Amadis of Gaul, Volume 1J. R. Smith, 1872 Prose romance of chivalry, possibly Portuguese in origin. The first known version of this work, dating from 1508, was written in Spanish by Garci Ordóñez (or Rodríguez) de Montalvo, who claimed to have "corrected and emended" corrupt originals. Internal evidence suggests that the Amadís had been in circulation since the early 14th century or even the late 13th. Cf. Encyclopaedia Britannica. |
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... quoth the king , which he said should remain with me , and yet he must take it away against his will . It seemeth by this , answered Alberto , that some other shall invade your country , as the first did , yet con- strained more by ...
... quoth the king , which he said should remain with me , and yet he must take it away against his will . It seemeth by this , answered Alberto , that some other shall invade your country , as the first did , yet con- strained more by ...
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... quoth he , how unfortunate I am ! and I cannot find her against her will ! And thus devising they went until the dark evening overtook them . At this time they met a squire , who asked where they were going . Along the road , replied ...
... quoth he , how unfortunate I am ! and I cannot find her against her will ! And thus devising they went until the dark evening overtook them . At this time they met a squire , who asked where they were going . Along the road , replied ...
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... quoth she . Swear never to show favour to your lover till he promise you to help King Abies against King Perion . With that she cried aloud for help , and the Child of the Sea caught a hatchet from one of the ruffians , and felled him ...
... quoth she . Swear never to show favour to your lover till he promise you to help King Abies against King Perion . With that she cried aloud for help , and the Child of the Sea caught a hatchet from one of the ruffians , and felled him ...
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... quoth the old man . Swear then , said the knight , that , while thou livest , no more such treason be main- tained here . Whereto the old man right gladly took his oath . Now tell me , wherefore hast thou heretofore kept this custom ...
... quoth the old man . Swear then , said the knight , that , while thou livest , no more such treason be main- tained here . Whereto the old man right gladly took his oath . Now tell me , wherefore hast thou heretofore kept this custom ...
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... quoth the Child , I knew you well , that it was you who gave me the order of knighthood , wherewith , so please it God , I shall serve you in your wars in Gaul . They came at length to a double way , and the knight asked Perion which ...
... quoth the Child , I knew you well , that it was you who gave me the order of knighthood , wherewith , so please it God , I shall serve you in your wars in Gaul . They came at length to a double way , and the knight asked Perion which ...
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Abiseos Agrayes alighted Amadis of Gaul Angriote answered Apolidon Arban Arcalaus arms asked bade Barsinan battle Beltenebros beseech best knight blow Briolania Brisena brother called castle Certes chamber CHAP Child combat courser cousin cried damsel of Denmark Dardan Darioleta daughter dead death departed Don Galaor duke Durin dwarf Elisena entered fair fair lady father fear fell Florestan forest Galvanes Gandales Gandalin gave giant give God's greatly hand hath head hear heard heart helmet honour horse joust King Abies King Lisuarte King Perion knew lady lance leave Lisuarte's Lobeira lord Mabilia mistress neck never old knight Olinda Oriana palace palfrey Picard language promise prowess queen Queen of Scotland quoth Amadis quoth Galaor replied rode sake sent shield Sir knight slain smote squire sword tell thee thing thou thought told took traitor Urganda wounded Ysanjo
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Page 6 - ... all was husht, Darioleta rose, and threw a mantle over her mistress, and they went into the garden. When Elisena came to the chamber door her whole body trembled, and her voice that she could not speak. King Perion had fallen asleep, he dreamt that some one, he knew not who, entered his chamber by a secret door, who thrusting a hand between his ribs, took out his heart and threw it into the river.
Page 31 - How since it pleased me ? — Remember, Lady, the day whereon your Father departed, the Queen took me by the hand, and, leading me before you, said, I give you this child to be your servant ; and you said it pleased you. And from that time I have held and hold myself yours to do you service : yours only, that neither 1 nor any other while I live can have command over me.
Page xxi - ... originally oriental ; but the adventures of Jason and Hercules, were popular tales in Europe, long before the supposed migration of Odin, or the birth of Mohammed. If magical rings were invented in Asia, it was Herodotus, who introduced the fashion into Europe. The Fairies and Ladies of the Lake, bear a closer resemblance to the Nymphs and Naiads of Rome and Greece, than to the Peris of the East.
Page 64 - Giant had earned away his brother Galaor, he determined to seek him, and recover him by force of arms or otherwise. When the cortes was ended, he requested his father permission to go to Great Britain. Much did the King and Queen labour to detain him, but it might not be by reason of the love he bare, which made him obedient to none but his Lady. So he clad himself in armour like that which Abies had destroyed in the combat, and taking none with him but Gandalin set forth. They proceeded till they...
Page xiv - I have ended here, and left the reader to infer that Amadis and Oriana, like the heroes of every nursery tale, lived very happy after. The chapters which follow in the Spanish are evidently added to introduce the fifth book, or what Montalvo, in something like a Quack's Greek, calls the Sergas of Esplandian. It is one Romance growing out of another as clumsily as a young oyster upon the back of its parent.
Page xxv - D'Herberay, or obsolete in his time, is accordingly omitted, and all the foolish anachronisms and abominable obscenities of the Frenchman are retained. I kept my eye upon it as I proceeded, for the purpose of preserving its language where it was possible. A modern style would have altered the character of the book ; as far as was in my power I have avoided that fault, not by intermixing obsolete words, but by rendering the original structure of sentence as literally as was convenient, and by rejecting...
Page 33 - Then, putting on the right spur, he said, now are you a Knight, and may receive the sword. The King took the sword, and gave it to him, and the Child girded it on. Then, said Perion, according to your manner and appearance, I would have performed this ceremony with more honours, and I trust in God that your fame will prove that so it ought to have been done.
Page 257 - Then he beheld the two uppermost ; the lower bore, in a field azure, a Knight cutting off the head of a Giant; this •was the shield of King Abies of Ireland, who had been there two years before his combat with Amadis : the highest had three golden flowers in a field azure : this he knew not, but he read the inscription. This is the shield of Don Quadragante, brother to King Abies of Ireland. He had proved the adventure twelve days ago, and had reached the marble perron, which was more than any...
Page 62 - Child by the arm, and wakened him, who awoke in wonder, and asked her why she wept. Ah ! said she, whose son art thou ? — So help me God I know not, for by great hap I was found in the sea ! The Queen fell at his feet, hearing him, and he cried, My God ! what is all this ? My son, quoth she, you see your parents ! , When the first joy had a little subsided he remembered the writing, and took it from his bosom. Elisena saw it was what Darioletta had written.
Page xxv - ... Beltenebros instead of the Beautiful Darkling, or the Fair Forlorn ; Florestan instead of Forester ; El Patin instead of the Emperor Gosling; as we speak of Barbarossa, not Red-Beard; Bocanegra, not Black Muzzle ; St. Peter, not Stone the Apostle. The praise of accuracy is all to which I lay claim for the present work; and that I claim confidently. Perhaps others may not see the beauties which I perceive ; the necessity of dwelling upon every sentence has produced in me a love for the whole....