| John Toland - 1761 - 278 pages
..." 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 pages
...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 - 440 pages
...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 - 446 pages
...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 - 436 pages
...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 pages
...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...chastity of virgin or matron - from whence even then I learnt what a noble virtue chastity sure must be, to the defence of which so many worthies, by such... | |
| John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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... | |
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