In at a rock the ladies rode,
And fearlessly he followed fast.
When far into the rock he strode,
It grew more bright, and so at last
Into a far countree he passed,
Bright as the fairest summer sun:
All smooth and plain and green and vast,
For hills and valleys were there none.
And fearlessly he followed fast.
When far into the rock he strode,
It grew more bright, and so at last
Into a far countree he passed,
Bright as the fairest summer sun:
All smooth and plain and green and vast,
For hills and valleys were there none.
Amid the land a castle tall
And rich and proud and wondrous high
Uprose, and all the outmost wall
Shone as a crystal to the eye.
A hundred towers lit up the sky,
Of diamond all battled stout;
And buttresses rose up near by
Arched with red gold and broad about.
And rich and proud and wondrous high
Uprose, and all the outmost wall
Shone as a crystal to the eye.
A hundred towers lit up the sky,
Of diamond all battled stout;
And buttresses rose up near by
Arched with red gold and broad about.
All the bonsour was carved in stone
With every beast and every wight,
And all within the castle shone
And sparkled with unearthly light.
With every beast and every wight,
And all within the castle shone
And sparkled with unearthly light.
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