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Sir Launcelot had fled to France	A
For the peace of Guinevere	B
And many a noble knight was slain	C
And Arthur lay on his bier	B
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Sir Launcelot took ship from France	A
And sailed across the sea	D
He rode seven days through fair England	E
Till he came to Almesbury	B
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Then spake Sir Bors to Launcelot	F
The old time is at end	G
You have no more in England's realm	H
In east nor west a friend	G
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You have no friend in all England	E
Sith Mordred's war hath been	I
And Queen Guinevere became a nun	J
To heal her soul of sin	I
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Sir Launcelot answered never a word	K
But rode to the west countree	B
Until through the forest he saw a light	L
That shone from a nunnery	B
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Sir Launcelot entered the cloister	B
And the queen fell down in a swoon	M
Oh blessed Jesu saith the queen	N
For thy mother's love a boon	M
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Go hence Sir Launcelot saith the queen	N
And let me win God's grace	O
My heavy heart serves me no more	B
To look upon thy face	O
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Through you was wrought King Arthur's death	P
Through you great war and wrake	Q
Leave me alone let me bleed	R
Pass by for Jesu's sake	Q
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Then fare you well saith Launcelot	F
Sweet Madam fare you well	S
And sythen you have left the world	T
No more in the world I dwell	S
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Then up rose sad Sir Launcelot	F
And rode by wold and mere	B
Until he came to a hermitage	U
Where bode Sir Bedivere	B
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And there he put a habit on	V
And there did pray and fast	W
And when Sir Bedivere told him all	X
His heart for sorrow brast	W
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How that Sir Mordred traitorous knight	W
Betrayed his King and sire	B
And how King Arthur wounded died	W
Broken in heart's desire	B
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And so Sir Launcelot penance made	W
And worked at servile toil	Y
And prayed the Bishop of Canterbury	B
His sins for to assoil	Y
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His shield went clattering on the wall	Y
To a dolorous wail of wind	W
His casque was rust his mantle dust	W
With spider webs entwined	W
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His listless horses left alone	Z
Went cropping where they would	W
To see the noblest knight of the world	W
Upon his sorrow brood	W
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Anon a Vision came in his sleep	A2
And thrice the Vision saith	P
Go thou to Almesbury for thy sin	I
Where lieth the queen in death	P
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Sir Launcelot cometh to Almesbury	B
And knelt by the dead queen's bier	B
Oh none may know moaned Launcelot	W
What sorrow lieth here	B
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What love what honor what defeat	W
What hope of the Holy Grail	Y
The moon looked through the latticed glass	B2
On the queen's face cold and pale	Y
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Sir Launcelot kissed the cer d cloth	P
And none could stay his woe	C2
Her hair lay back from the oval brow	B
And her nose was clear as snow	C2
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They wrapped her body in cloth of Raines	D2
They put her in webs of lead	W
They coffined her in white marble	Y
And sang a mass for the dead	W
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Sir Launcelot and seven knights	E2
Bore torches around the bier	B
They scattered myrrh and frankincense	F2
On the corpse of Guinevere	B
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They put her in earth by King Arthur	B
To the chant of a doleful tune	M
They heaped the earth on Guinevere	B
And Launcelot fell in a swoon	M
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Sir Launcelot went to the hermitage	U
Some Grace of God to find	W
But never he ate and never he drank	Q
And there he sickened and dwined	W
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Sir Launcelot lay in a painful bed	W
And spake with a dreary steven	J
Sir Bishop I pray you shrive my soul	Y
And make it clean for heaven	J
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The Bishop houseled Sir Launcelot	W
The Bishop kept watch and ward	W
Bury me saith Sir Launcelot	W
In the earth of Joyous Guard	W
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Three candles burned the whole night through	B
Till the red dawn looked in the room	G2
And the white white soul of Launcelot	W
Strove with a black black doom	G2
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I see the old witch Dame Brisen	J
And Elaine so straight and tall	Y
Nay saith the Bishop of Canterbury	B
The shadows dance on the wall	Y
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I see long hands of dead women	J
They clutch for my soul eftsoon	J
Nay saith the Bishop of Canterbury	B
'Tis the drifting light of the moon	J
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I see three angels saith he	B
Before a silver urn	J
Nay saith the Bishop of Canterbury	B
The candles do but burn	J
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I see a cloth of red samite	W
O'er the holy vessels spread	W
Nay saith the Bishop of Canterbury	B
The great dawn groweth red	W
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I see all the torches of the world	W
Shine in the room so clear	B
Nay saith the Bishop of Canterbury	B
The white dawn draweth near	B
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Sweet lady I behold the face	O
Of thy dear son our Lord	W
Nay saith the Bishop of Canterbury	B
The sun shines on your sword	W
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Sir Galahad outstretcheth hands	H2
And taketh me ere I fail	Y
Sir Launcelot's body lay in death	P
As his soul found the Holy Grail	Y
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They laid his body in the quire	B
Upon a purple pall	Y
He was the meekest gentlest knight	W
That ever ate in hall	Y
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He was the kingliest goodliest knight	W
That ever England roved	W
The truest lover of sinful man	J
That ever woman loved	W
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I pray you all fair gentlemen	J
Pray for his soul and mine	J
He lived to lose the heart he loved	W
And drink but bitter wine	J
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He wrought a woe he knew not of	I2
He failed his fondest quest	W
Now sing a psalter read a prayer	B
May all souls find their rest	W
Amen	J

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