“How had he dared awaken
so many a gallant man?”
And straight upon the question
his hand to smite began.
The noble guest prepared him
a bold defence to make—
But, at the porter’s onset,
his very shield-clasps brake,
“How had he dared awaken
so many a gallant man?”
And straight upon the question
his hand to smite began.
The noble guest prepared him
a bold defence to make—
But, at the porter’s onset,
his very shield-clasps brake,