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 patronage of a full pure, with thoe conventional privileges that adhere to birth. Friedbert acted the knight in Naxos with at leat as much dignity and grace as an Englih taylor does mi lord at Paris, or a runaway valet the Marquis at a German court. He arrayed himelf in armour without bearing or device: a knightly teed, well intructed in the manege, was purchaed at an high price. On the day of tilting he was admitted within the lits. His imagination, it is true, played him an unforeeen trick: The pace incloed for the tilting, and the amphitheatre, which aroe gradually eat above eat, and was filled with numberles pectators, recalled the idea of the tremendous oven; but ometimes, in time of danger, a faint heart erves for a pur to valour. The elf-created knight continued firm in the addle, broke a lance with honour, and merited a knightly recompence, which he received from the hand of the bride. On this occaion, he had alo the honour of kiing the beautiful Zoe’s hand,