Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 17
I heard him say —My father, the King — that on this day.Sinner and saint, year after year.Should wander free, with never a fear.On the Kings highway, till the sun had set.—She laughed a light, low laugh. — T is yetTwo hours and more ere the sun goes down.And the King comes back from the… … And doublet fine to take the placeOf silken shoon and the flowing graceOf a satin gown.— Then down they bore,These maiden troops, to the castle door. The grim old warders frowned and stared;The pages laughed; the maids looked scared.But the merry girl-troopers carried the day,For who should say a…
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