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A synonym he for joy. It is known how the lark in its zenith, children at play out of doors, good witches and jolly old parents have all been compared  how aptly!  with this very same Gladsome Beast. A SYNONYM HE FOR JOY IT IS KNOWN HOW THE LARK IN ITS ZENITH CHILDREN AT PLAY OUT OF DOORS GOOD WITCHES AND JOLLY OLD PARENTS HAVE ALL BEEN COMPARED HOW APTLY WITH THIS VERY SANE GLADSOME BEAST
ed armour whereon were the dints of blows; and when he stroked his harp and sang his song, in the gallery above maidens wept, and even old lords chamberlain whimpered among themselves and thereafter laughed through their tears and said: "It is easy to make old people weep and to bring idle tears from lazy girls; but he will not set a-weeping the Queen of the Woods." And graciously she nodded, and he was the last. And disconsolate went away those dukes and princes, and troubadours in disguise. Yet Ackronnion pondered as he went away. King he was of Afarmah, Lool and Haf, over-lord of Zeroora and hilly Chang, and duke of the dukedoms of Molong and Mlash, none of them unfamiliar with romance or unknown or overlooked in the making of myth. He pondered as he went in his thin disguise. Now by those that do not remember their childhood, having other things to do, be it understood that underneath fairyland, which is, as all men know, at the edge of the world, there dwelleth the Gladsome Beast. DERNEATH THE RAGS WAS WAR SCARRED ARMOUR WHEREIN WERE DINTS OF BLOWS AND WHEN HE STROKED HIS HARP AND SANG HIS SONG IN THE GALLERY ABOVE MAIDENS WEPT AND EVEN OLD LORDS CHAMBERLAIN WHIMPERED AMONG THEMSELVES AND THEREAFTER LAUGHED THROUGH THEIR TEARS AND SAID IT IS EASY TO MAKE OLD PEOPLE WEEP AND TO BRING IDLE TEARS FROM LAZY GIRLS BUT HE WILL NOT SET A WEEPING THE QUEEN OF THE WOODS AND GRACIOUSLY SHE NODDED AND HE WAS THE LAST AND DISCONSOLATE WENT AWAY THOSE DUKES AND PRINCES AND TROUBADORES IN DISGUISE YET ACARONIAN PONDERED AS HE WENT AWAY KING HE WAS OF AFARMAH LOULE AND HALF OVERLORD OF ZAURA AND HILLY CHANG AND DUKE OF THE DUKEDOMS OF MOLONG AND MALASH NONE OF THEM UNFAMILIAR WITH ROMANCE OR UNKNOWN OR OVERLOOKED IN THE MAKING OF MYTH HE PONDERED AS HE WENT IN HIS THIN DISGUISE NOW BY THOSE THAT DO NOT REMEMBER THEIR CHILDHOOD HAVING OTHER THINGS TO DO BE IT UNDERSTOOD THAT UNDERNEATH FAIRYLAND WHICH IS AS ALL MEN KNOW AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD THERE DWELLETH THE GLADSOME BEAST
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