A nobler King had never breath-

I say it now, and said it then.

Who weds with such is wed till death

And wedded stays in Heaven. Amen

(And oh, the shirts of linen-lawn, And all the armor, tagged and tied,

And church on Sundays, dusk and dawn,

And bed a thing to kneel beside!)

The bravest one stood tall above, The rest and watched me as a light

I heard and heard them talk of love;

I'd naught to do but think, at night.

The bravest man has littlest brains;

That chalky fool from Astolat

The Death Journey of the Lily Maid of Astolat

With all her dying and her pains!-

Thank God, I helped him over that.

I found him not unfair to see-I like a man with peppered hair!

And thus it came about. Ah,me,

Tristram was busied otherwhere.....

A nobler king had never breath-

Queen Guinevere
I say it now

and said it then.

The Death of King Arthur
Who weds with such is wed till death

And wedded stays in Heaven. Amen.