She hacked the birds into pieces three,
Before her knife that came;
But when she met the Raven wild
Into ten she hacked his frame.
And still till she of sorrow died
She flew across the heath;
It was for Germand Gladenswayne
She suffered grief and death.
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London:
Printed for THOMAS J. WISE, Hampstead, N.W.
Edition limited to Thirty Copies.
Footnotes:
[12] A common Danish expression denoting contempt for threat.