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... Enil , a nephew of Gan- dales , rode to a port called Vegil , which is in that part of Great Britain towards Scotland , and em- barking there , in seven days they came to the town called Poligez , in . Scotland . From thence they ...
... Enil , a nephew of Gan- dales , rode to a port called Vegil , which is in that part of Great Britain towards Scotland , and em- barking there , in seven days they came to the town called Poligez , in . Scotland . From thence they ...
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... Enil entered . After she had prayed , she uncovered her face . Beltene- bros rose from his knees , and seeing her and Durin , the shock was so great that he fell down senseless . The Hermit thought him dead , and exclaimed , Ah , Lerd ...
... Enil entered . After she had prayed , she uncovered her face . Beltene- bros rose from his knees , and seeing her and Durin , the shock was so great that he fell down senseless . The Hermit thought him dead , and exclaimed , Ah , Lerd ...
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... Enil for his Squire , who knew not whom it was that he served , but was well content with him for his gentle speech . Hence departing , in four days they reached a nunnery ; there they determined that he and Enil should abide , while ...
... Enil for his Squire , who knew not whom it was that he served , but was well content with him for his gentle speech . Hence departing , in four days they reached a nunnery ; there they determined that he and Enil should abide , while ...
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... said he to Ma- bilia , since you desire it , I will set out to - morrow . He then took leave , and went with Gandalin to the town to sleep ; and Gandalin bade him remember VOL , II . I him to his cousin Enil , and tell him , 193.
... said he to Ma- bilia , since you desire it , I will set out to - morrow . He then took leave , and went with Gandalin to the town to sleep ; and Gandalin bade him remember VOL , II . I him to his cousin Enil , and tell him , 193.
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him to his cousin Enil , and tell him , said he , to come and see me as soon as he can , for I have much to say to ... Enil away . So Durin mounted his palfrey the next morning and departed . CHAPTER 13 . While Beltenebros remained in ...
him to his cousin Enil , and tell him , said he , to come and see me as soon as he can , for I have much to say to ... Enil away . So Durin mounted his palfrey the next morning and departed . CHAPTER 13 . While Beltenebros remained in ...
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Page 134 - I am now in such extremity, that I cannot live any long time : I beseech you, by that God whose faith you hold, take me with you for the little while I have to live, that I may have comfort for my soul. My horse and arms I need no longer ; I will leave them here, and go with you on foot, and perform whatever penitence you enjoin. If you refuse, you will sin before God ; for else I shall wander and perish in this mountain.
Page 103 - ... Apolidon and Grimanesa, for that was such that not only could no one make the like, but no one could even imagine how it could be made ; it was so devised that they who were within could clearly see what was doing without, but from without nothing could be seen within. There they remained some time with great pleasure : the knights, because one of their lineage was found to exceed in worth all living men, and all who for a hundred years had lived; the islanders, because they trusted to be well...
Page 158 - ... some large trees in the garden near the chapel, that he might there lament, without the knowledge of the hermit or the boys; and calling to mind the great wrong he endured, he made this song in his passion : Sith that the victory of right deserved By wrong they do withhold for which I served ; Now sith my glory thus hath had a fall, Glorious it is to end my life withall. By this my death, likewise my woes release, My hope, my joy, my inflamed love doth cease. But ever will I mind my during pain,...
Page 132 - F5 129 false, you should make the truth known, whereby she will repent of what she hath done, and intreat your forgiveness for the wrong, and you will enjoy your former happiness. It is better to take food with this hope, than, by abandoning yourself to despair, to die and lose her, and the glory of this world, and even the other. Hold thy peace, for God's sake ! quoth Amadis, for such foolishness and lies as thou hast uttered, are enough to provoke the whole world. Oriana, my Lady, has never done...
Page 103 - ... desired that they might be carried to the chamber ; and there the governor with all his train went to Amadis, and kissed his hand as their lord. Then saw they the wonders which were in the chamber, the works of art and the treasures, such that they were amazed to see them. Yet all this was nothing to the chamber of Apolidon and Grimanesa, for that was such, that not only could no one make the like, but no one could even imagine how it could be made ; it was so devised, that they who were within...
Page 191 - ... no me meta en tal cuita vuestro amor. De todas las que yo veo no deseo servir otra sino a vos, bien veo que mi deseo es devaneo do no me puedo partir, pues que no puedo huir de ser vuestro servidor, no me meta sin roseta en tal cuita vuestro amor.
Page 102 - Amadis enter, began to cry out, God be praised, we see accomplished what we have so long desired. When his brethren saw that he had atchieved that wherein they had failed, they were exceedingly joyful, because of the great love they bore him, and desired that they might be carried to the chamber ; and there the governor with all his train went to Amadis, and kissed his hand as their lord. Then saw they the wonders which were in the chamber, the works of art and the treasures, such that they were...
Page 119 - Amadis stood in his stirrups, and gave him a blow on his head, and cut away the trappings of his helmet and the skin of his head, and the sword held on and came upon the neck of the horse, so that he fell dead, and the rider senseless. Amadis waited a minute, thinking that he had slain him ; then seeing him recover, he said, Knight, what love has gained in you, and you in him, you may both enjoy : I leave you. So departing from him, he called Gandalin, and seeing Durin there, he said to him, Friend...
Page 102 - ... sword fell from his hand, and though it hung by a thong from the wrist, he could not recover it, yet holding on still he reached the door of the chamber, and a hand came forth and took him by the hand to draw him in, and he heard a voice which said, Welcome is the knight who shall be lord here, because he passeth in prowess him who made the enchantment, and who had no peer in his time.
Page 256 - Amadis loved some one he could not have passed under the Arch of True Lovers, which yet showed him more honour than ever any other had received. He may love, replied Briolania, but in his love he is the most secret that ever yet knight was. Briolania remained ten days with Oriana, and then they both went to join Queen Brisena at Fenusa, a town, where she was waiting for Lisuarte. Greatly rejoiced was she to see her daughter so recovered. There the tidings came of the victory, for joy whereat Brisena...