| William Ellery Channing - 1845 - 436 pagina’s
...to this effect, we quote from his account of his youth ; — " I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount, in solemn cantos, the...oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expense of his best blood or of his life, if it so befell him, the honor and chastity of virgin or... | |
| 1827 - 516 pagina’s
...passage to this effect, we quote from his account of his youth. " I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount in solemn cantos, the...oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expense of his best blood, or of his life, if it so befel him, the honour and chastity of virgin or... | |
| John Milton - 1845 - 572 pagina’s
...feet wandered ; I betook me among' those lofty fables and romances, which recount in solemn cantoes the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious...oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expense of his best blood, or of his life, if it so befel him, the honour and chastity of virgin or... | |
| William Ellery Channing - 1848 - 430 pagina’s
...to this effect, we quote from his account of his youth ; — " I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount, in solemn cantos, the...oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expense of his best blood or of his life, if it so befell him, the honor and chastity of virgin or... | |
| John Milton - 1848 - 540 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...oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expense of his best blood, or of his life, if it so befell him, the honour and chastity of virgin or... | |
| John Milton, James Augustus St. John - 1848 - 540 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...oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expense of his best blood, or of his life, if it so befell him, the honour and chastity of virgin or... | |
| William Ellery Channing - 1849 - 432 pagina’s
...to this effect, we quote from his account of his youth ; — " I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount, in solemn cantos, the...oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expense of his best blood or of his life, if it so befell him, the honor and chastity of virgin or... | |
| John Milton - 1851 - 428 pagina’s
...whieh reeount in solema eantos the deeds of knighthood founded hy oar vietorious kings, and from henee had in renown over all Christendom. There I read it...oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expense of his hest hlood, or of his life, if it so hefel him, the honour and ehastity of virgin or... | |
| John Milton - 1851 - 544 pagina’s
...feet wander'd ; I betook me among thofe lofty Fables and Romances, which recount in folemne canto's the deeds of Knighthood founded by our victorious Kings ; and from hence had in renowne over all Chriftendome. There I read it in the oath of every Knight, that he mould defend to... | |
| John Milton - 1852 - 472 pagina’s
...proceeds—" 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...and from hence had in renown over all christendom. . . . From the laureate fraternity of poets, riper years, and the ceaseless round of studying and reading,... | |
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