Prepare—for Douglas seeks his doom!—
—But hark! what blithe and jolly peal
Makes the Franciscan[299] steeple reel?
And see! upon the crowded street,
In motley groups what maskers meet!
Banner and pageant, pipe and drum,
And merry morris dancers[300] come.
I guess, by all this quaint array,
The burghers hold their sports to-day.[301]
James will be there; he loves such show,