There as he gazed his glances fell
On many marvels all around;
Folk long thought dead were by a spell
Brought hither, and as living found:
Some headless stood upon the ground,
Some had no arms, and some were torn
With dreadful wounds, and some lay bound
Fast to the earth in hap forlorn.
On many marvels all around;
Folk long thought dead were by a spell
Brought hither, and as living found:
Some headless stood upon the ground,
Some had no arms, and some were torn
With dreadful wounds, and some lay bound
Fast to the earth in hap forlorn.
And some full-armed on horses sat,
And some were strangled as at meat,
And some were drowned as in a vat,
And some were burned with fiery heat,
Wives lay in child-bed, maidens sweet
Were there, and other marvels more;
Each wondrous wight was at his feet
As each had slumbered long before.
And some were strangled as at meat,
And some were drowned as in a vat,
And some were burned with fiery heat,
Wives lay in child-bed, maidens sweet
Were there, and other marvels more;
Each wondrous wight was at his feet
As each had slumbered long before.
Each thus was stolen out of life,
For such the fairies seize and keep.
For such the fairies seize and keep.
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