At another time there came robbers to him when he was feeding the herds of his parents, wishing to slay him, so that they might the more easily reave what they would.
On another day certain robbers, coming from a foreign region, found Saint Kiaranus alone, reading beside his herds; and they thought to slay him and to reave his herds.
And fitter were your due submission done, Than wrongful wars to reave his right and realm.
And little enough can I do, for I am old and feeble, and my kin also are of no avail, insomuch that hitherto have I been able to find no knight that durst defend me from the knight that is fain to reave this castle from me.
Already have you given me back the castle whereof this knight would reave me.
Now shall I not be disherited of mine honour, neither shall I lose my castle whereof they would fain reave me by wrong, for that no Lord nor champion have I!
Sir, one thing hath he bid me do, whereof I am sore grieved, that and I send him not one of my daughters, he hath sworn his oath that he will reave me of my castle.
And now the brother of the knight that he slew and the Lord of the Moors are warring upon me and are fain toreave me of my castle and God counsel me not.
The Lord of the Moors and another knight are they that war upon her and would fain reave her of this castle as they have reft her of seven other already.
A certain man would reave them of this castle for that no aid nor succour have they save of me alone.
Wherefore is the castle warred upon of them that would fain reaveher thereof by force.
He wold pull downe my halles and castles, And reave me of my lyfe; I cannot blame him if he doe, If I reave him of his wyfe.
XXI ‘He wold pull downe my halles and castles, And reave me of my lyfe; I cannot blame him if he doe, If I reave him of his wyfe.
They all crowded around him, as though his presence meant life to them, and his departure would reavethem of their very souls; and what piteous pleading, what extravagance of grief did they omit?
He wold pull downe my halles and castles, And reave me of my lyfe: And ever I feare that paynim kyng, 85 Iff I reave him of his wyfe.
If thou spare them, rain then upon my head The fulness of thy plagues with deadly ire, To reavethis ruthful soul, who all too sore Burns in the wrathful torments of revenge.
But they try to reavefrom GOD, His part, who would be praised of men for good deeds.
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