 | John Toland - 1761 - 278 pagina’s
..." 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... | |
 | 1789 - 560 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 446 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pagina’s
...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...chastity of virgin or matron ; from whence even then I learned what a noble svirtue chastity sure must be, to the defence of which so many worthies, by such... | |
 | James Fordyce - 1809 - 332 pagina’s
...rt cantos the deeds of knighthood founded by our n victorious kings, and from hence had in renown rt over all Christendom. There I read it in the " oath of every knight, that he should defend to the " expense of his blood, or of his life, if it so be" fell him, the honour and chastity of virgin or... | |
 | John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 544 pagina’s
...feet wandered," when he " betook him among thofe lofty fables and romances, which recount in folemn Cantos the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious kings, and from hence had in renowne over all Chriftendome." Apol. for Smeftyw. p. 177. Profe Workt, ed. Amft. 1698. DUSSTER. Ver.... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 524 pagina’s
...readers) that I may tell you whither my younger feet wandered; I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount in solemn cantos the deeds...oath of every Knight, .that ' he should defend to the expense of his best blood, or of his hie, if it so befel him, the honour and chastity of virgin or... | |
 | 1820 - 608 pagina’s
...versification is infinitely above his models — the elegiac poets. It is " musical as Apollo's lute."* read it in the oath of every knight, that he should defend, to the expcnce of his best blood, or of his life, if it so befell him, the honour and chastity of virgin or... | |
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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 over all Christendom. 
