That shone before as the sun so bright!"
She said, "Thomas, take leave at sun and moon,
And also at leaf that grows on tree;
This twelvemonth shalt thou with me gone[[25]],
And Middle-earth[[26]] shalt thou none see."
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He kneelèd down upon his knee,
Underneath that greenwood spray,
And said "Lovely lady[[27]], rue on me,
Mild queen of heaven, as thou best may!