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Erec stops to look at it, and ask and find out if any one could truly tell him who was the lord of this town. "Friend," said he to his kind companion, "could you tell me the name of this town, and whose it is? ERIC STOPPED TO LOOK AT IT AND ASK AND FIND OUT IF ANY ONE COULD TRULY TELL HIM WHO WAS THE LORD OF THIS TOWN FRIEND SAID HE TO HIS KIND COMPANION COULD YOU TELL ME THE NAME OF THIS TOWN AND WHOSE IT IS
rdy, 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. (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. D 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 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
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