THE TALE（第7页）

anduntocanacetheringisbore

solemnely，whereshesatatthetable;

butsickerly，withoutenanyfable，

thehorseofbrass，thatmaynotberemued.**reved

itstoodasitweretothegroundy-g露ed;

theremaynomanoutoftheplaceitdrive

fornoengineofwindlassorpolive;**pulley

andcausewhy，forthey*cannotthecraft;**knownotthecunning

andthereforeintheplacetheyhaveitlaft，ofthemechanism*

tillthattheknighthathtaughtthemthemannere

tovoide*him，asyeshallafterhear.*reve

greatwasthepress，thatswarmedtoandfro

togauren*onthishorsethatstoodeso:*gaze

foritsohighwas，andsobroadandlong，

sowellproportionedfortobestrong，

rightasitwereasteedoflombardy;

therewithsohorsely，andsoquickofeye，

asitagentlepoileis

courserwere:

forcertes，fromhistai露ntohisear

naturenorartnecouldhimnotamend

innodegree，asallthepeoplewend.**weened，thought

buteverretheirstewonderwas

howthatitcouldego，andwasofbrass;

itwasoffaerie，asthepeopleseemd.

diversefolkdiverselytheydeemd;

asmanyheads，asmanywittesbeen.

theymurmured，asdothaswarfbeen，**bees

andmadeskills*aftertheirfantasies，*reasons

rehearsingoftheoldepoetries，