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Robin Hood and Allan a Dale
"Downdroppedthebirdonquiveringwing,
Fromouttheblossomingtree,
Andnestledinhersnowybreast.
‘Mylove!mylove!’criedshe;
Thenstraightwayhome,‘midsunandflower,
Shebarehimtoherownsweetbower.
"Thedayhathpassedtomellownight,
Themoonfloatso’erthelea,
Andinitssolemn,pallidlight
Ayouthstandssilently:
Ayouthofbeautystrangeandrare,
WithinMayEllen’sbowerthere.
"Hestoodwhereo’erthepavementcold
Theglimmeringmoonbeamslay.
MayEllengazedwithwide,scaredeyes,
Norcouldsheturnaway,
For,asinmysticdreamswesee
Aspirit,stoodhesilently.
"Allinalowandbreathlessvoice,
‘Whencecomestthou?’saidshe;
‘Artthouthecreatureofadream,
OravisionthatIsee?’
Thensoftspakehe,asnightwindsshiver
Throughstrainingreedsbesidetheriver.
"‘Icame,abirdonfeatheredwing,
FromdistantFaeryland
Wheremurmuringwaterssoftlysing
Uponthegoldenstrand,
Wheresweettreesareforevergreen;
Andtheremymotheristhequeen.
