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THE QUEST OF THE QUEEN'S TEARS Sylvia, Queen of the Woods, in her woodland palace, held court, and made a mockery of her suitors. She would sing to them, she said, she would give them banquets, she would tell them tales of legendary days, her jugglers should caper before them, her armies salute them, her fools crack jests with them and make whimsical quips, only she could not love them. THE QUEST OF THE QUEEN'S TEARS SYLVIA QUEEN OF THE WOODS IN HER WOODLAND PALACE HELD COURT AND MADE A MOCKERY OF HER SUITORS SHE WOULD SING TO THEM SHE SAID SHE WOULD GIVE THEM BANQUETS SHE WOULD TELL THEM TALES OF LEGENDARY DAYS HER JUGGLERS SHOULD CAPER BEFORE THEM HER ARMIES SALUTE THEM HER FOOLS CRACK JESTS WITH THEM AND MAKE WHIMSICAL WHIPS ONLY SHE COULD NOT LOVE THEM
ed, it was twilight; but when he came up nimbly out of his tank night fell and starlight glistened on the dripping, golden scales. There he and his captive either defeated Time or never encountered him at all; while, in the world we know, raged Roncesvalles or battles yet to be--I know not to what part of the shore of Romance he bore her. Perhaps she became one of those princesses of whom fable loves to tell, but let it suffice that there she lived by the sea: and kings ruled, and Demons ruled, and kings came again, and many cities returned to their native dust, and still she abided there, and still her marble palace passed not away nor the power that there was in the dragon's spell. And only once did there ever come to her a message from the world that of old she knew. It came in a pearly ship across the mystical sea; it was from an old school-friend that she had had in Putney, merely a note, no more, in a little, neat, round hand: it said, "It is not Proper for you to be there alone.  THE BOOK OF WONDER BY LORD DUNZANIE THIS IS LIEBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIVER BOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIVERPOX DOT ORG
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