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rode upon a bay horse , big enough for a giant . Two Squires came after him , armed with corselets and morions like serving men , and each carried a huge battle - axe in his hand , in the use of which weapon their master prided himself ...
rode upon a bay horse , big enough for a giant . Two Squires came after him , armed with corselets and morions like serving men , and each carried a huge battle - axe in his hand , in the use of which weapon their master prided himself ...
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... , not knowing what coun- try it was , and pitched a tent upon the shore , and placed a couch there for his Lady , who was weary of the sea . Presently there came down a fierce Giant , who was Lord of the island , with whom , 85.
... , not knowing what coun- try it was , and pitched a tent upon the shore , and placed a couch there for his Lady , who was weary of the sea . Presently there came down a fierce Giant , who was Lord of the island , with whom , 85.
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... Giant lay dead on the field , and Apolidon re- mained master of the island . When he had seen . its strength , he neither feared the Emperor of Rome , whom he had offended , nor all the world besides ; and there he and Grimanesa , being ...
... Giant lay dead on the field , and Apolidon re- mained master of the island . When he had seen . its strength , he neither feared the Emperor of Rome , whom he had offended , nor all the world besides ; and there he and Grimanesa , being ...
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... Giant ; this was the shield of King Abies of Ireland , who had been there two years before his combat with Ama- dis : the highest had three golden flowers in a field azure : this he knew not , but he read the inscrip- tion , This is the ...
... Giant ; this was the shield of King Abies of Ireland , who had been there two years before his combat with Ama- dis : the highest had three golden flowers in a field azure : this he knew not , but he read the inscrip- tion , This is the ...
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... Giant of the Boiling Lake ; Cartadaque , his nephew , Giant of the Defended Mountain ; and Madanfabul , his marriage - brother , the Giant of the Vermillion Tower ; and for Quadragante , bro- ther of King Abies , and Arcalaus the ...
... Giant of the Boiling Lake ; Cartadaque , his nephew , Giant of the Defended Mountain ; and Madanfabul , his marriage - brother , the Giant of the Vermillion Tower ; and for Quadragante , bro- ther of King Abies , and Arcalaus the ...
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adventure Agrayes Amadis of Gaul Angriote answered Apolidon Arcalaus Ardan Canileo arms asked bade Barsinan battle bay horse Beltenebros beseech best Knight better blow Boiling Lake Briolania Brisena broken brother castle chamber Corian Corisanda court cousin cried Dame Damsel of Denmark danger daughter death Don Bruneo Don Florestan Don Galaor Don Galvanes Don Guilan drew Durin Dwarf Enil entered fair fear fell Firm Island Gandales Gandalin Gandandel and Brocadan Gaul gave Giant greatly griote hand hath head heard heart helmet honour horse joust King Cildadan King Lisuarte King's knew Ladasin Lady lance land Lisu Lisuarte's looked Mabilia Madasima Miraflores nebros nephew never North Wales Olinda Oriana palace palfrey perron promise prowess Quadragante Queen quoth Amadis replied rode Sarquiles shield slain Sobradisa sorrow Squire sword tell thee thing thou thought told took Urganda whereat wounded Ysanjo
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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...