large/2361/eric_and_enide_0809_mj_librivox1_64kb_mp3/ericandenide_04_troyes_64kb_174
large/2361/eric_and_enide_0809_mj_librivox1_64kb_mp3/ericandenide_04_troyes_64kb
English
2361
But since I must make the effort, come what may, I shall not fail to relate a part of it, as best I may. (Vv. 6713 6809.) The King had two thrones of white ivory, well constructed and new, of one pattern and style. BUT SINCE I MUST MAKE THE EFFORT COME WHAT MAY I SHALL NOT FAIL TO RELATE A PART OF IT AS BEST I MAY THE KING HAD TWO THRONES OF WHITE IVORY WELL CONSTRUCTED AND NEW OF ONE PATTERN AND STYLE
s 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. 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. So it is a mad enterprise I undertake in wishing to attempt to describe it. D 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 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 SO IT IS A MAD ENTERPRISE I UNDERTAKE IN WISHING TO ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE IT
large/2361/eric_and_enide_0809_mj_librivox1_64kb_mp3/ericandenide_04_troyes_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/2361/eric_and_enide_0809_mj_librivox1_64kb_mp3/ericandenide_04_troyes_64kb.flac