 | Thomas Bulfinch - 1859 - 452 pages
...with sword. And thou wert the goodliest person that ever came among press of knights. And thou wert the meekest man, and the gentlest, that ever ate in hall among ladies. And thou wert the sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in the rest." Then there was weeping... | |
 | Thomas Bulfinch - 1859 - 440 pages
...And thou wert the meekest man, and the gentlest, that ever ate in hall among ladies. And thou wert the sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in the rest." Then there was weeping and dolor out of measure. Thus they kept Sir Launcelot's corpse fifteen... | |
 | 1861 - 882 pages
...with sword ; and thou wert the goodliest person that ever came among press of knights ; and thou wert the meekest man and the gentlest that ever ate in hall among ladies ; and thou wert the sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in the rest.' 'But after all,' quoth... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1861 - 624 pages
...and thou wert the meekest man, and the gentlest, that ever eat in hall among ladies ; and thou wert the sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in rest." ENGLISH POETS.—OCCLEVE; LYDGATE. Tho most numerous class of writers in the mother tongue belonging... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1862 - 578 pages
...and thou wert the meekest man, and the gentlest, that ever eat in hall among ladies ; and thou wert the sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in rest." ENGLISH POETS. — OCCLEVE; LYDGATE. The most numerous class of writers in the mother tongue belonging... | |
 | Sir John Skelton - 1862 - 512 pages
...; and thou wert the meekest man and the gentlest that ever eat in hall among ladies; and thou wert the sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in the rest.' " Hymen, O Hymencee ! The marriage bells are ringing in the village, and the Christmas bells... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1863 - 564 pages
...and thou wert the meekest man, and the gentlest, that ever eat in hall among ladies ; and thou wert the sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in rest." ENGLISH POETS. — OCCLEVE; LYDOATE. Tie most numerous class of writers in the mother tongue belonging... | |
 | Arthur (king.) - 1866 - 398 pages
...kindest man that ever strooke with sword ; and thou were the goodliest person that ever came among presse of knights ; and thou were the meekest man and the gentlest that ever eate in hall among ladies ; and thou were the sternest knight to thy mortall foe that ever put speare... | |
 | 1866 - 552 pages
...knights, and thou wert the meekest man and the gentlest that ever eat in hall among ladies, and thou wert the sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in the rest." Since men would fight, it was well that they should have something like this to strive after,... | |
 | Sir Thomas Malory - 1868 - 588 pages
...strake with sword ; and thou were the goodliest person ever came among press of knights ; and thou was the meekest man and the gentlest that ever ate in...sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in the rest.' Let me compare with this Chaucer's description of the knight of his times : — •A knight... | |
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... and thou were the kindest man that ever struck with sword; and thou were the goodliest person that ever came among press of knights; and thou were the meekest man and the gentlest that ever ate in hall among ladies; and thou were the sternest knight... 
