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Author Note Divers Princes and Noblemen being assembled in a beautiful and fair	A
Palace which was situate upon the river Rhine they beheld a boat or	B
small barge make toward the shore drawn by a Swan in a silver chain	C
the one end fastened about her neck the other to the vessel and in it	D
an unknown soldier a man of a comely personage and graceful presence	E
who stept upon the shore which done the boat guided by the Swan left	F
him and floated down the river This man fell afterward in league with	G
a fair gentlewoman married her and by her had many children After	H
some years the same Swan came with the same barge into the same place	I
the soldier entering into it was carried thence the way he came left	F
wife children and family and was never seen amongst them after	H
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Now who can judge this to be other than one of those spirits that are	J
named Incubi says Thomas Heywood I have adopted his story but not his	K
solution making the unknown soldier not an evil spirit but one who had	L
purchased happiness of a malevolent being by the promised sacrifice of	M
his first born child	N
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Bright on the mountain's heathy slope	O
The day's last splendors shine	P
And rich with many a radiant hue	Q
Gleam gayly on the Rhine	P
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And many a one from Waldhurst's walls	R
Along the river stroll'd	S
As ruffling o'er the pleasant stream	T
The evening gales came cold	S
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So as they stray'd a swan they saw	U
Sail stately up and strong	V
And by a silver chain she drew	Q
A little boat along	V
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Whose streamer to the gentle breeze	W
Long floating fluttered light	X
Beneath whose crimson canopy	Y
There lay reclin'd a knight	X
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With arching crest and swelling breast	Z
On sail'd the stately swan	A2
And lightly up the parting tide	B2
The little boat came on	A2
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And onward to the shore they drew	Q
And leapt to land the knight	X
And down the stream the swan drawn boat	C2
Fell soon beyond the sight	X
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Was never a Maid in Waldhurst's walls	R
Might match with Margaret	D
Her cheek was fair her eyes were dark	D2
Her silken locks like jet	E2
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And many a rich and noble youth	F2
Had strove to win the fair	A
But never a rich or noble youth	F2
Could rival Rudiger	H
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At every tilt and turney he	Y
Still bore away the prize	G2
For knightly feats superior still	H2
And knightly courtesies	W
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His gallant feats his looks his love	M
Soon won the willing fair	A
And soon did Margaret become	I2
The wife of Rudiger	H
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Like morning dreams of happiness	J2
Fast roll'd the months away	K2
For he was kind and she was kind	L2
And who so blest as they	K2
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Yet Rudiger would sometimes sit	D
Absorb'd in silent thought	M2
And his dark downward eye would seem	T
With anxious meaning fraught	M2
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But soon he rais'd his looks again	N2
And smil'd his cares eway	K2
And mid the hall of gaiety	M2
Was none like him so gay	K2
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And onward roll'd the waining months	O2
The hour appointed came	P2
And Margaret her Rudiger	H
Hail'd with a father's name	P2
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But silently did Rudiger	H
The little infant see	Y
And darkly on the babe he gaz'd	M2
And very sad was he	Y
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And when to bless the little babe	Q2
The holy Father came	P2
To cleanse the stains of sin away	K2
In Christ's redeeming name	P2
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Then did the cheek of Rudiger	H
Assume a death pale hue	Q
And on his clammy forehead stood	M2
The cold convulsive dew	Q
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And faltering in his speech he bade	M2
The Priest the rites delay	K2
Till he could to right health restor'd	M2
Enjoy the festive day	K2
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When o'er the many tinted sky	R2
He saw the day decline	P
He called upon his Margaret	M2
To walk beside the Rhine	P
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And we will take the little babe	Q2
For soft the breeze that blows	S2
And the wild murmurs of the stream	T
Will lull him to repose	S2
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So forth together did they go	T2
The evening breeze was mild	M2
And Rudiger upon his arm	U2
Did pillow the sweet child	M2
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And many a one from Waldhurst's walls	R
Along the banks did roam	V2
But soon the evening wind came cold	M2
And all betook them home	V2
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Yet Rudiger in silent mood	M2
Along the banks would roam	V2
Nor aught could Margaret prevail	W2
To turn his footsteps home	V2
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Oh turn thee turn thee Rudiger	H
The rising mists behold	M2
The evening wind is damp and chill	H2
The little babe is cold	M2
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Now hush thee hush thee Margaret	M2
The mists will do no harm	U2
And from the wind the little babe	Q2
Lies sheltered on my arm	U2
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Oh turn thee turn thee Rudiger	H
Why onward wilt thou roam	V2
The moon is up the night is cold	M2
And we are far from home	V2
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He answered not for now he saw	U
A Swan come sailing strong	V
And by a silver chain she drew	Q
A little boat along	V
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To shore they came and to the boat	M2
Fast leapt he with the child	M2
And in leapt Margaret breathless now	X2
And pale with fear and wild	M2
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With arching crest and swelling breast	M2
On sail'd the stately swan	A2
And lightly down the rapid tide	M2
The little boat went on	A2
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The full orb'd moon that beam'd around	M2
Pale splendor thro' the night	M2
Cast through the crimson canopy	Y
A dim discoloured light	M2
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And swiftly down the hurrying stream	T
In silence still they sail	W2
And the long streamer fluttering fast	M2
Flapp'd to the heavy gale	W2
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And he was mute in sullen thought	M2
And she was mute with fear	Y2
Nor sound but of the parting tide	M2
Broke on the listening ear	Z2
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The little babe began to cry	R2
And waked his mother's care	A
Now give to me the little babe	Q2
For God's sake Rudiger	H
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Now hush thee hush thee Margaret	M2
Nor my poor heart distress	A3
I do but pay perforce the price	B3
Of former happiness	J2
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And hush thee too my little babe	Q2
Thy cries so feeble cease	C3
Lie still lie still a little while	D3
And thou shalt be at peace	C3
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So as he spake to land they drew	Q
And swift he stept on shore	B
And him behind did Margaret	M2
Close follow evermore	B
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It was a place all desolate	M2
Nor house nor tree was there	A
And there a rocky mountain rose	S2
Barren and bleak and bare	A
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And at its base a cavern yawn'd	M2
No eye its depth might view	Q
For in the moon beam shining round	M2
That darkness darker grew	Q
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Cold Horror crept thro' Margaret's blood	M2
Her heart it paus'd with fear	Y2
When Rudiger approach'd the cave	E3
And cried lo I am here	Z2
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A deep sepulchral sound the cave	E3
Return'd lo I am here	Z2
And black from out the cavern gloom	F3
Two giant arms appear	Y2
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And Rudiger approach'd and held	M2
The little infant nigh	R2
Then Margaret shriek'd and gather'd then	N2
New powers from agony	Y
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And round the baby fast and firm	G3
Her trembling arms she folds	H3
And with a strong convulsive grasp	I3
The little infant holds	H3
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Now help me Jesus loud she cries	G2
And loud on God she calls	R
Then from the grasp of Rudiger	H
The little infant falls	R
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And now he shriek'd for now his frame	P2
The huge black arms clasp'd round	M2
And dragg'd the wretched Rudiger	H
Adown the dark profound	M2