Herford, Oliver, 1863-1935 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 62
air hath golden sheen, And her cheek is hly-pale;But none may look in her eyes, I ween And live to tell the tale. Irom out the south, and eke the north,And from the east and west, Full many a gallant knight rides forthUpon the fiital (juest. For a cruel spell on the Princess lies No mortal can… … For a cruel spell onthe Princess lies.And whoso will may tryHis fate, and look into hereyes;But whoso (luails must die. The millers son is a dusty youth, And dusty curls hath he.Quoth he, I 11 go myself, forsooth, And set this Princess free. 47
Children's poetry, American
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