Of lineage proud and high;
And what would he say, if his daughter
Away with a Knight should fly?
“Ah! well I wot, he never would rest,
Nor his meat should do him no good,
Till he had slain thee, Child of Elle,
And seen thy dear heart’s blood!”.
“O Lady, wert thou in thy saddle set,
And a little space him fro,
I would not care for thy cruel father,