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To Argante there quene,
Alven swithe sceone; 31

And heo 32 scal mine wunden
Makien alle isunde,33

Al hal me makien

Mid haleweiye drenchen 35

And seothe 36 ich cumen wulle

To mine kineriche 37

And wunien 38 mid Brutten

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Mid muchelere wunne." 39

Efne than worden 40

Ther com of se wenden 41

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was their leader 2 then 3 did 6 they came 7 together 8 raised 9 rushed 10 locked long swords " laid on, struck upon 12 made fire leap out 13 rattled spears 14 shields did shiver 15 shafts broke to pieces fought 17 together 18 a-flood 19 measureless 20 no man in the fight 21 recognize no warrior 22 nor 24 better 25 conflict 26 confused 27 each

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23 did 28 struck 29 swain 20 knight 31 slain 32 and put from life-days 34 the brave tainers 26 high and low 37 the Britons 38 table 39 wards 40 many kingdoms 41 with broad slaughterspear 42 dreadful wounds 43 in the least

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5 who lay hewed to pieces 8 but alone 11 wondrously much young man 15 was named 16 to the 17 the ground words 19 thou wert 20 I commit to thee here 21 kingdom 22 defend ever during thy life 24 keep for them 25 customs, laws 26 that have stood in my days 31 elf very beautiful 32 she 33 well 34 whole 35 with healing draughts 36 afterwards 37 kingdom 38 dwell great joy 40 even with these words 41 from the sea moving 42 that was a short boat gliding

27 I will go 28 fairest 29 of all

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So longe so hit laste.

Fairer ne mihte non ben.32

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He hadde a sone that het 31 Horn;

Fairer ne mihte non beo born,

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1 impelled by the waves 2 wondrously attired

they took Arthur at once 4 and in haste bore him

5 did glide 6 then 7 fulfilled 8 whilom, formerly

10 death

that there should be measureless sorrow 11 believe yet 12 is alive 13 dwells 14 of all 15 shall come 16 is never 17 of never no (i.e. of no) lady chosen 18 who can 19 the truth 20 21 say more once 22 wizard 23 named 24 announced 25 26 sayings true 27 come for a help to the English 28 they 29 listen 30 in the west 31 was named 32 fairer might none

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"Thi lond-folk we schulle slon 17
And alle that Crist leveth 18 upon,
And the selve 19 rigt anon;
Ne schaltu 20 todai henne 21
The kyng ligte of his stede,
For tho 22 he havede nede,
And his gode knigtes two;
Al to fewe he hadde tho.22
Swerd hi 23
gunne 24 gripe

And to-gadere smite.

Hy 23 smyten 25 under schelde,
That sume hit yfelde.26

The king hadde al to fewe
Togenes so vele schrewe.27
So fele 28 mihten ythe 20
Bringe hem thre to dithe.30
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