Amadis of Gaul, Volume 4N. Biggs, 1803 |
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Page 328 - ... back, and three times they forced her back to the marble perron ; but she with her fair hands repelled them on both sides, and it seemed as if she were thrusting hands and arms from her, and thus by her perseverance and good heart, but above all by reason of her surpassing beauty, she came, though sorely wearied, to the door of the chamber and laid hold on the door post; and then the hand and arm which had led in Amadis came out and took her hand, and above twenty voices sung these words sweetly,...
Page 324 - Grimanesa stood ; and the figure which stood upon the arch sounded his trumpet sweetly, so that all who heard it were delighted ; for except they who had before heard the same, they had never heard so sweet sounds. Oriana then came up to the line of the spell, and she looked round at Amadis and her face coloured ; then she turned and advanced, and when she was under the arch, the image began his music, and from the mouth of his trumpet showered down flowers and roses in such abundance that they covered...
Page 327 - ... commended herself to God, and went on. She felt nothing till she had passed both the perrons; but when she was within a step of the chamber, she felt hands that pushed her and dragged her back, and three times they forced her back to the marble perron ; but she with her fair hands repelled them on both sides, and it seemed as if she were thrusting hands and arms from her, and thus by her perseverance and good heart, but above all by reason of her surpassing beauty, she came, though sorely wearied,...
Page 11 - In that tower were nine apartments, three on a floor, and though some part was the work of skilful artists, the rest was wrought by the skill and science of Apolidon himself so wonderously that no man in the world could rightly value nor even understand its exceeding rarety.
Page 171 - I most desire to hear ; every thing is now as I wished, and I shall win the love of my lady, for I am that Gasquilan whom you know. Then he called for his arms, which were after this fashion ; the field of his surcoat and bever was murrey, bearing griffins or ; his helmet and shield were burnished and bright as a mirror ; and on his shield he had a griffin griping a heart in his talons, wrought in gold, and fastened to the shield with golden nails, and garnished with jewels ; by the griffin he gave...
Page 323 - ... turn out otherwise, they replied, that they were so well satisfied, that the proof need not be made. Nay, said the brides, we will attempt it ; if we were elsewhere it might well be excused ; but being at the place, it shall never be thought that we feared in our hearts this proof. Since it is so, replied the husbands, we cannot deny that we shall receive from it the greatest joy that can be. Then they told King Lisuarte that these also would prove the adventure. In God's name ! quoth the king....
Page 13 - ... this, took advantage thereof, and ventured there also ; and thus the world became stocked with sundry things which it had never before known. To the four sides of the tower, water was brought from the neighbouring mountains by metal pipes, and collected into four fountains ; and the water spouted so high from the golden pillars, and through the mouths of animals, that it was easy to reach it from the windows of the first story ; for it was caught in golden basons wrought on the pillars ; and...
Page 322 - I ask a boon of you, which you will be nothing loth to grant. The king replied, I grant it. — Then, Sir, be pleased to command Oriana before it be dinner time to prove the Arch of True Lovers, and the Forbidden Chamber, for hitherto we have none of us been able to persuade her to the adventure, by reason of her great sadness. I have such confidence in her truth and beauty that I doubt not...
Page 323 - ... cheek, and said, before dinner you must prove the adventure of the Arch of True Lovers, and of the Forbidden Chamber ; for this is what your husband hath asked. When they heard this, some there were who rejoiced that the attempt was to be made, and others who were fearful lest she should fail where so many had failed, and thus be put to shame : so they left the church and made to the place beyond which none could pass who were not found worthy. When they reached this place, Melicia and Olinda...
Page 16 - ... this indeed is to your fair renown and to the service of Almighty God, for in this have ye done that for which ye were born, succoring the oppressed and beating down the evil-doers. But in this, what should most elate us is the defiance which we have thus given to two so high and powerful princes as are the Emperor of Rome and King Lisuarte, with whom, if they will not be brought to reason and justice, we must perforce have great debate and warfare. Noble sirs, what then have we to expect? Certes...