The wars of Alexander: an alliterative romance translated chiefly ...

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stratagem. Alexander ascends a cliff covered with diamonds,
and arrives at the house of the Sun ... ... ... 245
Passus XXTII. Alexander finds in the temple a god reclining on
a bed, who asks him if he wishes to learn his fate from the trees
of the Sun and Moon. lie replies in the affirmative, and, with
two companions, is guided through a wood to a tree bare of
leaves, on which sits a phoenix. The Sun-tree is like gold; the
Moon-tree like silver. The Sun-tree prophesies that Alexander
will not return home. The Moon-tree tells him he will die in
twenty months. He bewails his fate, and returns to his host,
lie erects two pillars of marble 251
Passus XXIV. He comes to the Precious Land, wherein dwells
queen Candace, who sends him presents. The wife of her son
Candoil is stolen by the king of Bebrik. Candoil goes to Alexander
for help, and is received by Ptolemy, who has been commanded
to personate Alexander, who is himself disguised as
Antiochus. The pretended Antiochus ' ' rescues Candoil's wife,
and goes with Candoil to visit Candace, who receives him with
favour ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 257
Passus XXV. Candace calls Alexander by his true name, and
tells him he is in the power of a woman. Page of Alexander,
who is pacified by Candace. Caratros, another son of Candace,
says he must have Alexander's life. Candoil interferes, and the
brothers quarrel. Alexander pacifies them, and all are reconciled.
Candace dismisses Alexander. Ho consults an oracle,
and asks Serapis to say by whose hand he will die. Serapis will
not tell him. Alexander and his host come to the valley of
crowned snakes, who kill some of his men. He mounts Bucephalus,
and has a great fight with griffins. The host cross the
river of reeds in barges. Account of a strange kind of sirens . . . 264
Passus XXVI. Alexander encloses twenty-two kings, including
Gog and Magog, within a mountain. He comes to the ocean at
the end of the world, turns westward, and reaches the Eed Sea.
He ascends into the air in an iron car raised by four griffins.
He descends into the sea in an air-tight glass vessel. The host
encounter various strange beasts. Death of Bucephalus, who is
buried in a costly tomb. Appearance of strange white birds.
Alexander conquers Babj^lon. He writes home to his mother
and Aristotle 270
Passus XXVII. Description of the great throne in Babylon,
inscribed with the names of all the countries conquered by
Alexander. \_End of the poem'] ... ... ... ... ... 275
The Story continued. Epitome of the remainder of the story,
taken from the Historia de Preliis ... ... ... ... ... 276
The Story of Alexander : A prose fragment from MS. Dublin
D. 4. 12 279
Notes 285
Notes on the " Story of Alexander " 317
Glossarial Index, and Index of Names 310