Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 385
to the west,The dove i the turret had sought its nest,And I did broider a silken vest — Turn, my wheel, turn ! Clanged the horseshoe and rang the spur In courtyard and hall;Owls flew forth with hoot and whir From the tower wall;And out by the moat they frightened ran,Warder and scullion, maid and… … THE BALLAD OF THE MAID AND THE KING. Strode the king to the tower door — Open here ! Fell my broidery down to the floor. Loud and clear,Men in mail smote the tower wall;Burst the door, and the king stood tall,With helm and spear. Swarmed his men up the narrow-stair.Soldier and knight.Found only a…
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