 | John Milton - 1836 - 448 Seiten
...all Christendom. There I read it in the oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expense of his best blood, or of his life, if it so befel...chastity of virgin or matron ; from whence even then I learned what a noble virtue chastity sure must be, to the defence (S1) It has sometimes been thought... | |
 | 1839 - 636 Seiten
...now, readers, that I may tell ye whither my young 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 honor and chastity of virgin or... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1841 - 444 Seiten
...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 - 1841 - 556 Seiten
...now, readers) that I may tell ye whither my young feet wandered, I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount in solemn cantos the deeds of knighthood founded hy our victorious kings, and from hence held in renown all over Christendom. There I read it in the... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 444 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1843 - 686 Seiten
...effect, we quote from his account of liis youth. " I betook me among those lofty fables and romancea, which recount in solemn cantos, the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious kings, and from heneo had in renown over all Christcndem. There I read it in the oath of every knight, that he should... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1845 - 436 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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... | |
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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. 
