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The tongue and the mouth of no man, however skilful, could describe the third, or the fourth, or the fifth part of the display which marked his coronation. THE TONGUE AND THE MOUTH OF NO MAN HOWEVER SKILFUL COULD DESCRIBE THE THIRD OR THE FOURTH OR THE FIFTH PART OF THE DISPLAY WHICH MARKED HIS CORONATION
rdered with heavy and stiff gold braid. Alexander, who conquered so much that he subdued the whole world, and who was so lavish and rich, compared with him was poor and mean. Caesar, the Emperor of Rome, and all the kings whose names you hear in stories and in epic songs, did not distribute at any feast so much as Arthur gave on the day that he crowned Erec; nor would Caesar and Alexander dare to spend so much as he spent at the court. The raiment was taken from the chests and spread about freely through the halls; one could take what he would, without restraint. In the midst of the court, upon a rug, stood thirty bushels of bright sterlings; [143] for since the time of Merlin until that day sterlings had currency throughout Britain. There all helped themselves, each one carrying away that night all that he wanted to his lodging-place. At nine o'clock on Christmas day, all came together again at court. The great joy that is drawing near for him had completely filched Erec's heart away. D FUR AND FLOWERED SILKS BORDERED WITH HEAVY AND STIFF GOLD BRAID ALEXANDER WHO CONQUERED SO MUCH THAT HE SUBDUED THE WHOLE WORLD AND WHO WAS SO LAVISH AND RICH COMPARED WITH HIM WAS POOR AND MEAN CAESAR THE EMPEROR OF ROME AND ALL THE KINGS WHOSE NAMES YOU HEAR IN STORIES AND IN EPIC SONGS DID NOT DISTRIBUTE AT ANY FEAST SO MUCH AS ARTHUR GAVE ON THE DAY THAT HE CROWNED ERIC NOR WOULD CAESAR AND ALEXANDER DARE TO SPEND SO MUCH AS HE SPENT AT THE COURT THE RAIMENT WAS TAKEN FROM THE CHESTS AND SPREAD ABOUT FREELY THROUGH THE HALLS ONE COULD TAKE WHAT HE WOULD WITHOUT RESTRAINT IN THE MIDST OF THE COURT UPON A RUG STOOD THIRTY BUSHELS OF BRIGHT STERLINGS FOR SINCE THE TIME OF MERLIN UNTIL THAT DAY STERLINGSS HAD CURRENCY THROUGHOUT BRITAIN THERE ALL HELPED THEMSELVES EACH ONE CARRYING AWAY THAT NIGHT ALL THAT HE WANTED TO HIS LODGING PLACE AT NINE O'CLOCK ON CHRISTMAS DAY ALL CAME TOGETHER AGAIN AT COURT THE GREAT JOY THAT IS DRAWING NEAR FOR HIM HAD COMPLETELY FILCHED ERIC'S HEART AWAY
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