 In our forefathers tyme, whan Papistrie, as a standyng poole, couered and ouerflowed all England, fewe bookes were read in our long, sauyng certaine bookes of Cheualrie, as they sayd, for pastime and pleasure, which, as some say, were made in Monasteries,...  The Poetical Works of John Skelton - Page 68by John Skelton - 1856Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1781 - 620 pages
...Chiualrie, as they fayd for paftime and plea•" fure, which, as fome fay, were made in monafteries by idle «« monkes or wanton chanons : as one for example, MORTE •'* ARTHUR, the whole pleafure of which booke ftandeth in " two fpecyall poyntes, in open mans flaghter and bolde baw" drie... | |
 | Thomas (of Ercildoune, called the Rhymer.) - 1804 - 514 pages
...England, few bookes " were red in our toong, savying certayne bookes of chivalrie, as " they sayd, for pastime and pleasure, which, as some say, were " made...monkes or wanton chanons. As " one, for example, Morte Arthurc, the whole pleasure of whiche " booke standeth in twospecyall poyntes; in open mans slaughtre,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1807 - 904 pages
...England, fewe bookcs were read in our long, savyng certaine bookes of Chcvalrie, as they said, for pastime, and pleasure-, which, as some say, were made...monkes or wanton chanons, as one for example, Morte Arlhure : the whole pleasure of which booke standeth in two speciall poyntes : in open manslaughter... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 944 pages
...all England, few books were read in our tongue, saving certain books of chivalry, as they said, for pastime and pleasure ; which, as some say, were made in monasteries, by idle monks, or wanton canons : for example, Morte Arthur, the whole pleasure of which book standeth in two... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 508 pages
...all England, few books were read in our tongue, saving certain books of chivalry, as they said, for pastime and pleasure ; which, as some say, were made in monasteries, by idle monks, or wanton canons : for example, Morte Arthur, the whole pleasure of which book standeth in two... | |
 | Samuel Egerton Brydges, Joseph Haslewood - English literature - 1810 - 648 pages
...all England, few bookes were red in our toong, sailing cortayne bookes of chivalrie, as they sayd for pastime and pleasure, which, as some say, were made in monasteries by idle monkes or wanton channons: as one for example, Morte Arthur, the whole pleasure of which booke standeih in two specyall... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges, Joseph Haslewood - English literature - 1810 - 618 pages
...pastime and pleasure, which, as some say, were made in monasteries by idle monkes or wanton channons: as one for example, Morte Arthur, the whole pleasure of which booke standeih in two specyall poyntes, in open mans slaghtcr and bolde bawdrie : in which booke, those be... | |
 | Roger Ascham - Archery - 1815 - 428 pages
...all England, few books were read in our tongue, saving certain books of chivalry, as they said for pastime and pleasure; which, as some say, were made in monasteries by idle monks or wanton canons. As one for example, Marts Arthur ; the whole pleasure of which book standeth... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 546 pages
...England, few bookes were red in our " toong, savyng certayne bookes of chivalrie, as they sayd, " for pastime and pleasure, which, as some say, were made...monkes or wanton chanons. As one, " for example, Morte Arthvre, the whole pleasure of whiche " booke standeth in two spccyall poyntes ; in open mans " slaughtre,... | |
 | Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1824 - 504 pages
...all England, few bookes were red in our toong, sauyng certayne Bookes of Chiualrie, as they sayd for pastime and pleasure, which, as some say, were made...the whole pleasure of which booke standeth in two specyall poyntes, in open mans slaghter and bolde bawdrie : in which booke those be counted the noblest... | |
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