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HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT ΤΟ ΑΙΧ.

I SPRANG to the stirrup, and Joris and he:

I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three;

"Good speed!" cried the watch as the gate-bolts undrew, "Speed!" echoed the wall to us galloping through;

Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest,

And into the midnight we galloped abreast.

Not a word to each other: we kept the great pace

Neck and neck, stride by stride, never changing our place. I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight,

Then shortened each stirrup and set the pique right,

Re-buckled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit;

Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit.

'Twas moonset at starting, but while we drew near

Lokeren, the cocks crew, and twilight dawned clear;

At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see,

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