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 known to the young princes. I endeavoured to ditinguih myelf in every tournament, and the effeminate Greeks were no match for me either in trength or agility. I did not fail to ininuate myelf into the good graces of the charming Zoe by a thouand little attentions, which o eaily render the female heart favourable to our ex. I was careful to find out by my pies how he would dres on every feat-day, and the colour of her garment always appeared in the ribbands of my armour, and the cret that nodded over my helmet. She loved ong muic and the chearful choral dance: he danced herelf in a manner not les captivating than the daughter of Herodias. I urpried her often with a erenade while he was enjoying the brightnes of the Grecian ky on her terrace by the ea-ide, where the little ilver waves imitated the friendly whipers of confidential lovers. I procured bands of dancers from the Morea, in order to