This step thou shalt repent. “And all the time that thou shalt live Your servant I will be, And Denmark’s gallant nobles all Shall bow to thee their knee.” So they their bridal solemnized Beneath a lucky star; So heartily one another loved Soon Valdemar and Dagmar. There was rejoicing with great and small, With rich men and with poor, But boors and burgers most of all Rejoiced from their heart’s core. p. 13She came not to burden, she came in peace, To ease the good boor she came; If Denmark aye such flowers had She dearly would prize the same! p. 13 The love of every Danish heart The good Queen Dagmar gained; Such happy pleasant days there were Whilst she alive remained. p. 14II. QUEEN DAGMAR’S ARRIVAL IN DENMARK. p. 14 It was Bohemia’s Queen began Her daughter to direct: “They’ll show thee, when thou to Denmark come, Much honor and respect. “And when respect and honor thou win In Denmark’s land of fame, Let not the boors be with tax opprest, Thus will they bless thy name. “Be the first boon thou of thy lord dost crave, Of thy lord so fair and kind, That he release Bishop Valdemar, His uncle, who sits confin’d.” p. 15And there was silk and scarlet cloth Upon the earth outspread; ’Twas Dagmar, the youthful princess fair, To the strand that down was led. p. 15 They hoisted up their silken sails On the gilded yard so high, And they in less than two months space Old Denmark could descry. Before Mando they anchor cast, They cast it on the white sand; They took the princess Dagmar fair And bore her first to land. They took the youthful Dagmar fair And bore her first to land; ’Twas Valdemar King of Denmark old That stretched to her his hand. Then there was silk, and scarlet cloth, So wide on the earth outspread; On Dagmar wait both Dames and maids,
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