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62<br />

SIR PALAMEDES, THE SARACEN KNIGHT<br />

<strong>The</strong> knight at last wins to behold<br />

<strong>The</strong> full conception. Breathless-blue<br />

<strong>The</strong> fair lake's mirror crystal-cold<br />

Wherein he gazes, keen to view<br />

<strong>The</strong> vast Design <strong>the</strong>rein, to chase<br />

<strong>The</strong> Beast to his last avenue.<br />

<strong>The</strong>n—O thou gosling scant of grace!<br />

<strong>The</strong> dream breaks, and Sir Palamede<br />

Wakes to <strong>the</strong> glass of his fool's face!<br />

“Ah, 'sdeath!” (quod he), “by thought and deed<br />

This brute for ever mocketh me.<br />

<strong>The</strong> lance is made a broken reed,<br />

<strong>The</strong> brain is but a barren tree—<br />

For all <strong>the</strong> beautiful Design<br />

Is but mine own geometry!”<br />

With that his wrath brake out like wine.<br />

He plunged his body in, and shattered<br />

<strong>The</strong> whole delusion asinine.<br />

All <strong>the</strong> false water-nymphs that flattered<br />

He killed with his resounding curse—<br />

O fool of God! as if it mattered!<br />

So, nothing better, ra<strong>the</strong>r worse,<br />

Out of <strong>the</strong> blue bliss of <strong>the</strong> pool<br />

Came dripping that inveterate fool!

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