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Canto II.
HAROLD THE DAUNTLESS.
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Then laugh'd the Knightâhis laughter's sound
Half in the hollow helmet drown'd;
His barred visor then he raised,
And steady on the maiden gazed;
He smooth'd his brows, as best he might,
To the dread calm of autumn night,
When sinks the tempest's roar,
Yet still the cautious fishers eye
The clouds, and fear the gloomy sky,
And haul their barks on shore.
Half in the hollow helmet drown'd;
His barred visor then he raised,
And steady on the maiden gazed;
He smooth'd his brows, as best he might,
To the dread calm of autumn night,
When sinks the tempest's roar,
Yet still the cautious fishers eye
The clouds, and fear the gloomy sky,
And haul their barks on shore.
IX.
"Damsel," he said, "be wise, and learn
Matters of weight and deep concern:
"Damsel," he said, "be wise, and learn
Matters of weight and deep concern: