OCTOBER 14th
BATTLE OF HASTINGS
Gored on the Norman gonfalon The Golden Dragon died, We shall not wake with ballad strings The good time of the smaller things, We shall not see the holy kings Ride down the Severn side.
‘Ballad of Alfred.’ (Actually from the 'Ballad of the White Horse'-JW)
Chesterton, G. K.. The G. K. Chesterton Collection [50 Books] (Kindle Locations 45084-45091). Catholic Way Publishing. Kindle Edition.
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