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CHAPTER I. BY THE RIVER.


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[“The King rode out in the morning early]

[Gertha.]
“The King rode out in the morning early,
Went riding to hunting over the grass;
Ere the dew fell again that was then bright and pearly,
O me! what a sorrow had come to pass!”


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[“The King rode out in the morning early]

[A Knight.]
“The King rode out in the morning early,
Went riding to hunting over the grass;
Ere the dew fell again which was then round and pearly,
O me! what a sorrow had come to pass.”