. The literature of all nations and all ages; history, character, and incident. ll to pieces with my dear sword, andthen I set her down in a black pit. And all my great people setto flight, that I wist not under Christ where they were gone. Butmyself I found to stand upon- a wold, and then I wandered wideover the moors. There I saw gripes (griffons) and grisly came a golden lion to glide over the down, a beast veryhandsome that our Lord made. The lion ran forward to me^ andtook me by the middle, and began to move herself forth and wentto the sea. And I saw the waves in the sea drive
. The literature of all nations and all ages; history, character, and incident. ll to pieces with my dear sword, andthen I set her down in a black pit. And all my great people setto flight, that I wist not under Christ where they were gone. Butmyself I found to stand upon- a wold, and then I wandered wideover the moors. There I saw gripes (griffons) and grisly came a golden lion to glide over the down, a beast veryhandsome that our Lord made. The lion ran forward to me^ andtook me by the middle, and began to move herself forth and wentto the sea. And I saw the waves in the sea drive ; and the lionwent in the flood with myself. When we came into the sea, thewaves took her from me. A fish came there to glide and broughtme to land. Then was I all wet and weary from sorrow and I awoke and began to quake greatly; then began I totremble as if I burned with fire. And so I had all night of mydream much thought, for I wot to certainty my bliss is all gone;throughout my life sorrow I must endure. Welaway ! alas! thatI have not here Wenhever, my queen !.
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