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20 THE HIGH HISTORY OF GOOD With laughter rattling round the hall. But Arthur first essays the deed, And may not budge the dwarf at all. Then Lancelot sware by Goddes reed, And pulled so strong his muscel burst, His nose and mouth brake out a-bleed; Nor moved he thus the dwarf. From first To last the envious knights essayed, And all their malice had the worst, Till strong Sir Bors his prowess played— And all his might availèd nought. Now once Sir Bors had been betrayed To Paynim; him in traitrise caught, They bound to four strong stallion steers, To tear asunder, as they thought, The paladin of Arthur's peers. But he, a-bending, breaks the spine Of three, and on the fourth he rears His bulk, and rides away. Divine The wonder when the giant fails To stir the fatuous dwarf, malign Who smiles! But Bors on Arthur rails That never a knight is worth but one. “By Goddes death” (quod he), “what ails
SIR PALAMEDES, THE SARACEN KNIGHT Us marsh-lights to forget the sun? There is one man of mortal men Worthy to win this benison, Sir Palamede the Saracen.” Then went the applauding murmur round: Sir Lancelot girt him there and then To ride to that enchanted ground Where amid timeless snows the den Of Palamedes might be found. 21
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20<br />
THE HIGH HISTORY OF GOOD<br />
With laughter rattling round the hall.<br />
But Arthur first essays the deed,<br />
And may not budge the dwarf at all.<br />
Then Lancelot sware by Goddes reed,<br />
And pulled so strong his muscel burst,<br />
His nose and mouth brake out a-bleed;<br />
Nor moved he thus the dwarf. From first<br />
To last the envious knights essayed,<br />
And all their malice had the worst,<br />
Till strong Sir Bors his prowess played—<br />
And all his might availèd nought.<br />
Now once Sir Bors had been betrayed<br />
To Paynim; him in traitrise caught,<br />
They bound to four strong stallion steers,<br />
To tear asunder, as they thought,<br />
The paladin of Arthur's peers.<br />
But he, a-bending, breaks the spine<br />
Of three, and on the fourth he rears<br />
His bulk, and rides away. Divine<br />
The wonder when the giant fails<br />
To stir the fatuous dwarf, malign<br />
Who smiles! But Bors on Arthur rails<br />
That never a knight is worth but one.<br />
“By Goddes death” (quod he), “what ails