yet lives in blushes and bloom, Breathes o’er me perfume. Yes, from its concealment, the unborn rose Before me seems to unclose.” p. 22 p. 23KING OLUF THE SAINT p. 23 King Oluf and his brother bold, ’Bout Norroway’s rocks a parley hold. (So sweet in Drontheim ’tis to dwell!) “The one of us two who best can sail, Shall rule o’er Norroway’s hill and dale. “Who first of us reaches our native ground, O’er all the region shall King be crown’d.” Then Harald Haardrode answer made: “Aye, let it be even as thou hast said. “But if I to-day must sail with thee, Thou shalt change vessels, I swear, with me. “For thou hast got the Dragon of speed, I shall make with the Ox a poor figure indeed. p. 24“The dragon is swift as the clouds in chase, The ox he moveth at lazy pace.” p. 24 “Hear, Harald, what I shall say to thee, What thou hast proposed well pleaseth me. “If my ship in aught be better than thine, I’m readily, cheerfully lend thee mine. “Do thou the Dragon so sprightly take, And I with the Ox will the journey make. “But first to the Church we’ll bend our way, Ere our hand on sail or on oar we lay.” And into the Church Saint Oluf trode, His beautiful hair like the bright gold glow’d. But soon out of breath there came a man: “Thy brother is sailing off, fast as he can.” “Let them sail, my friend, who to sail may choose, The word of our Lord we will not lose, p. 25“The Mass is the word of our blessed Lord. Take water, ye swains, for our table board.
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