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He is happy to ride by her side, and it does him good to look at her. Long he gazes at her fair hair, her laughing eyes, and her radiant forehead, her nose, her face, and mouth, for all of which gladness fills his heart. He gazes upon her down to the waist, at her chin and her snowy neck, her bosom and sides, her arms and hands. But no less the damsel looks at the vassal with a clear eye and loyal heart, as if they were in competition. HE IS HAPPY TO RIDE BY HER SIDE AND IT DOES HIM GOOD TO LOOK AT HER LONG HE GAZES AT HER FAIR HAIR HER LAUGHING EYES AND HER RADIANT FOREHEAD HER NOSE HER FACE AND MOUTH FOR ALL OF WHICH GLADNESS FILLS HIS HEART HE GAZES UPON HER DOWN TO THE WAIST AT HER CHIN AND HER SNOWY NECK HER BOSOM AND SIDES HER ARMS AND HANDS BUT NO LESS THE DAMSEL LOOKS AT THE VASSAL WITH A CLEAR EYE AND LOYAL HEART AS IF THEY WERE IN COMPETITION
ep back their tears: at parting, the mother weeps, the father and the daughter too. For such is love and human nature, and such is affection between parents and children. They wept from sorrow, tenderness, and love which they had for their child; yet they knew full well that their daughter was to fill a place from which great honour would accrue to them. They shed tears of love and pity when they separated from their daughter, but they had no other cause to weep. They knew well enough that eventually they would receive great honour from her marriage. So at parting many a tear was shed, as weeping they commend one another to God, and thus separate without more delay. (Vv. 1479-1690.) Erec quit his host; for he was very anxious to reach the royal court. In his adventure he took great satisfaction; for now he had a lady passing fair, discreet, courteous, and debonair. He could not look at her enough: for the more he looks at her, the more she pleases him. He cannot help giving her a kiss. KISSED THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN AND COULD NOT KEEP BACK THEIR TEARS AT PARTING THE MOTHER WEEPS THE FATHER AND THE DAUGHTER TOO FOR SUCH IS LOVE AND HUMAN NATURE AND SUCH IS AFFECTION BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN THEY WEPT FROM SORROW TENDERNESS AND LOVE WHICH THEY HAD FOR THEIR CHILD YET THEY KNEW FULL WELL THAT THEIR DAUGHTER WAS TO FILL A PLACE FROM WHICH GREAT HONOUR WOULD ACCRUE TO THEM THEY SHED TEARS OF LOVE AND PITY WHEN THEY SEPARATED FROM THEIR DAUGHTER BUT THEY HAD NO OTHER CAUSE TO WEEP THEY KNEW WELL ENOUGH THAT EVENTUALLY THEY WOULD RECEIVE GREAT HONOUR FROM HER MARRIAGE SO AT PARTING MANY A TEAR WAS SHED AS WEEPING THEY COMMAND ONE ANOTHER TO GOD AND THUS SEPARATE WITHOUT MORE DELAY ERIC QUIT HIS HOST FOR HE WAS VERY ANXIOUS TO REACH THE ROYAL COURT IN HIS ADVENTURE HE TOOK GREAT SATISFACTION FOR NOW HE HAD A LADY PASSING FAIR DISCREET COURTEOUS AND DEBONAIR HE COULD NOT LOOK AT HER ENOUGH FOR THE MORE HE LOOKS AT HER THE MORE SHE PLEASES HIM HE CANNOT HELP GIVING HER A KISS
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