Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE MESSAGE, by HEINRICH HEINE


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First Line: Up, boy! Arise, and saddle quick
Last Line: But never speak a word.
Subject(s): Castles; Courts & Courtiers; Household Employees; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens; Servants; Domestics; Maids


UP, boy! arise, and saddle quick,
And mount your swiftest steed,
And to King Duncan's castle ride
O'er bush and brake with speed.

There slip into the stable soft,
Till one shall see you hide,
Then ask him: Which of Duncan's girls
Is she that is a bride?

And if he say, The dark-haired one,
Then give your mare the spur;
But if he say, The fair-haired one,
You need not hurry here.

You only need, if that's the case,
Buy me a hempen cord,
Ride slowly back and give it me,
But never speak a word.





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