 | John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 544 pages
...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
...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...defend to the expense of his best blood, or of his hie, if it so befel him, the honour and chastity of virgin or matron : ' from whence even then I learnt... | |
 | 1820 - 608 pages
...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 468 pages
...wandered,1' when he " betook him 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 renowne over all Christendome." Apol. for Smectymn. Dunster. 358. ——or fabled since &c.] Some readers... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...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 all over Christendom ; there I read it in the oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expense... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...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...best blood or of his life, if it so befell him, the honor and chastity of virgin or matron ; from whence even then I learned what a noble virtue chasty... | |
 | 1826 - 548 pages
...of his youth. ' I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount in solemn cantos, the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious...expense of his best blood, or of his life, if it so befel him, the honour and chastity of virgin or matron ; from whence even then I learned what a noble... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 540 pages
...wandered," when he " betook him 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 renowne over all Christendome." Apol.for Smectym. p. 177. Prose Works, ed. Amst. 1698. DUNSTER. Ver.... | |
 | 1827 - 634 pages
...of his youth. ' I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount in solemn cantos, the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious...from hence had in renown over all Christendom. There 1 read it in the oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expense of his best blood, or of... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1828 - 128 pages
...of his youth. ' I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount in solemn cantos, the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious...best blood or of his life, if it so befell him, the honor and chastity of virgin or matron; from whence even then I learned what a noble virtue chastity... | |
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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. 
