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 "Hear ye," the Damsel cried; "these are the arms That shall flash terror o'er the hostile host. These, in the presence of our Lord the King, And the assembled people, I shall take From this the sepulchre, where many an age Incorruptible they have lain conceal'd, Destin'd for me, the Delegate of Heaven.

Recovering from amaze, the Priest replied: "Thou art indeed the delegate of Heaven! What thou hast said surely thou shalt perform! We ratify thy mission. Go in peace."