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But Arthur's good humour was quickly restored,
When to lion-heart Richard a bumper he poured
Whose pilgrim's array told the tale of his toils,
Half-veiling his arms and his Saracen spoils;

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As he sliced up the venison of merry Sherwood,
He told a long story of bold Robin Hood,
Which gave good King Arthur such hearty delight,
That he vow'd he'd make Robin a round-table knight.
 

Richard Cœur-de-Lion.

Returned in a pilgrim's disguise through Europe from his wars in the Holy Land.

In his time lived Robin Hood, the celebrated robber of Sherwood Forest.