“ Then was there no more to say, but to horseback went all the host as Arthur had afore purveyed. So with twenty thousand he passed by night and day, but there was made such an ordinance afore by Merlin, that there should no man of war ride nor go in no country on this side Trent water, but if he had a token from King Arthur, where through the king’s enemies durst not ride as they did to-fore to espy. ”
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Le Morte D’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory: Two Volumes Complete
Unexpurgated Edition, Halcyon Classics
I do have to say, in addition to the Kindle version being lighter, it also has a dictionary that surprisingly, has almost all of the word I don’t know and their archaic usage.
