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Canto I.
HAROLD THE DAUNTLESS.
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Onward they pass'd, till fairly did shinePennon and cross on the bosom of Tyne;And full in front did that fortress lour,In darksome strength with its buttress and tower:At the castle-gate was young Harold there,Count Witikind's only offspring and heir.
VIII.Young Harold was fear'd for his hardihood,His strength of frame, and his fury of mood;Rude he was and wild to behold,Wore neither collar nor bracelet of gold,Cap of vair nor rich array,Such as should grace that festal day:
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