The poor life and the golden gift beside.

So this young Kuno with two eyes wherein

Hunt with excitement kindled reckless fire

Clamored, "And are ye cowards?—Good your grace,

You shall not chafe!—The fiend direct my ball!"

And fired into a covert deeply packed,

An intertangled wall of matted night,

Wherein the eye might vainly strive and strive

To pierce one foot or earn one point beyond.

But, ha! the huge stag staggered from the brake