 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...  The Atlantic Monthly - Page 541894Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1834 - 320 pages
...among prece* of knights. And tho-j were the meekest man, and the gentlest, that ever ate in hall amon? ladies. And thou were the sternest knight to thy mortal foe that in r put spear 111 rest." From the Rerical of Letters to the Reign of Elizabeth. Several causes conspired,... | |
 | Ontario. Council of Public Instruction - 1871 - 506 pages
...and thou wert the meekest man, and the gentlest, that ever eat in hall among ladies ; and thou wert the. sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in rest." —MALORY (1485.) « Dreaded, held as ralovMnH-:. \ 6 It ? LETTER OF SIK THOMAS MORE TO HIS... | |
 | Boyd Montgomerie M. Ranking - 1872 - 248 pages
...knights. And thou wert the meekest man and the gentlest that ever ate in hall among ladies. And thou wert the sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in the rest ! ' We may perhaps be spared the vexation of having our ideal British knight taken from us by the commentators,... | |
 | 1872 - 692 pages
...; and thou wert the meekest man and the gentlest that ever ate in hall among ladies ; and thou wert the sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in rest." Then was there weeping and dolour out of measure. Thus they kept Sir Launcelot's corpse fifteen... | |
 | Harriet Waters Preston - 1876 - 298 pages
...and thou wast the meekest man, and the gentlest, that ever ate in hall among ladies ; and thou wert the sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in the rest." It is evident, that both Malory and the author of the " French book " believed far too sincerely in... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 pages
...and thou wert the meekest man, and the gentlest, that ever eat in hall among ladies ; and thou wert ay too long. Dor. A minute is not much in cither's life, "Wh rest' WILLIAM CAXTON. WILLIAM CAXTON, the venerated father of English printing, was born in Kent about... | |
 | Sir Thomas Malory - 1880 - 490 pages
...; and thou were the goodliest person that ever came among press [crowd] of knights : and thou were the meekest man and the gentlest that ever ate in...to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in the rest." Then there was weeping and dolor out of measure. Thus they kept Sir Launcelot's corpse above the ground... | |
 | Arthur (king.) - 1880 - 520 pages
...; and thou were the goodliest person that ever came among press [crowd] of knights ; and thou were the meekest man and the gentlest that ever ate in...to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in the rest." Then there was weeping and dolor out of measure. Thus they kept Sir Launcelot's corpse above the ground... | |
 | 1879 - 578 pages
...that eier 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.' " J. KNIGHT. " PBOF. DOCKLAND'S LECTURE" (5th S. xii. 302.) — It is very pleasant... | |
 | 1903 - 710 pages
...; and thou wast the meekest man and the gentlest that ever ate in hall among ladies ; and thou wert the sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in the rest." THE HEROINES OF THE IDYLLS. Save for rescuing purposes, women seem to have been made of very little... | |
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