Stephanus Marcus 14
Stephanus Marcus Book 1
Canto 3
Verses 6 and 7
"Your father likes Stephanus Marcus most.
Together they now stay at Broughton Place,
with lines prepared to meet Duke Saint Charles's host.
Can knight allow your father know disgrace?
Think I not, my fair princess pretty face.
Duke Morley's life is my strong lover's prize.
For knight will guide your father safe with mace
through pines to safety though Sir Sinefred tries
to slay your father, my near knight will see he dies."
"And Guenevere, dear mother stays to wait
in chapel by herself to pray in faith
that Virgin intercedes in behalf of mate,
whose face in life again orbs see, not wraith.
Let's pray this day your sign is lilacs rathe.
Perchance Duke Saint Charles may not fight for dale,
and so with fate the battle may not scythe
our knights and lo there may not be sad tale.
Let's hope dear mother's nice devout prayers may not fail."
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