Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895.

May Kendall b. 1861

The Page of Lancelot

SO I arm thee for the final night,

And for thy one defeat;

For God upon his side shall fight

When thou and he shall meet.

I know, for good or evil, thine

Will be a well-fought field—

For good or evil, master mine,

If I may bear thy shield!

Now art thou the unfaithfullest

Of all that bore the vow—

Yet some there are that love thee best,

Most honor, even now.

I see the face I held divine

Ah, yet divine revealed!

For good or evil, master mine,

If I may bear thy shield!