Malignity! to shame me with thy sin!"

Then passed into her tower and locked her in.

But Gwydion, departing with the youth,

Sware he would compass her; if not through truth,

Through wiles and learnéd magic. And he wrought

So that unbending Arianrod was brought

To name the lad. Again he managed that,

Though strange enchantments as of war, he gat

Her to give arms. But then, not for his life,

Howbeit, could he get the youth a wife.