Excerpt from Fabliaux or Tales, Vol. 2 of 3: Abridged From French Manuscripts of the Xiith and Xiiith Centuries Would but the wandering warriour rest -the while, And there the night's dull hours with him beguile. The assenting Gawaine wraps his mantle round, And seats him by the stranger on the ground Of nature loyal, and of temper free, His converse paints his heart's integrity But all to guile the stranger's mind was bent Soon shall my audience learn his base intent. Much they discours'd, then sunk in slumber lay Till ...
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Excerpt from Fabliaux or Tales, Vol. 2 of 3: Abridged From French Manuscripts of the Xiith and Xiiith Centuries Would but the wandering warriour rest -the while, And there the night's dull hours with him beguile. The assenting Gawaine wraps his mantle round, And seats him by the stranger on the ground Of nature loyal, and of temper free, His converse paints his heart's integrity But all to guile the stranger's mind was bent Soon shall my audience learn his base intent. Much they discours'd, then sunk in slumber lay Till the first rays of morn proclaim'd the day 'tis far to Carduel, ' then the stranger cried, And fasting hast thou pasa'd the eventide Hard by the forest's verge my castle stands, There let us seek what nature's waste demands There take such food as favouring chance may send, Given with the cordial welcome of a friend.' His specious words in Gawaine wrought consent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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