 | 1917 - 502 pages
...champions of courtesy. He sees a slender squire battling with a full armed knight. Him stedfastly he markt, and saw to bee A goodly youth of amiable grace, Yet but a slender slip, that searse did see Yet seventeene yeares, hut tall and faire of face, That sure he detrn 'd him borne of... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1921 - 826 pages
...hart was inly child With great amazement, and his thought with wonder fild. Him stedfastly he markt, and saw to bee A goodly youth of amiable grace, Yet but a slender slip, that scarse did see Yet seuenteeneyeares, but talland faire of face That sure he deem'd him borne of noble race. All in a woodmans... | |
 | Thomas Bulfinch - 1913 - 972 pages
...encounters in the forest a young hunter, whom he thus describes : "Him steadfastly he marked, and saw to be A goodly youth of amiable grace, Yet but a slender slip, that scarce did see Yet seventeen yeares; but tall and faire of face, That sure he deemed him borne of noble... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 542 pages
...his colouring, blazons out Tristrem in his appropriate character of a gallant young forester : _ '* Him stedfastly he marked, and saw to bee A goodly youth, of amiable grace, Yet but a slender Blip, that scarce did see Yet seventeen years, but tall and faire of face, That sure he deemed him... | |
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Woodmans jacket he was clad Of Lincolne greene, belayd with silver lace ; And on his head an hood with aglets sprad, And by his side his hunters home he hanging had. 
