Bold Robin Hood[306] and all his band,—

Friar Tuck with quarterstaff and cowl,

Old Scathlock with his surly scowl,

Maid Marian, fair as ivory bone,

Scarlet, and Mutch, and Little John;[307]

Their bugles challenge all that will,

In archery to prove their skill.

The Douglas bent a bow of might,—

His first shaft centered in the white,

And when in turn he shot again,