Classic Poem

Next his chamber, beside his study
His harper's chamber was fast the by
Many times, by nights and days,
He had solace of notes and lays.
One asked him the reason why
He had delight in minstrelsy:
He answered him in this manner
Why he held the harp so dear:
The virtue of the harp through skill and right
Will destroy the fiend's might;
And to the cross by good skill
Is the harp likened well.