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Title: Allegast Author: George Borrow [More Titles by Borrow] The Count such a store of gold had got, But the Count he had of a hare the heart, Yet at last he grew of courage so rife, Then answer made Carl, the son of the King: "For he served my father like a knave, "Last year the King's coursers he helped to groom, Nought booted all Carl, the King's son, could say; Dreamt Carl, the King's son, on his night-couch laid, "May the Lord God grant I the man may find, "God grant that I in with Allegast fall, Early at morn the day shone clear, And when to the castle gate he had won, "What kind of man, my friend, may you be, "The folks, young Sir, me Allegast call, "Then we'll to each other a solemn oath give, "Now we will away to the house of the Count, And when they arrived on the verdant plain, They disputed which should break the wall, But Allegast he should break down the wall, "But how shall we bear the Count's saddle away? The Count to his page that evening said: "For to-morrow I'm bent to ride to the Ting, Then the Countess in bitter grief answer made: "My father's servant last year thou wast, The Count at that word so ireful grew, At hand was Sir Carl, heard all they spake: Then Carl he entered through the door, "Thou dog, thou shalt never more have the might "Thou dog, thou shalt never more have the power The Count by his long yellow locks he took, "Do thou lie there, and for ever be banned, "I'll give her Sir Allegast, he is a knight The King's sweet daughter has Allegast wed, These gallants were thieves in no other way, But could all thieving come to so fair an end, [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |