Of one whose name was Herwic, a king as yet but youthful;
Often his worth was spoken, and men yet speak of him with praises truthful.
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He began his wooing, trusting the lovely maid
Would take him for her lover; long his hopes he fed,
And much he toiled to win her, both with love and riches:
But tho’ the maid was willing, her father, Hettel, he in vain beseeches.
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Though Herwic long was striving, and men to seek her rode,
Yet was his wooing slighted; for this his wrath he showed.