Palmerin of England, Volumen 4Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1807 - 438 páginas |
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Página 329 - ... 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.
Página 181 - ... shown him some means to extricate himself, either by fine force, or cunning, or the help of another; but in this, which concerned him more than all, all remedy was cut off, and he was left in utter despair, without any hope, or shadow of hope, to comfort and support him. And as men whose hearts have been long free, when they devote them at last are more devoted than such as have been used to such devotement, so it was with this Knight, he being now so passionately afflicted, that his judgment...
Página 362 - Constantinople were hung signify, but that the city already gives itself up as yielded ints the hands of its conquerors? And since it was in their hands to •win all, or in their weakness to lose all, he bade them remember that those whom they saw before them were the same enemies with whom they had fought in the former battle, and whose strength they had tried, far fewer...
Página 319 - Framustante and the other seven giants were armed in bright and strong armour, polished and thick, without any mixture of colours ; and being of such huge stature that they far overtopped all others in the army, and their harnesses and helmets flashing over the field far away, as the sun shone on them...
Página 91 - In this I know that I am asking much; but the faith and love with which I have ever served you embolden me, and that faith is so proud of what it thinks it has merited, that it cannot be contented with any recom pence given by another.
Página 185 - ... the Knight of the Savage Man earnestly beheld these images, there came in an old woman, so wrinkled and feeble with extremity of age, as she seemed scarcely able to stand upon her feet; she, feigning that she was astonished at finding him there, filled the place with loud and mighty cries, calling upon the statues to defend her against this intruder that was come to violate her palace. At this cry the images began to stir themselves, and to lay hold on their swords. But when the Knight of the...
Página 178 - ... that though it was manifestly a thing artificial, yet might it have excited fear in any one who beheld it. The knight went up to it, and viewed it all round; when he came in front he stopt longer, for there was more to see there. [10.] He perceived a golden key hanging from the neck of the serpent by a fine thread of gold, the key being so small that it was scarcely visible. He took it off, well judging that it must needs be of some use; but neither in that apartment, nor in all the others which...
Página 181 - ... have been long free, when they devote them at last are more devoted than such as have been used to such devotement, so it was with this Knight, he being now so passionately afflicted, that his judgment and reason clearly abandoned him, and he determined to remain there in that strange dwelling-place beside his lady, not remembering that he had no other food there than his own imaginations, which would sooner destroy than support him. But at this time his true friend Daliarte, who would not forsake...
Página 173 - ... before or after her, as in those days her brother king Armato of Persia had Esplandian the emperor of Constantinople, and Amadis king of Great Britain, for his capital enemies, she sought in all these parts for the most convenient places which her cunning could discover, to make her dwelling in secret, that she might come there whenever it was necessary for her to practice her enchantments. For this reason she had one in England, of which she made less use, and on which therefore less work had...
Página 172 - the reader marvel at this, whereof it will be needful to make farther mention, because of what was within ; for this place had for long time been the abode of famous enchanters, who succeeded each other ; that great enchantress the infanta Melia*, was the founder, and at this time Drusia Velona dwelt there, of whom the next chapter will speak, and they who inhabited it knew how to con[ ceal it so that it should be visible to none but those whom they wished to see it.