When a spring-lock, that lay in ambush there,
Fastened her down forever!”
ANOTHER VERSION IN POETRY
OF GINEVRA.
THE MISTLETOE BOUGH.
The mistletoe hung in the castle hall,
The holly bright shone on the old oak wall,
The Baron’s retainers were blithe and gay,
While keeping their Christmas holiday.
The Baron beheld with a father’s pride