 In our forefathers tyme, whan Papistrie, as a standyng poole, couered and ouerflowed all England, fewe bookes were read in our tong, sauyng certaine bookes of Cheualrie, as they sayd, for pastime and pleasure, which, as some say, were made in Monasteries,...  The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Baronet - Page 341by Walter Scott - 1821Full view - About this book
 | Thomas (of Ercildoune, called the Rhymer.) - 1804 - 514 pages
...a " standing poole, coverd and overflowed all England, few bookes " were red in our toong, savying certayne bookes of chivalrie, as " they sayd, for...monkes or wanton chanons. As " one, for example, Morte Arthurc, the whole pleasure of whiche " booke standeth in twospecyall poyntes; in open mans slaughtre,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 904 pages
...all England, fewe bookcs were read in our long, savyng certaine bookes of Chcvalrie, as they said, for pastime, and pleasure-, which, as some say, were...monkes or wanton chanons, as one for example, Morte Arlhure : the whole pleasure of which booke standeth in two speciall poyntes : in open manslaughter... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 508 pages
...overflowed all England, few books were read in our tongue, saving certain books of chivalry, as they said, for pastime and pleasure ; which, as some say, were made in monasteries, by idle monks, or wanton canons : for example, Morte Arthur, the whole pleasure of which book standeth in two... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 944 pages
...overflowed all England, few books were read in our tongue, saving certain books of chivalry, as they said, for pastime and pleasure ; which, as some say, were made in monasteries, by idle monks, or wanton canons : for example, Morte Arthur, the whole pleasure of which book standeth in two... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges, Joseph Haslewood - 1810 - 618 pages
...as a standing poole, couered and ouerflowecl all England, few bookes were red in our toong, sailing certayne bookes of chivalrie, as they sayd for pastime...were made in monasteries by idle monkes or wanton channons: as one for example, Morte Arthur, the whole pleasure of which booke standeih in two specyall... | |
 | Samuel Egerton Brydges, Joseph Haslewood - 1810 - 648 pages
...standing poole, couered and ouer£owed all England, few bookes were red in our toong, sailing cortayne bookes of chivalrie, as they sayd for pastime and...were made in monasteries by idle monkes or wanton channons: as one for example, Morte Arthur, the whole pleasure of which booke standeih in two specyall... | |
 | Thomas (the Rhymer) - 1811 - 568 pages
...a standing poolc, covered and over" flowed all England, few bookes were red in our toong, sa" vyng certayne bookes of chivalrie, as they sayd, for pastime " and pleasure, which, as some say, were made in monaste" ries by idle monkes or wanton chanons. As one, for ex" ample, Morte. Arthure, the whole pleasure... | |
 | Roger Ascham - 1815 - 428 pages
...overflowed all England, few books were read in our tongue, saving certain books of chivalry, as they said for pastime and pleasure; which, as some say, were made in monasteries by idle monks or wanton canons. As one for example, Marts Arthur ; the whole pleasure of which book standeth... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1824 - 504 pages
...and ouerflowed all England, few bookes were red in our toong, sauyng certayne Bookes of Chiualrie, as they sayd for pastime and pleasure, which, as some...monkes or wanton chanons : as one for example, MORTE ARTHUR, the whole pleasure of which booke standeth in two specyall poyntes, in open mans slaghter and... | |
 | Thomas Thompson - 1824 - 342 pages
...all England, few books were read in " our tongue, saving certain books of chivalry, " as they said, for pastime and pleasure, which, " as some say, were made in monasteries by idle " monks or wanton canons. As one, for example " La Morte d'Arthure, the whole pleasure of " which book... | |
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