Well I mind me, dear, When first I saw you, on your charger black, Riding in knightly state to my old home.

The bugle blast upon the air with clarion tone is heard, The burghers on the city wall reply with scoffing word; And like the noise of thunder the clattering squadrons haste, And on his charger fleet he leads his army o'er the waste.

Thou shalt on a charger gallop, Curbing at desire; And a saddle girth all silken Sadly I will sew, Slumber now my wide-eyed darling, Lullaby, By-low!

They were crossing a garden; and as he looked up he saw the figure of Valencia's conqueror on his sinewy charger glistening in the sun.

Presently before them the ground sloped sharply down, and while Beltane shouted warning to those behind, his voice was drowned in sudden trumpet-blast, and glancing to his left, he beheld at last all those knights and men-at-arms who had ridden with his father in their reserve all daya glittering column, rank on rank, at whose head, his sable armour agleam, his great, white charger leaping 'neath the spur, Duke Beltane rode.

"Fitz-Eustace' heart felt closely pent; As if to give his rapture vent, The spur he to his charger lent, And raised his bridle hand, And making demivolte in air, Cried, 'Where's the coward that would not dare To fight for such a land!'

I shall not soon forget that scene,the open grave in the narrow roadway, the rude coffin draped with a flag, the martial figure within in full uniform, his hands crossed over the sword on his breast, the riderless charger neighing for its master, and the gray light of the morning over it all.

And the swift | charger sweep, In full | career, Trampling thy | place of sleep Why cam'st | thou here? Why?Ask the | true heart why Woman | hath been Ever, where | brave men die, Unshrink |-ing seen.

Ho! ladies of the chamber, Ho! nurses, gather near; Your charge upon a charger waits To shed the parting tear.

So Giles took the banner whiles Beltane fitted on his great, plumed helm; thereafter comes Roger with his shield and Ulf leading his charger whereon he mounted forthwith, and wheeling, put himself at the head of his pikemen and archers, with Roger and Ulf mounted on either flank and Giles bestriding another horse behind.

"Seventy thousand Christian warriors, All in snowy garments dight, Led by one of giant stature, Mounted on a charger white; "On his breast a cross of crimson, In his hand a sword of fire, With it hew'd he down the Paynims, As they fled, with slaughter dire.