The Chief of St Athans And Words to Welsh Melodies With Other Poems
The Chief of St Athans And Words to Welsh Melodies With Other Poems
William Hall
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light peace is thine — " Then lady be thy pardon mine. " Though his the stern and warrior form, His heart the tender flame could warm ; Tho' his the dark and falcon eye, A maid could bid its fierceness fly ; Though rude his soul in warfare sprung, Yet beauty o'er it gently flung Its softer spell — and warp'd its aim From conquest to a milder claim. Oft on his casque the war crest brav'd, As oft the braid as proudly wav'd; Oft sway'd his arm the deed to do, As oft it sav'd from rapine too, A chi...eftain bright in battle hour, A courtier in a maiden's bower: One while to wake the trumpet's blast- One while his hand o'er lyre was cast ; ST. ATHANS. 29 He gloried in the conflict's toil, But sweet to him was beauty's smile — Both joy'd him, be it field or hall, The fight, or sparkling festival. So gentle seem'd the stranger's air, Where awe was mingling with despair ; Her pity she could not remove, And pity is akin to love. The pardon came — and meek demand, " Why roam'd he o'er her father's land?
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