Whence gatest thou this sword, or in what way

Thou hadst it, speak?" But wandering that knight

Heard dully, senses clodded thick with night;

Then rallying earthward: "Woe, woe worth the sword!

—From love of love who lives, for love yet lord!—

Morgane!—thy love for love in love hadst made

Me strong o'er kings an hundred! to have swayed

Britain! had this not risen like a fate,

Spawned up, a Hell's miscarriage sired of Hate!—

A king? thou curse! a gold and blood crowned king,