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englishan ever killed a raven? well, then, the ti ofthis good kg that fao order of chivalry of the knights of theround table was stituted, and the aour of don lancelot of thelake with the een guevere ourred, precisely as is there related,the go-beeen and nfidante there beg the highly honourable datanona, whence ca that ballad well known and widely spread our spa-

o never surely was there knight

served by hand of da,

as served was he sir lancelot hight

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