Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 67
54 THE CAPTURE OF THE UNICORN. All of these the brute resembled, and thebravest warrior trembledWhen he woke the mountain echoes withhis loud, defiant roar. But by far the strangest feature of this ^ awe-inspiring creatureWas a horn of large dimensions which adorned his deer-like head. ,..-. . \… … \&»(t^L ^Ic^sT Many heroes seeking glory were left lying, scarred and gory,XJt£jr$o &~^<f In tne dark and somber forest where dwelt the unicorn; Neither strength nor skill availed them; the relentless foeassailed them, And, ere they knew what ailed them, had im-paled them on his horn.…
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