Nobles and squires

[János Székely]

Another cry for help:

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*While nobles are crying in their nights' chains, the squires sing.*
(GR 701)
Quite well-known but: is this a reference to a particular line which is
bread-and-butter for an Anglophone, or just an imitation?
If the latter, does "squire" mean 'page" here?

Thanks,
János
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