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And they were so alike in quality, manner, and customs, that no one wishing to tell the truth could choose the better of them, nor the fairer, nor the more discreet. Their sentiments, too, were much alike; so that they were well suited to each other. Thus each steals the other's heart away. AND THEY WERE SO ALIKE IN QUALITY MANNER AND CUSTOMS THAT NO ONE WISHING TO TELL THE TRUTH COULD CHOOSE THE BETTER OF THEM NOR THE FAIRER NOR THE MORE DISCREET THEIR SENTIMENTS TOO WERE MUCH ALIKE SO THAT THEY WERE WELL SUITED TO EACH OTHER THUS EACH STEALS THE OTHER'S HEART AWAY
r 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. 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. They would not have ceased to survey each other even for promise of a reward! A perfect match they were in courtesy, beauty, and gentleness. ONOUR 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 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 THEY WOULD NOT HAVE CEASED TO SURVEY EACH OTHER EVEN FOR A PROMISE OF A REWARD A PERFECT MATCH THEY WERE IN COURTESY BEAUTY AND GENTLENESS
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