The day for them was ended
in great anxiety.
It seem’d to them ’twere better
a speedy death to die,
Than linger there, awaiting
some dread, unheard-of pain.
Therefore the haughty warriors
to beg a truce were fain.
The day for them was ended
in great anxiety.
It seem’d to them ’twere better
a speedy death to die,
Than linger there, awaiting
some dread, unheard-of pain.
Therefore the haughty warriors
to beg a truce were fain.