[Footnote F6: Printed in _Englische Studien_, VII. p. 347Â f.]
[_Torrent fights the Giant._]
[Sidenote:
The giant says heâll wring Torrentâs nose. His Crook is 13 ft. long.
Torrent charges, pierces the Giantâs eye, and makes him roar.]
. . . . . . all the wrynge, 1014
. . . . . . . . lynge
. . . . . . . . . thou the 1016
. . . . . . . . he toke,
. . . . . . . . bare a croke
. . . . . . . . te longe and thre 1019
. . . . . . ever so longe were
. . . . . . . . had no fere
. . . . yd darste thou come nere 1022
. . . . . nte nolengre a-byde
. . . . . nte wolde he ryde
. . . . ghte. 1025
. . . . one eye but one,
. . . . . . neuer none,
. . . nor by nyght. 1028
. . . . lpe of god of heuen,
. . . . . herin euen,
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1031
. . . . gan to rore,
. . . . the cyte wore,
. . . ay. 1034
. . . . es eyen were oute
. . . . . . . . boute
. . . . . . . . . . . 1037
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[Headnote: FRAG. 7. DESONELL AND HER TWINS ARE SENT TO SEA.]