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13 languishing by a brook-side; and upon bis fearfully approaching towards her, she flew from him with as much terror as if he had been the Yellow Dwarf. "Condemn mome [sic] not, madam," said he, "before you hear mome [sic]; I am neither falsofalse [sic] nor guilty of what you imaginoimagine [sic], but only an unfortunate wretch, that has displeased you with repugnancorepugnance [sic] to himself." "Ah! barbarous man!" cried she, "I saw you traversing the air with a beautiful person; was that against your consent?" "Yes, Princess," said he, "it was: the wickodwicked [sic] Desert Fairy, not satisfied with chaining me to a rock, took me with her in her chariot, and conveyed mome [sic] to a distant part of thothe [sic] world, where I should have languished out my days, had it not been for a kind Mermaid that brought mome [sic] hither. I comocome [sic], my Princess, to deliver you out of the hands of thosothose [sic] that detain you here: refusorefuse [sic] not the assistance of thothe [sic] most faithful of lovers." Thereupon hohe [sic] threw himself at her feet, and catching hold of her gown, unfortunately let fall the magic sword; and the Yellow



Dwarf, who lay behind some small shrubs, no sooner saw it out of the King's hand, than, knowing its power, he ran and seized it.

The Princess, at the sight of the Dwarf, gave a terrible shriek. "I am now," said the Dwarf, "master of my rival's fate; however, I will grant him his life and liberty, on condition that he consents to my marriage." "No, I will die a thousand deaths first,"