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110 The Tournament.

I.

shone the lists, blue bent the skies,

And the knights still hurried amain

To the tournament under the ladies' eyes,

Where the jousters were Heart and Brain.

II.

Flourished the trumpets, entered Heart,

A youth in crimson and gold;

Flourished again; Brain stood apart,

Steel-armoured, dark and cold.

III.

Heart's palfrey caracoled gaily round,

Heart tra-li-ra'd merrily;

But Brain sat still, with never a sound,

So cynical-calm was he.

IV.

Heart's helmet-crest bore favours three

From his lady's white hand caught.

While Brain wore a plumeless casque; not he

Or favour gave or sought.