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Chapter 44

           HelivedlongandhappilywithRowena,fortheywereattachedtoeachotherbythebondsofearlyaffection,andtheylovedeachotherthemore,fromtherecollectionoftheobstacleswhichhadimpededtheirunion.Yetitwouldbeenquiringtoocuriouslytoask,whethertherecollectionofRebecca’sbeautyandmagnanimitydidnotrecurtohismindmorefrequentlythanthefairdescendantofAlfredmightaltogetherhaveapproved.

           IvanhoedistinguishedhimselfintheserviceofRichard,andwasgracedwithfarthermarksoftheroyalfavour.Hemighthaverisenstillhigher,butfortheprematuredeathoftheheroicCoeur-de-Lion,beforetheCastleofChaluz,nearLimoges.Withthelifeofagenerous,butrashandromanticmonarch,perishedalltheprojectswhichhisambitionandhisgenerosityhadformed;towhommaybeapplied,withaslightalteration,thelinescomposedbyJohnsonforCharlesofSweden

           Hisfatewasdestinedtoaforeignstrand,

           Apettyfortressandan"humble"hand;

           Heleftthenameatwhichtheworldgrewpale,

           Topointamoral,oradornaTALE.

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