. Tales of chivalry : or, Perils by flood and field ..... and shall soon be no longer ina condition to serve you. VV^hy, then,should 1 care for the few days which na-ture might yet permit me to live ? Atleast I shall die with the assurance, thatmy daughter will cherish the memory ofher father, and of his honour. Disposeof me as you please, my liege ; you aremaster. Yes, traitor, answered Edward; and I would be your protector, andyour friend ; but you compel me to ex-hibit myself only as your sovereign. In-stantly commandyour daughters presencehere, or prepare yourself for a lodging inthe Tower
. Tales of chivalry : or, Perils by flood and field ..... and shall soon be no longer ina condition to serve you. VV^hy, then,should 1 care for the few days which na-ture might yet permit me to live ? Atleast I shall die with the assurance, thatmy daughter will cherish the memory ofher father, and of his honour. Disposeof me as you please, my liege ; you aremaster. Yes, traitor, answered Edward; and I would be your protector, andyour friend ; but you compel me to ex-hibit myself only as your sovereign. In-stantly commandyour daughters presencehere, or prepare yourself for a lodging inthe Tower. The Tower, my liege, rephed deGrandison ; **I will hasten thither withas much alacrity as I interposed my shieldbetween your graces breast, and thearrow which was pointed at it, on the fieldof battle. {To be co7itinued.) LEONIDAS. A soldier saying at Thermopylae, thatthe arrows of the barbarians were so nu-merous as to hide the sunâ Then,said Leonidas, * we shall have the greatadvantage of fighting in theshade. PERILS BY FLOOD AND FIKLD. r^Si?^. THE PAGAN HYPOCRITE; OR, THE DANISH PIRATE. Shortly after the death of Charle-magne, Lobroc, or, as some historians callhim, Lodbrog, king of Denmark, findinghis kingdom had become too populous,which created great distress and clamouramong the people, became anxious to ridhimself of the more turbulent part of hissubjects; accordingly, to put this intoetfect, he revived the ancient law of expul-sion. In order, however, to give everyone the chance of remaining at home, withsome resemblance of justice, it was deter-mined to cast lots. Among those uponwhom the lot fell was his own son, Biorn,(surnamed C6te-de-fer, from the ironplates of his armour.) A great number ofvessels were prepared, and the king en-trusted the command of the expedition,and the charge of the royal youth, to Has-tings or Hading, a veteran pirate. Assoon as the fleet was ready to sail, the oldking affectionately parted with his son,and Hastings rowed for Picardy,
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