And smile of gladness shone upon his face!
Then he had knowledge; finely would he write;
Study to him was pleasure and delight;
Great was his courage, and but few could stand
Against the sleight and vigour of his hand;
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The maidens loved him;—when he came to die,
No, not the coldest could suppress a sigh.
Here I must cease—how can I say, my child
Was by the bad of either sex beguiled?