duke of Glofler free,
And the king's butler Bedevere.
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And when the king beheld his knightes,
All dead and fcattered on the molde ; 7©
The teares fall trickled downe his face
That manlye face in fight fo bolde.
Nowe reile yee all, brave knights, he faid,
Soe true and faithful to your truft
And muft yee then, ye valiant hearts, 75
Be lefte to moulder into dull
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