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... turned not agen , sche began to crye as a thing that hadde meche sorwe . And thanne sche turned agen into hire cave . And anon the knyght dyede , and sithen hiderwardes myghte no knyght se hire but that he dyede anon . But whan a knyght ...
... turned not agen , sche began to crye as a thing that hadde meche sorwe . And thanne sche turned agen into hire cave . And anon the knyght dyede , and sithen hiderwardes myghte no knyght se hire but that he dyede anon . But whan a knyght ...
Page 459
... turned all manner of colours , my Lady fell into a sound , but Sir Tomkyn , drawing his sword , swore he was her's to the last drop of his blood . ' ' Well , ' replied our Peeress , ' this I can say , that the Duchess never told me a ...
... turned all manner of colours , my Lady fell into a sound , but Sir Tomkyn , drawing his sword , swore he was her's to the last drop of his blood . ' ' Well , ' replied our Peeress , ' this I can say , that the Duchess never told me a ...
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... turned , we turned incessantly , with the water to our waists , to our necks , over our heads . It was all one . We had forgotten how it felt to be dry . And there was somewhere in me the thought : By Jove ! this is the deuce of an ...
... turned , we turned incessantly , with the water to our waists , to our necks , over our heads . It was all one . We had forgotten how it felt to be dry . And there was somewhere in me the thought : By Jove ! this is the deuce of an ...
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