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It is a work in which all lovers of literature cannot fail to delight. A Tale of the House of the Wolfings and all the Kindreds of the Mark. IT IS A WORK IN WHICH ALL LOVERS OF LITERATURE CANNOT FAIL TO DELIGHT A TALE OF THE HOUSE OF THE WOLFINGS AND ALL THE KINDREDS OF THE MARK
en cauldrons and fair- carven chests were set down in nooks where men could see them well, and vessels of gold and silver were set all up and down the tables of the feast. The pillars also were wreathed with flowers, and flowers hung garlanded from the walls over the precious hangings; sweet gums and spices were burning in fair-wrought censers of brass, and so many candles were alight under the Roof, that scarce had it looked more ablaze when the Romans had litten the faggots therein for its burning amidst the hurry of the Morning Battle. There then they fell to feasting, hallowing in the high-tide of their return with victory in their hands: and the dead corpses of Thiodolf and Otter, clad in precious glittering raiment, looked down on them from the High-seat, and the kindreds worshipped them and were glad; and they drank the Cup to them before any others, were they Gods or men. In days of uncouth realism and unimaginative imitation, it is a high pleasure to welcome work of this kind. HE PILLARS GOODLY BRAZEN CAULDRONS AND FAIR CARVEN CHESTS WERE SET DOWN IN NOOKS WHERE MEN COULD SEE THEM WELL AND VESSELS OF GOLD AND SILVER WERE SET ALL UP AND DOWN THE TABLES OF THE FEAST THE PILLARS ALSO WERE WREATHED WITH FLOWERS AND FLOWERS HUNG GARLANDEN FROM THE WALLS OVER THE PRECIOUS HANGINGS SWEET GUMS AND SPICES WERE BURNING IN FAIR WROUGHT CENSERS OF BRASS AND SO MANY CANDLES WERE ALIGHT UNDER THE ROOF THAT SCARCE HAD IT LOOKED MORE ABLAZE WHEN THE ROMANS HAD LITTEN THE FAGOTS THEREIN OR ITS BURNING AMIDST THE HURRY OF THE MORNING BATTLE THERE THEN THEY FELL TO FEASTING HALLOWING IN THE HIGH TIDE OF THEIR RETURN WITH VICTORY IN THEIR HANDS AND THE DEAD CORPSES OF THIODOLF AND OTTER CLAD IN PRECIOUS GLITTERING RAIMENT LOOKED DOWN ON THEM FROM THE HIGH SEAT AND THE KINDREDS WORSHIPPED THEM AND WERE GLAD AND THEY DRANK THE CUP TO THEM BEFORE ANY OTHERS WERE THEY GODS OR MEN IN DAYS OF UNCOUTH REISM AND UNIMAGINATIVE IMITATION IT IS A HIGH PLEASURE TO WELCOME WORK OF THIS KIND
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