| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| Songs from Dramas. I. News to the King |
| | | Augusta Webster (1840–94) |
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| “NEWS to the king, good news for all,” | |
| The corn is trodden, the river runs red. | |
| “News of the battle,” the heralds call, | |
| “We have won the field; we have taken the town; | |
| We have beaten the rebels and crush’d them down.” | 5 |
| And the dying lie with the dead. | |
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| “Who was my bravest?” quoth the king, | |
| The corn is trodden, the river runs red. | |
| “Whom shall I honor for this great thing?” | |
| “Threescore were best, where none were worst; | 10 |
| But Walter Wendulph was aye the first.” | |
| And the dying lie with the dead. | |
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| “What of my husband?” quoth the bride, | |
| The corn is trodden, the river runs red. | |
| “Comes he to-morrow? how long will he bide?” | 15 |
| “Put off thy bridegear, busk thee in black; | |
| Walter Wendulph will never come back.” | |
| And the dying lie with the dead. | |
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