I'd not seek the deedful Hound!
"Equal skill to me and him—"
Thus spake Ferdiad withal—
"The same nurses raised us[a] both,
And with them we learned our art.
"Not for fear of battle hard,
Noble Eocho Fedlech's maid,
Would I shun the Blacksmith's Hound,
But my heart bleeds for his love!"
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