The battered shields were taken
and put away in store.
Of blood-besprinkled saddles
were there enough and more;—
The men were told to hide them,
in case the women wept.
Still many a wayworn horseman
into the city crept.
The battered shields were taken
and put away in store.
Of blood-besprinkled saddles
were there enough and more;—
The men were told to hide them,
in case the women wept.
Still many a wayworn horseman
into the city crept.