That knighthood on thy shoulder laid;[317]
For that good deed, permit me then
A word with these misguided men.”—
XXVIII.
“Hear, gentle friends! ere yet for me
Ye break the bands of fealty.
My life, my honor, and my cause,
I tender free to Scotland’s laws.
Are these so weak as must require
The aid of your misguided ire?