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Chapter 17

           DownrightEnglishamI,SirKnight,anddownrightEnglishwasmypatronStDunstan,andscornedocandoui,ashewouldhavescornedtheparingsofthedevil’shoofdownrightEnglishaloneshallbesunginthiscell."

           "Iwillassay,then,"saidtheknight,"aballadcomposedbyaSaxonglee-man,whomIknewinHolyLand."

           Itspeedilyappeared,thatiftheknightwasnotacompletemasteroftheminstrelart,histasteforithadatleastbeencultivatedunderthebestinstructors.Arthadtaughthimtosoftenthefaultsofavoicewhichhadlittlecompass,andwasnaturallyroughratherthanmellow,and,inshort,haddoneallthatculturecandoinsupplyingnaturaldeficiencies.Hisperformance,therefore,mighthavebeentermedveryrespectablebyablerjudgesthanthehermit,especiallyastheknightthrewintothenotesnowadegreeofspirit,andnowofplaintiveenthusiasm,whichgaveforceandenergytotheverseswhichhesung.

           TheCrusader’sReturn.

           1.

           Highdeedsachievedofknightlyfame,

           FromPalestinethechampioncame;

           Thecrossuponhisshouldersborne,

           Battleandblasthaddimm’dandtorn.

           Eachdintuponhisbatter’dshield

           Wastokenofafoughtenfield;

           Andthus,beneathhislady’sbower,

           Hesungasfellthetwilighthour:—

           2.

           "Joytothefair!thyknightbehold,

           Return’dfromyonderlandofgold;

           Nowealthhebrings,norwealthcanneed,

           Savehisgoodarmsandbattle-steed

           Hisspurs,todashagainstafoe,

           Hislanceandswordtolayhimlow;

           Suchallthetrophiesofhistoil,

           SuchandthehopeofTekla’ssmile!

           3.

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