 Next, for hear me out now, readers, that I may tell ye whither my younger feet wandered, I betook me among those lofty fables and romances which recount in solemn cantos the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious kings, and from hence had in renown...  The American Monthly Magazine - Pagina 2601829Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | John Toland - 1761 - 278 pagine
..." among thofe lofty fables and romances which " recount in folemn cantos the deeds of knight** hood founded by our victorious kings, and ** from hence had in renown over all chriftendom. " There I read it in the oath of every knight, that " he fhould defend to the expence... | |
 | John Milton - 1785 - 698 pagine
...APOLOGY for SMECTYMNUUS. " 1 may tell you whither my " younger feet wandered : I betook me among thofe lofty fables and " romances, which recount in SOLEMN CANTOS the deeds of knight* "hood, &c." PROSE-WORKS, i. 11. 118. — Of trophies bung.} So in SAMSON ACONISTES, v. 1738.... | |
 | 1789 - 560 pagine
...younger feet wandered ; I betook me among thofe lofty fables and romances, which recount in loiemn cantos the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious kings; and from hence had in renown all over Chrifteiidom. There I readit in the oath of every knight, that he íhould defajá, to the... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pagine
...gothic and chivalric life. " I may- tell you," says he, " whither my younger feet wandered : I betook me among those LOFTY FABLES AND ROMANCES, which recount in SOLEMN CANTOS the deeds of knighthood * ;" and we have seen how much he was delighted with the Arabian story of Cambuscan in the Canterbury... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 pagine
...gothic and chivalric life. " I may tell you," says he, " whither my younger feet wandered : I betook me among those LOFTY FABLES AND ROMANCES, which recount in SOLEMN CANTOS the deeds of knighthood * ;" and we have seen how much he was delighted with the Arabian story of Cambuscan in the Canterbury... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 446 pagine
...feet wandered ; I betook me among thofe lofty fables and romances, which recount in fblemn cantoes the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious kings, and from hence had in renown over all chriftendom. There I read it in the oath of every knight, that he fhould defend to the expenfe of his... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 440 pagine
...feet wandered ; I betook me among thole lofty fables and romances, which recount in lolemn cantoes the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious kings, and from hence had in renown over all chriftendom. There I read it in the oath of every knight, that he fhould defend to the expenfe of his... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 436 pagine
...deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious kings, and from hence had in renown over all chriftendom. There I read it in the oath of every -knight, that he fhould defend to the expenfe of his beft blood, or of his life, ifitfobefel him, the honour and chaftity... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pagine
...(for hear me out tiow, readers,) that I may tell you whither my younger feet wandered ; I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount,...oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expence of his best blood, or of his life, if it so befel him, the honour and chastity of virgin or... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pagine
...readers,) that I may tell you whither my younger • feet wandered; I betook me among those lofty fablea and romances, which recount, in solemn cantos, the...oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expence of his best blood, or of his life, if it so befel him, the honour and chastity of virgin or... | |
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