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Excerpt from Griselda: A Dramatic Poem in Five Acts; Translated for the Y. M. C. A., From the German of Friedrich Halm, (Baron Munch-Bellinghausen) Seneschal. No lesser pomp I thought beseemed, Sire, The royal host, beseemed the royal guests, Who, of this kingdom, are the pith and ower; For see, not one of all thy knights has failed; Ev'n Percival, the son Of forest rude, Leaves, at thy call, the bosom of the wilds And ventures in the palace of his king, To wear the shaggy bear-skin on his shoulders, And the rough doublet from the buffalo won. King arthur. What of his robe! A warrior's scars adorn him, Bright as the stars he shines in his renown. Far from my court three years have seen him absent; And he is welcome, even in a bear-skin. But now away too long our guests await us! Inspire the servants' footsteps, do not suffer The melody of music's sighs to, die. The wine-cup's golden ground let no man see, And only let this feast's gay tumult cease When daylight dawns apace. Seneschal. On that depend! Daylight, alone, shall desolate this hall. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.