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Stern was the law which bade its vot'ries leave / At human woes with human hearts to grieve; / Stern was the law, which at the winning wile / Of frank and harmless mirth forbade to smile; / But sterner still, when high the iron-rod / Of tyrant power she shook, and call'd that power of God. / - "The Middle Ages"
The Tribunal, erected for the trial of the innocent and unhappy Rebecca, occupied the dais or elevated part of the upper end of the great hall -- a platform, which we have already described as the place of honour, destined to be occupied by the most distinguished inhabitants or guests of an ancient mansion.