Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill, Speed, Lancelot, 1860-1931, ill · New York, Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 334
meet:— My sire is of a noble line. And my name is Geraldine : Five warriors seized me yestermorn, Me, even me, a maid forlorn : They choked my cries with force and fright. And tied me on a palfrey white. The palfrey was as fleet as wind. And they rode furiously behind. They spurred amain, their… … Since one, the tallest of the five, Took me from the palfreys back, A weary woman, scarce alive. Some muttered words his coixn-ades spoke : He placed me underneath this oak, R16 CHBISTABEL He swore they would return with hasteWhither they went I cannot tell—I thought I heard, some minutes…
English poetry · Children's poetry
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