The Geste of Duke Jocelyn
By Jeffery Farnol
- Release Date: 2014-12-31
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
Long, long ago when castles grim did frown, When massy wall and gate did ’fend each town; When mighty lords in armour bright were seen, And stealthy outlaws lurked amid the green And oft were hanged for poaching of the deer, Or, gasping, died upon a hunting spear; When barons bold did on their rights insist And hanged or burned all rogues who dared resist; When humble folk on life had no freehold And were in open market bought and sold; When grisly witches (lean and bony hags) Cast spells most dire yet, meantime, starved in rags;
