"And (to avow the truth) in jealous mood Alone I came, alone with thee to fight;
Because I grudged that king so puissant shou'd Exist on earth, save he observed my rite.
Hence reek they ravaged fields with Christian blood;
And yet with greater rancour and despite, Like cruel foe, I purposed to offend, But that it chanced, one changed me to a friend.
