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THE TROUBADOUR.
SONG OF THE YOUNG KNIGHT.
Your scarf is bound upon my breast,
Your colours dance upon my crest,—
They have been soil'd by dust and rain,
And they must wear a darker stain.
I mark'd thy tears as fast they fell,
I saw but heard not thy farewell,
I gave my steed the spur and rein,—
I dared not look on thee again.
My cheek is pale, but not with fears,
And I have dash'd aside my tears;
This woman's softness of my breast
Will vanish when my spear's in rest
