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Chambers's narrative series of standard reading books (1863)
Chambers's narrative series of standard reading books - 1863 Author:Chambers W. and R. ltd Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 22. Oh! then the Bed-Cross Knight was pale, ( And not a word could say; But his heart did swell, and his tears down fell, And he almost swooned away. ... more » ' Now fie on thee ! thou weakly knight, To weep for a lady dead; Were I a noble knight like thee, I would find another to wed. ' So come, cheer up, and comfort your heart, And be good company, While the mass is sung, and the bells are rung, And we feast so merrily.' In vain that courtly lady strove The sorrowing knight to cheer; Each word he answered with a groan, Each soothing with a tear. 26. ' And now farewell, thou noble lord, And farewell, lady fair, In pleasure and joy your hours employ, Nor think of my despair.' 27. ' And where is her grave,' cried the Eed-Cross Knight, ' The grave where she doth lie V ' Oh ! I know it well,' cried the pilgrim-boy, ' And I 'll shew it thee hard by.' ' I 'm glad I Ve found th.ee, pilgrim-boy, And thou shalt go with me, And thou shalt guide to my lady's grave, And great thy reward shall be.' Again he sighed, and wept forlorn, For his lady that was dead ; ' Lady, how sad thy wedding-tide, How cold thy bridal-bed!' Thus the Eed-Cross Knight complained and sighed, While all around did cry, ' Let the minstrels sing, and the bells out ring, And the feast eat merrily.' And now the gentle moon around Her silver lustre shed, Brightened each current, wall, and tower, And distant mountain's head. By whose sweet light the knight his way Hath ta'en, though not with joy, And with him goes, on mounted steed, The faithful pilgrim-boy. Oh! fast they sped, to reach the dead, And few the words they spoke; Save when the passing convent bell Fresh tears and sighs awoke. The bell which tolled for the ...« less