The Spell of the Fox

Be the spell of the wood-dog,
On the feet of the fox,
On his heart, on his liver.
On his gullet of greediness,
On his surpassing pointed teeth,
On the bend of his stomach.
Be the charm of the Lord upon the sheep-kind,
The charm of Christ kindly-white, mild-white.
The charm of Mary lovely-fair, tender-fair.
Against dogs, against birds, against man-kind.
Against fairy dogs, against world dogs.
Of the world hither, of the world thither.