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EBOOK GAWAYNE AND THE GREEN KNIGHT ***
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GAWAYNE AND
THE GREEN KNIGHT
A Fairy Tale
BY
CHARLTON MINER LEWIS
NEW HAVEN
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
MDCCCCXVI
COPYRIGHT, 1903, BY CHARLTON MINER LEWIS
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
_Published October, 1903_
_To_
_G.R.L._
CONTENTS
PREFACE 1
CANTO I--THE GREEN KNIGHT 5
CANTO II--ELFINHART 35
CANTO III--GAWAYNE 61
CANTO IV--CONCLUSION 93
PREFACE
PREFACE
Arms and the man I sing,--not as of old
The Mantuan bard his mighty verse unrolled,
But in such humbler strains as may beseem
Light changes rung on a fantastic theme.
My tale is ancient, but the sense is new,--
Replete with monstrous fictions, yet half true;--
And, if you'll follow till the story's done,
I promise much instruction, and some fun.
CANTO I
THE GREEN KNIGHT
CANTO I
THE GREEN KNIGHT
King Arthur and his court were blithe and gay
In high-towered Camelot, on Christmas day,
For all the Table Round were back again,
At peace with God and with their fellow-men.
Their shields hung idly on the pictured wall;
Their blood-stained banners decked the festal hall
Light footsteps, rustling on the rush-strewn floors,
And laughter, rippling down long corridors,
Attested minds at ease and hearts at play,--
Rude Mars unharnessed for love's holiday.
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