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... treasure of the tomb : For this will be St Michael's night , And , though stars be dim , the moon is bright ; And the Cross , of bloody red , Will point to the grave of the mighty dead , XXIII . " What he gives thee , see thou 31.
... treasure of the tomb : For this will be St Michael's night , And , though stars be dim , the moon is bright ; And the Cross , of bloody red , Will point to the grave of the mighty dead , XXIII . " What he gives thee , see thou 31.
Page 51
... thine arms appear , And their iron clang sounds strange to my ear . XIII . " In these far climes , it was my lot To meet the wondrous Michael Scott ; A wizard of such dreaded fame , That when , in Salamanca's cave , Him listed his 51.
... thine arms appear , And their iron clang sounds strange to my ear . XIII . " In these far climes , it was my lot To meet the wondrous Michael Scott ; A wizard of such dreaded fame , That when , in Salamanca's cave , Him listed his 51.
Page 52
... Michael lay on his dying bed , His conscience was awakened ; He bethought him of his sinful deed , And he gave me a sign to come with speed : I was in Spain when the morning rose , But I stood by his bed ere evening close . F The words ...
... Michael lay on his dying bed , His conscience was awakened ; He bethought him of his sinful deed , And he gave me a sign to come with speed : I was in Spain when the morning rose , But I stood by his bed ere evening close . F The words ...
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... Michael's night , When the bell tolled one , and the moon was bright ; And I dug his chamber among the dead , When the floor of the chancel was stained red , That his patron's Cross might over him wave , And scare the fiends from the ...
... Michael's night , When the bell tolled one , and the moon was bright ; And I dug his chamber among the dead , When the floor of the chancel was stained red , That his patron's Cross might over him wave , And scare the fiends from the ...
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... Michael in the tomb I laid ! Strange sounds along the chancel past , The banners waved without a blast , " - -Still spoke the Monk , when the bell tolled one ! - I tell you , that a braver man Than William of Deloraine , good at need ...
... Michael in the tomb I laid ! Strange sounds along the chancel past , The banners waved without a blast , " - -Still spoke the Monk , when the bell tolled one ! - I tell you , that a braver man Than William of Deloraine , good at need ...
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