And made the holy sign,—
"And if there's blood on Richard's hand,
A spotless hand is mine.
"And I conjure thee, Demon elf,
By Him whom Demons fear,
To show us whence thou art thyself,
And what thine errand here."—
"'Tis merry,'tis merry in Fairy-land,
When fairy birds are singing,
When the court doth ride by their monarch's side,