Legend of Heinz von Stein, The

<SPAN name="startofbook"></SPAN> <h3>THE LEGEND OF HEINZ VON STEIN</h3> <p>Out rode from his wild, dark castle<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">The terrible Heinz von Stein;</span><br/> He came to the door of a tavern<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And gazed on its swinging sign.</span><br/> <br/> He sat himself down at a table,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And growled for a bottle of wine;</span><br/> Up came with a flask and a corkscrew<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">A maiden of beauty divine.</span><br/> <br/> Then, seized with a deep love-longing,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">He uttered, "O damosel mine,</span><br/> Suppose you just give a few kisses<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">To the valorous Ritter von Stein!"</span><br/> <br/> But she answered, "The kissing business<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Is entirely out of my line;</span><br/> And I certainly will not begin it<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">On a countenance ugly as thine!"</span><br/> <br/> Oh, then the bold knight was angry,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And cursed both coarse and fine;</span><br/> And asked, "How much is the swindle<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">For your sour and nasty wine?"</span><br/> <br/> And fiercely he rode to the castle<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And sat himself down to dine;</span><br/> And this is the dreadful legend<br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Of the terrible Heinz von Stein.</span><br/></p> <p style='text-align: right;'><i>Charles Godfrey Leland.</i></p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />