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(Vv. 5367 5446.) [136] They rode straight on from morn till eve more than thirty Welsh leagues, and then came to the towers of a stronghold, rich and fair, girt all about with a new wall. And all around, beneath this wall, ran a very deep stream, roaring rushing like a storm. THEY RODE STRAIGHT ON FROM MORN TILL EVE MORE THAN THIRTY WELL SHEAGUES AND THEN CAME TO THE TOWERS OF A STRONGHOLD RICH AND FAIR GIRT ALL ABOUT WITH A NEW WALL AND ALL AROUND BENEATH THIS WALL RAN A VERY DEEP STREAM ROARING RUSHING LIKE A STORM
cious purple cloth. The saddle-bows were of ivory, on which was carved the story of how Aeneas came from Troy, how at Carthage with great joy Dido received him to her bed, how Aeneas deceived her, and how for him she killed herself, how Aeneas conquered Laurentum and all Lombardy, of which he was king all his life. [135] Cunning was the workmanship and well carved, all decorated with fine gold. A skilful craftsman, who made it spent more than seven years in carving it, without touching any other piece of work. I do not know whether he sold it; but he ought to have obtained a good price for it. Now that Enide was presented with this palfrey, she was well compensated for the loss of her own. The palfrey, thus richly apparelled, was given to her and she mounted it gladly; then the gentlemen and squires quickly mounted too. For their pleasure and sport Guivret caused to be taken with them rich falcons, both young and moulted, many a tercel and sparrow-hawk, and many a setter and greyhound. THER STYLE COVERED WITH PRECIOUS PURPLE CLOTH THE SADDLE BOUGHS WERE OF IVORY ON WHICH WAS CARVED THE STORY OF HOW AENEAS CAME FROM TROY HOW AT CARTHAGE WITH GREAT JOY DIDO RECEIVED HIM TO HER BED HOW AENEAS DECEIVED HER AND HOW FOR HIM SHE KILLED HERSELF HOW AENEUS CAPTURED LAURENTUM AND ALL LOMITY OF WHICH HE WAS KING ALL HIS LIFE CUNNING WAS THE WORKMANSHIP AND WELL CARVED ALL DECORATED WITH FINE GOLD A SKILFUL CRAFTSMAN WHO MADE IT SPENT MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS IN CARVING IT WITHOUT TOUCHING ANY OTHER PIECE OF WORK I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER HE SOLD IT BUT HE OUGHT TO HAVE OBTAINED A GOOD PRICE FOR IT NOW THAT A NEED WAS PRESENTED WITH THIS PALFREY SHE WAS WELL COMPENSATED FOR THE LOSS OF HER OWN THE PALFREY THUS RICHLY APPARELLED WAS GIVEN TO HER AND SHE MOUNTED IT GLADLY THEN THE GENTLEMEN AND THE SQUIRES QUICKLY MOUNTED TOO FOR THEIR PLEASURE AND SPORT GUIVRET CAUSED TO BE TAKEN WITH THEM RICH FALCONS BOTH YOUNG AND MOLTEN MANY A TRESSEL AND SPARROW HAWK AND MANY A SETTER AND GREYHOUND
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