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Heirs from ages without recordHad the House of Lucie born,Who of right had claim'd the LordshipBy the proof upon the Horn:Each at the appointed hourTried the Horn, it own'd his power;He was acknowledged: and the blastWhich good Sir Eustace sounded was the last.
With his lance Sir Eustace pointed,And to Hubert thus said he,"What I speak this Horn shall witness"For thy better memory."Hear, then, and neglect me not!"At this time, and on this spot,"The words are utter'd from my heart,"As my last earnest prayer ere we depart.