The children's book; a collection of the best and most famous stories and poems in the English language (1910)
Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902 · Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and company · leaf 355
der foot did light. At last the Douglas and the Percy met,Like to captains of might and of main ; They swapt together till they both sweat,With swords that were of fine Milan. These worthy frekes for to fight,Thereto they were full fain. Till the blood out of their basnets sprexit,As ever did hail… … For the manfullest man yet art thouThat ever I conquered iu field-fighting. Nay, said the Lord Percy, I told it thee beforiieThat I would never yielded beTo no man of a woman born. With that there came an arrow hastily Forth of a mighty wane ;It hath stricken the Earl Douglas In at the breast bane.…
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