I alle de Riger og Lande,
Hvorhen jeg i Verden foer,
Jeg fegted med aaben Pande
For hvad jeg for Alvor troer.
En Ørn var mit Hjelme-Mærke;
Paa Brynien stod Korsets Tegn.
Paa Skjold bar jeg Løverne stærke
I Hjerternes milde Hegn.
Naar Mænd jeg kasted min Handske,
Opslog jeg min Ridderhjelm;
Da saae, jeg var Holger Danske
Og ingen formummet Skjelm.
Vil Dansken i Verden fegte,
Men dølger Aasyn og Navn,
Jeg veed, hans Aand er ei ægte -
Jeg tager ham ei i Favn
Katherine Fowler was born on New Year's day, 1631 in London, England. Her father, John Fowler, was a Presbyterian merchant. Katherine was educated at one of the Hackney boarding-schools, where she became fluent in several languages. After the death of John Fowler, Katherine's mother married a Welshman, Hector Philips, and,...
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One lovely name adorns my song,
And, dwelling in the heart,
Forever falters at the tongue,
And trembles to depart.