Epithalamium (Roe)

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Two knights set forth to fare a-field,
  And both were blithe and gay,
Quoth one: Now I will bear the shield,
  And the sword shall play.

So all the day they rode away
  All through the foeman’s land;
But none could’pferce that perfect shield
  And none the sword withstand.

But I mistrust that never knights
  Would be so brave for fray
If both essayed to bear the shield,
  Or both the sword to play.

Their knightly names who fared a-field;
  Albert the sword did play,
And for the one who bore the shield,
  Her husband called her May.


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