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King Arthur sat upon the one, and upon the other he made Erec sit, who was robed in watered silk. KING ARTHUR SAT UPON THE ONE AND UPON THE OTHER HE MADE EREC SIT WHO WAS ROBED IN WATERED SILK
ould 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. 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. He who made them beyond a doubt was a very skilled and cunning craftsman. For so precisely did he make the two alike in height, in breadth, and in ornamentation, that you could nor look at them from every side to distinguish one from the other and find in one aught that was not in the other. There was no part of wood, but all of gold and fine ivory. Well were they carved with great skill, for the two corresponding sides of each bore the representation of a leopard, and the other two a dragon's shape. A knight named Bruiant of the Isles had made a gift and present of them to King Arthur and the Queen. ND 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 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 HE WHO MADE THEM BEYOND A DOUBT WAS A VERY SKILLED AND CUNNING CRAFTSMAN FOR SO PRECISELY DID HE MAKE THE TWO ALIKE IN HEIGHT IN BREADTH AND IN ORNAMENTATION THAT YOU COULD NOR LOOK AT THEM FROM EVERY SIDE TO DISTINGUISH ONE FROM THE OTHER AND FIND IN ONE AUGHT THAT WAS NOT IN THE OTHER THERE WAS NO PART OF WOOD BUT ALL OF GOLD AND FINE IVORY WELL WERE THEY CARVED WITH GREAT SKILL FOR THE TWO CORRESPONDING SIDES OF EACH BORE THE REPRESENTATION OF A LEOPARD AND THE OTHER TWO A DRAGON'S SHAPE A KNIGHT NAMED BRUANT OF THE ISLES HAD MADE A GIFT AND PRESENT OF THEM TO KING ARTHUR AND THE QUEEN
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