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CHRIST IN BRITAIN: 3. A DRUID TOWN, by                    
First Line: A sunless maze of tangled lanes enfold
Last Line: The golden caer upon the ninth wave's foam.
Subject(s): Druids; Great Britain - History; Druidism; English History


A sunless maze of tangled lanes enfold
The magic dwellings of the forest race,
Whose hidden shapes are flames that leave no trace
At mid-moon when the Druid's dream is told;
The shadows of enchanted orchards hold
Red thatch of wings and woad-stained doors that face
The wandering stars, and guard the secret place
Where faery women thread their warps with gold.

The dragon knight shall lose his strength of hand
Nor ever raise his long leaf-shapen shield,
If he but follow where the white deer roam;
And never will the mariner reach land
When harps ring seaward as the dawn fires yield
The golden caer upon the ninth wave's foam.





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