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For many, many days together

The wind blew steady from the East;

For many days hot grew the weather,

About the time of our Lady's Feast.

For many days we rode together,

Yet met we neither friend nor foe;

Hotter and clearer grew the weather,

Steadily did the East wind blow.

We saw the trees in the hot, bright weather.

Clear-cut, with shadows very black,

As freely we rode on together

With helms unlaced and bridles slack.

And often, as we rode together,

We, looking down the green-bank'd stream,

Saw flowers in the sunny weather,

And saw the bubble-making bream.

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