William Morris (1834-1896)
Sir Giles' War-Song
1 Ho! is there any will ride with me,
2 Sir Giles, le bon des barrières?
3 The clink of arms is good to hear,
4The flap of pennons fair to see;
5 Ho! is there any will ride with me,
6 Sir Giles, le bon des barrières?
7 The leopards and lilies are fair to see;
8"St. George Guienne" right good to hear:
9 Ho! is there any will ride with me,
10 Sir Giles, le bon des barrières?
11 I stood by the barrier,
12My coat being blazon'd fair to see;
13 Ho! is there any will ride with me,
14 Sir Giles, le bon des barrières?
15 Clisson put out his head to see,
16And lifted his basnet up to hear;
17 I pulled him through the bars to ME,
18 Sir Giles, le bon des barrières.
Online text copyright © 2009, Ian Lancashire (the Department of English) and the University of Toronto.
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Original text: William Morris, The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems (London: Bell and Daldy, 1858). PR 5078 D4 1858 SIGS end M677 D44 1858 Fisher Rare Book Library (Toronto).
First publication date:
1858
RPO poem editor: J. D. Robins
RP edition: 2RP 2.603.
Recent editing: 2:2002/4/10
Rhyme: ab baab abab baab abab
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