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(Vv. 1691 1750.) Before all the excellent knights, Gawain ought to be named the first, and second Erec the son of Lac, and third Lancelot of the Lake. [116] Gornemant of Gohort was fourth, and the fifth was the Handsome Coward. BEFORE ALL THE EXCELLENT KNIGHTS GAWAIN OUGHT TO BE NAMED THE FIRST AND SECOND EREC THE SON OF LUCK AND THIRD LAUNCELOT OF THE LAKE GOURNAMANT OF GOD WAS FOURTH AND THE FIFTH WAS THE HANDSOME COWARD
lours and placed it upon her head. They strove as best they might to adorn her in such wise that no fault should be found with her attire. Strung upon a ribbon around her neck, a damsel hung two brooches of enamelled gold. Now she looked so charming and fair that I do not believe that you could find her equal in any land, search as you might, so skilfully had Nature wrought in her. Then she stepped out of the dressing-room into the Queen's presence. The Queen made much of her, because she liked her and was glad that she was beautiful and had such gentle manners. They took each other by the hand and passed into the King's presence. And when the King saw them, he got up to meet them. When they came into the great hall, there were so many knights there who rose before them that I cannot call by name the tenth part of them, or the thirteenth, or the fifteenth. But I can tell you the names of some of the best of the knights who belonged to the Round Table and who were the best in the world. ERS OF MANY VARIOUS COLOURS AND PLACED IT UPON HER HEAD THEY STROVE AS BEST THEY MIGHT TO ADORN HER IN SUCH WISE THAT NO FAULT SHOULD BE FOUND WITH HER ATTIRE STRUNG UPON A RIBBON AROUND HER NECK A DAMSEL HUNG TWO BROOCHES OF ENAMELLED GOLD NOW SHE LOOKED SO CHARMING AND FAIR THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE YOU COULD FIND HER EQUAL IN ANY LAND SUCH AS YOU MIGHT SO SKILFULLY HAD NATURE WROUGHT IN HER THEN SHE STEPPED OUT OF THE DRESSING ROOM INTO THE QUEEN'S PRESENCE THE QUEEN MADE MUCH OF HER BECAUSE SHE LIKED HER AND WAS GLAD THAT SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL AND HAD SUCH GENTLE MANNERS THEY TOOK EACH OTHER BY THE HAND AND PASSED INTO THE KING'S PRESENCE AND WHEN THE KING SAW THEM HE GOT UP TO MEET THEM AND WHEN THEY CAME INTO THE GREAT HALL THERE WERE SO MANY KNIGHTS THERE WHO ROSE BEFORE THEM THAT I CANNOT CALL BY NAME THE TENTH PART OF THEM OR THE THIRTEENTH OR THE FIFTIETH BUT I CAN TELL YOU THE NAMES OF SOME OF THE BEST OF THE KNIGHTS WHO BELONGED TO THE ROUND TABLE AND WHO WERE THE BEST IN THE WORLD
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