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The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 2

Note 92 — THE GRAVE OF THE LAST SAXON.

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There is a quaint epitaph in Speed, describing him as having been buried in a convent at Lewes. I have so far adhered to historical tradition, as to represent him under the character and in the habit of a religious order. The abbey founded by his father seemed more appropriate than a convent or cell at Lewes. The wife of Harold is not introduced at the funeral, as she had fled to a convent.

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