Battle, And Other Poems
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I'm no boy.
That I must ever ask my mother's leave Ere I do aught. I left her sleeping still; And when she waked, she'd think me with the sheep; And sup her meal in peace; and little know Into what fold I wandered, and with whom!
Esther.
You should have told her, Hugh. She will be wroth [106] Digitized by VjOOQ IC THE BRIDAL To wake and find you wed. If you were fright- ened To tell her then, how will you tell her now?
Hugh.
'Twas not her wrath I feared. I scarce know why I did not tell her; fo...r I would have wed Though she had bidden me "Nay" a thousand times.
Lass, do you think a word would hold me back.
Like a cowed collie, when I would be forth?
Not all the worid could keep me from you, lass.
Once I had set my heart on you. D'you think I should have taken " Nay," lass, even from you !
Esther.
Ay, you are masterful; and had your way To church ere scarce I knew it; and, yet, Hugh, [107] Digitized by VjOOQ IC STONEFOLDS You had not had your way so easily Had it not been my way as well!
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
I'm no boy.
That I must ever ask my mother's leave Ere I do aught. I left her sleeping still; And when she waked, she'd think me with the sheep; And sup her meal in peace; and little know Into what fold I wandered, and with whom!
Esther.
You should have told her, Hugh. She will be wroth [106] Digitized by VjOOQ IC THE BRIDAL To wake and find you wed. If you were fright- ened To tell her then, how will you tell her now?
Hugh.
'Twas not her wrath I feared. I scarce know why I did not tell her; fo...r I would have wed Though she had bidden me "Nay" a thousand times.
Lass, do you think a word would hold me back.
Like a cowed collie, when I would be forth?
Not all the worid could keep me from you, lass.
Once I had set my heart on you. D'you think I should have taken " Nay," lass, even from you !
Esther.
Ay, you are masterful; and had your way To church ere scarce I knew it; and, yet, Hugh, [107] Digitized by VjOOQ IC STONEFOLDS You had not had your way so easily Had it not been my way as well!
What to read after Battle, And Other Poems?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Gibson Wilfrid Wilson to read onlineMoreLess
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