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Identifier: cu31924067981922 (find matches)
Title: The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Malory, Thomas, Sir, 15th cent Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1859-1944 Rackham, Arthur, 1867-1939
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Publisher: New York, The Macmillan company
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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r a lion in this foreign country,the which lion shall pass all other knights. So then SirLauncelot lift up the tomb, and there came out an horribleand a fiendly dragon, spitting fire out of his mouth. ThenSir Launcelot drew his sword and fought with the dragonlong, and at the last with great pain Sir Launcelot slew thatdragon. Therewithal came King Pelles, the good and noble knight,and saluted Sir Launcelot, and he him again. Fair knight,said the king, what is your name.? I require you of yourknighthood tell me! Sir, said Launcelot, wit you well myname is Sir Launcelot du Lake. And my name is, said theking, Pelles, king of the foreign country, and cousin nighunto Joseph of Aramathie. And then either of them mademuch of other, and so they went into the castle to take theirrepast. And anon there came in a dove at a window, andin her mouth there seemed a little censer of gold. Andtherewithal there was such a savour as all the spicery of the How Sir Launcelot fought with a fiendly dragon.
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HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME TO PELLES 277 world had been there. And forthwithal there was uponthe table all manner of meats and drinks that they couldthink upon. So came in a damosel passing fair and young,and she bare a vessel of gold betwixt her hands; and theretothe king kneeled devoutly, and said his prayers, and so didall that were there. Then, said Sir Launcelot, What maythis mean ? This is, said the king, the richest thing thatany man hath living. And when this thing goeth about,the Round Table shall be broken; and wit thou well, saidthe king, this is the holy Sangreal that ye have here seen.So the king and Sir Launcelot led their life the most partof that day. And fain would King Pelles have found themean to have had Sir Launcelot to love his daughter, fairElaine. And for this intent: the king knew well thatSir Launcelot should have a child by his daughter, the whichshould be named Sir Galahad the good knight, by whomall the foreign country should be brought out of danger, andby hi
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