Which of the two ’twere wise to back,
Or on which side some random crack
Might not decide the day:
And leave us—whoso won the prize,—
Victor and vanquished, in all eyes,
An equal meed to pay.
Two hours and more the fight had sped,
Near unto ten it drew,
But still opposed-one-armed to blind,—
They stood, the dauntless two.