Poems (Mary Coleridge)/Poem 75

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LXXV RENAISSANCE GENTLEMEN
Oh, not for that they oughtThey fought when they fought,But they fought for the glory of the fight;And they wedded while they wooed,Ere the fury of their moodWent out in the blackness of the night.
Oh, boldly led they thenThe life of living men,In their glory, their bravery and pride!They were cruel and strongOn the right side and the wrong,And gallantly, gallantly they died.
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