Image: Ballads of bravery (1877) (14785021975)

Description: Identifier: balladsofbravery00bake (find matches) Title: Ballads of bravery Year: 1877 (1870s) Authors: Baker, George Melville, 1832-1890 Subjects: English poetry Publisher: Boston : Lee and Shepard Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: HEN spake King Arthur to Sir Bedivere : The sequel of to-day unsolders allThe goodliest fellowship of famous knightsWhereof this world holds record. Such a sleepThey sleep, — the men I loved. I think that weShall never more, at any future time,Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds,Walking about the gardens and the hallsOf Camelot, as in the days that were.I perish by this people which I made, —Though Merlin swear that I should come againTo rule once more; but let what will be, be:I am so deeply smitten through the helmThat without help I cannot last till morn.Thou therefore take my brand Excalibur,Which was my pride : for thou rememberest howIn those old days, one summer noon, an armRose up from out the bosom of the lake.Clothed in white samite, mystic, wonderful,Holding the sword; and how I rowed acrossAnd took it, and have worn it, like a king :And, wheresoever I am sung or told r.tr \ .-<■ % Text Appearing After Image: BALLADS OF BRAVERY. 151 Jh v^ In after-time, this also shall be known : But now delay not : take Excalibur, And fling him far into the middle mere. Watch what thou seest, and lightly bring me word. Then quickly rose Sir Bedivere, and ran, And, leaping down the ridges lightly, plunged Among the bulrush beds, and clutched the sword, And strongly wheeled and threw it. The great brand Made lightnings in the splendor of the moon, And flashing round and round, and whirled in an arch, Shot like a streamer of the northern morn. Seen where the moving isles of winter shock By night, with noises of the northern sea. So flashed and fell the brand Excalibur : But ere he dipt the surface, rose an arm Clothed in white samite, mystic, wonderful, And caught him by the hilt, and brandished him Three times, and drew him under in the mere. And lightly went the other to the king. Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: Ballads of bravery (1877) (14785021975)
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