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they yet shew his spear, and the tongue“ of the dragon which he vanquished.”

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In this chateau I saw the portraits ofthe family, with their names and dates ; andin the chapel, which is almost deprived oflight by the thick ivy, are the horns of theox which they pretend found the miracu-lous image ; some of the old furniture isstill remaining in rooms only inhabited bybats and owls, and fast decaying.

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The chapel of Stromberg is situated onone of the Seven mountains above L'lle duRhin , the origin of which is thus told :

“ Non loin des sept montagnes, vivait“ au IS siecle, un chevalier nomm6 Diether,“ qui fut de la premiere croisade en Pales-** tine. En allant a Spire ou il croyait

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