wanest

Updated: May 12, 2025

This day is the token of oath and behest That ne'er shall be broken through ill days and best. Here the troth hath been given, the oath hath been done, To the Folk that hath thriven well under the sun. And the gifts of its giving our troth-day shall win Are the Dale for our living and dear days therein. O Sun, now thou wanest! yet come back and see Amidst all that thou gainest how gainful are we.

William Morris - The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale