Of those that it may be can never age.
He said, ‘High Queen of Cruachan and Magh Ai,
A king of the Great Plain would speak with you.’
And with glad voice Maeve answered him, ‘What king
Of the far wandering shadows has come to me?
As in the old days when they would come and go
About my threshold to counsel and to help.’
The parted lips replied, ‘I seek your help,
For I am Aengus, and I am crossed in love.’
‘How may a mortal whose life gutters out