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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 was the meekest man and the gentlest that ever ate in hall among ladies. And thou were the sternest knight to... "
Morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and of His Noble ... - Page xxix
by Sir Thomas Malory - 1889 - 509 pages
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Fabliaux Or Tales, Abridged from French Manuscripts of the XIIth ..., Volume 2

Legrand (cit.) - 1796 - 336 pages
...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 mortal foe that ever put speare in the rest.' Verse 5. 'Far roam' 'd 'the warriour, captive knights he freed &c.' To deliver...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the Close of ...

George Burnett - 1807 - 508 pages
...with sword. And thou were the goodliest person that ever came among/wce1 of knights. And thou were the meekest man, and the gentlest that ever ate in...Sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in rest. i press. sa VII. THE BOOK OF THE FEA TS OF ARMS, AND OF CHIVALRY, THIS book was written by Christina,...
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Specimens of English prose-writers, from the earliest times to the ..., Volume 1

George Burnett - 1807 - 508 pages
...with sword. And thou were the goodliest person that ever came amongp-cce1 of knights. And thou were the meekest man, and the gentlest that ever ate in...sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in rest. i press, vn. THE BOOK OF THE FEATS OF ARMS, AND OF CHIVALRY. THIS book was written by Christina,...
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La Mort D'Arthur: The Most Ancient and Famous History of the ..., Volume 3

Sir Thomas Malory - 1816 - 400 pages
...came among press of Knights; and thou were the meekest man and the gentlest» that ever eat in halt among ladies; and thou were the sternest Knight to thy mortal foe that ever put •pear in the rett.*' i Then there was weeping and dolour out of measure. Thus they kept Sir Launcelot's...
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Bracebridge Hall; Or, The Humorists, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1822 - 412 pages
...ever came among the 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. mortal foe that ever put speare in the rest." FORTUNE TELLING. Each city, each town, and every village, Affords us either an...
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The Pocket Magazine

1827 - 334 pages
...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 mortal foe that ever put speare in the rest.' MY MIDNIGHT MEDITATION. In Dr. King's poems is a small piece bearing this title,...
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The Southern Review, Volume 5

1830 - 540 pages
...prece (press) of knyghtes. And thouwere the meekest man and the gentillest that ever ate in ha! amoug ladies. And thou were the sternest knight to thy mortal foe, that ever put spere in rest." But his renown as a scholar and a poet, though equally high among his contemporaries,...
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Bracebridge Hall; Or, The Humorists. A Medley, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1835 - 274 pages
...ever came among the 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 mortal foe that ever put speare in the rest." FORTUNE TELLING. Each city, each town, and every village, Affords us either an...
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Washington Irving - 1835 - 276 pages
...ever came among the 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 mortal foe that ever put speare in the rest." FORTUNE TELLING. Each city, each town, and every village, Affords us either an...
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A Practical System of Rhetoric; Or, The Principles and Rules of Style ...

Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 pages
...mingling. § impaired. I bnsy. goodliest person that ever came among prece* of knights. And thou were the meekest man, and the gentlest that ever ate in...sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in rest." FROM THE REVIVAL OF LETTERS TO THE REIGN OF ELIZABETH. Several causes conspired, during this...
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