THE TALE（第24页）

andafterwillispeakofalgarsife，

howhewontheodoratohiswife，

forwhomfullofreatperilhewas，

*nhadhe*beenholpenbythehorseofbrass.*hadhenot*

andafterwillispeakofcamballo，

thatfoughtinlisteswiththebrethrentwo

forcanace，erethathemightherwin;

andwhereileftiwillagainbegin.

....

thesquirestalehasnotbeenfoundunderanyotherformangtheliteraryremainsofthemiddleages;anditisunknownfromwhatoriginalitwasderived，iffromany.thetaleisunfinished，notbecausetheconc露sionhasbeenlost，butbecausetheauthorleftitso.

therussiansandtartarswagedconstanthostilitiesbetweenthethirteenthandsixteenthcenturies.

inthebestmanuscriptsthenameis"cambynskan，"andthus，nodoubt，itshouldstrictlyberead.uracytousethewordwhichmiltonhasmadeclassical，in"ilpenseroso，"speakingof

"himthatlefthalf-told

thestoryofcambuscanbold，

ofcamball，andofalgarsife，

andwhohadcanacetowife，

thatownedthevirtuousringandglass，

andofthewondroushorseofbrass，

onwhichthetartarkingdidride"surelytheadmirationofmiltonmightwellseemtothespiritofchaucertocondoneamuchgreatertransgressiononhisdomainthanthisverbalchange—whichtobotheyeandearisanunquestionableimprovementontheuncouthoriginal.

couthhiscolourslongingforthatart:wellskilledinusingthecolours—theword-pain—belongingtohisart.

arieswasthemansionofmars—towhom"his"applies.leowasthemansionofthesun.

sewes:dishes，orsoups.thepreciseforceofthewordisuncertain;butitmaybeconnectedwith"seethe，"toboil，anditseemstodescribeadishinwhichthefleshwasservedupamidakindofbrothorgravy.the"sewer，"tasterorassayeroftheviandsservedatgreattables，probablyderivedhisnamefromtheverbto"say"or"assay;"thoughtyrwhittwouldconnectthetwowords，bytakingbothfromthefrench，"asseoir，"toplace—makingthearrangementofthetabletheleadingdutyofthe"sewer，"ratherthanthetesofthefood.

heronsews:youngherons;french，"heronneaux."

purpose:story，discourse;french，"propos."

gawainwascelebratedinmediaevalromanceasthestcourteousangkingarthursknights.

gin:contrivance;trick;snare.pareitalian，"inganno，"deception;andourown"engine."

mrwrightremarksthat"themakingandarrangementofsealswasoneoftheimportantoperationsofmediaevalmagic."

remued:reved;french，"remuer，"tostir.

polies:apulian.thehorsesofapulia—inoldfrench"poille，"initalian"puglia"—wereheldinhighva露e.

thegreekeshorsesinon:thewoodenhorseofthegreeksinon，introducedintotroybythestratagefitsmaker.