AN HISTORICAL DITTO.

Take a young man six feet high--mix up with a horse--draw a squire from his

father's estate (the broad-shouldered and loquacious are the best

sort)--prepare both for potting (that is, exporting). When abroad,

introduce a well-pounded Saracen--a foreign princess--stew down a couple of

dwarfs and a conquered giant--fill two sauce-tureens with a prodigious

ransom. Garnish with garlands and dead Turks. Serve up with a royal

marriage and cloth of gold.

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