Part 35 (1/2)

CHARLOTTE M YONGE: ”Book of Golden Deeds”

THE FIGHTING TeMeRAIRE

It was eight bells ringing, For the , As they polished every gun

It was eight bells ringing, And the gunner's lads were singing For the shi+p she rode a-swinging, As they polished every gun

_Oh! to see the linstock lighting, Te, Te, And to hear the round shot biting, For we're all in love with fighting On the Fighting Te, And the battle just begun, When the shi+p her inging, As they loaded every gun

It was noontide ringing When the shi+p her inging, And the gunner's lads were singing, As they loaded every gun

_There'll be ory, Temeraire! Temeraire!

There'll be few to tell the story, Teory, There'll be few to tell the story, But we'll all be one in glory With the Fighting Te of the sun, And a phantoreat days done

There's a far bell ringing, And a phantoreat days done

_Now the sunset breezes shi+ver, Te down the river, Temeraire! Temeraire!

Now the sunset breezes shi+ver, And she's fading down the river, But in England's song for ever She's the Fighting Temeraire_

HENRY NEWBOLT

DON QUIXOTE'S FIGHT WITH THE WINDMILLS

”I beseech your worshi+p, Sir Knight-errant,” quoth Sancho to his et what you promised me about the island; for I dare say I shall ”

”You must know, friend Sancho,” replied Don Quixote, ”that it has been the constant practice of knights-errant in forovernors of the islands or kingdo, they discovered some thirty or forty windht had spied them, ”Fortune,” cried he, ”directs our affairs better than we ourselves could have wished: look yonder, friend Sancho, there are at least thirty outrageous giants, who deprived thein to enrich ourselves with their spoils; for they are lawful prize; and the extirpation of that cursed brood will be an acceptable service to Heaven”

”What giants?” quoth Sancho Panza

”Those who extended arms; some of that detested race have arues in length”

”Pray look better, sir,” quoth Sancho; ”those things yonder are no giants, but wind whirled about by the wind, n,” cried Don Quixote, ”thou art but little acquainted with adventures! I tell thee, they are giants; and therefore if thou art afraid, go aside and say thy prayers, for I aainst them all” This said, he clapped spurs to his horse Rozinante, without giving ear to his squire Sancho, who bawled out to hiiants But he was so fully possessed with a strong conceit of the contrary, that he did not so much as hear his squire's outcry, nor was he sensible of what they were, although he was already very near them; far from that: ”Stand, cowards,” cried he, as loud as he could; ”stand your ground, ignoble creatures, and fly not basely froht, who dares encounter you all!”

At the saan to move, which when Don Quixote spied, ”Base iant Briareus, you shall pay for your arrogance”

He most devoutly reco her assistance in this perilous adventure; and, so covering hi his lance, he rushed with Rozinante's utmost speed upon the first wind his lance into the sail, the hirled it about with such swiftness, that the rapidity of the motion presently broke the lance into shi+vers, and hurled away both knight and horse along with it, till down he fell, rolling a good way off in the field

Sancho Panza ran as fast as his ass could drive to help his , and not able to stir, such a blow had he and Rozinante received ”Mercy o' ive your worshi+p fair warning? Did not I tell you they indmills, and that nobody could think otherwise, unless he had also windmills in his head!”