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12 threw herself upon the body, cried, howled, and tore fifty of the persons that were with her in piccespieces [sic], as a sacrifice to the manes of the dear deceased.

ThoThe [sic] King, in the meantime, after parting with the Mermaid, advanced boldly forward, and meeting with two terribloterrible [sic] sphinxes, who flew at him, would have torn him in a thousand piocespieces [sic], had it not been for the Mermaid's sword, which glittered so in their eyes, that thoythey [sic] fell down at his feet without any strength, when he gavogave [sic] each a mortal wound. He then attacked six dragons,



which opposed his passage, and despatched them alsealso [sic]. Then he met with four-and-twenty nymphs, holding iuin [sic] their hands long garlands of flowers, with which they stopped his passage: "Whither are you going, sir?" said they; "wowe [sic] are appointed to guard this place, and if we let you pass, it will be bad both for you and us; thoreforotherefore [sic] pray be not obstinate,—you would not imbrue your victorious arm in the blood of so many innocent young damsolsdamsels [sic], who have done you no wrong." At those words, the King, who was a great admirer of the fair sex, and had professodprofessed [sic] himself always their protector, was so confounded to think that he must force his passage threughthrough [sic] them, that he knew not what to rosolveresolve [sic] on; when hohe [sic] heard a voice say, "Strike! strike! or you will losolose [sic] your Princess for ever!" upon which he threw himself into the midst of them, and soon dispersed thomthem [sic]. This being the last obstacloobstacle [sic] he had to meet with, hohe [sic] went into the grove where the Princess lay pale and