Who soon the gentle page surrounded.

“The golden urn had quickly fall’n

To the Ritter’s knaves a welcome booty,

Had not the boy stepp’d back a pace,

And told them of his mournful duty.

“‘Heart of a knightly Troubadour,

Here is a warrior’s heart, I say,—

The Castellan of Coucy’s heart;

Let pass this heart its peaceful way!

“‘Dying, my gallant master cried,