The extraordinary adventures of the seven champions of ChristendomGriffin, Bohn and Company, 1861 - 279 pages |
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adventure Almidor Angelica armour arms arrived attired battle beautified beauty began beheld Black Castle blood body breast burgonet castle caused champions of Christendom Christendom Christian champions Christian knights colour Count Palatine countenance courage coursers court daughter death dragon earth Egypt Egyptian emperor English champion English knight espied eyes falchion fell fortune furious fury giant glittering golden grief hands hath heard heart heaven honour horse journey Kalyb king king of Morocco knight lady leave likewise lord magician manner mighty mind mountain necromancer noble champion noble knight Octavo palace Persia pion princely Ptolemy queen revenge Sabra Satyrs seven champions sight silver six champions sleep Soldan soldiers sooner sorrowful St Andrew St Anthony St David St Denis St George St George's St James St Patrick steed steel stood strange sword terrible thee thou Thracian tomb travelled true trumpets unhappy valiant victory wherein wicked woful
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Page 26 - ... grave, breathing, as it were, the following sad and woful expressions: Sabra, I am betrayed for love of thee, And lodged in cave as dark as night; From whence I never more, ah woe is me! Shall have the pleasure of thy beauteous sight: Remain thou true and constant for my sake, That of my absence none may 'vantage make. Let tyrants know, if ever I obtain What now is lost by treason's faithless guile, False Egypt's scourge I ever will remain, And turn to streaming blood Nforocco's soil. That hateful...
Page 18 - Lady of Egypt, art thou not content that I have risked my own life to preserve yours, but you would have me also sacrifice my honour, give over the chase of dazzling glory, lay all my warlike trophies in a woman's lap, and change my truncheon for a distaff.— No! Sabra; George of England is a knight, born in a country where true chivalry is nourished, and hath sworn to see the world, as far as the lamp of heaven can lend him light, before he is fettered in the chains of wedlock. Therefore, think...
Page 7 - Dennis of France ; the second, St. James of Spain; the third, St. Anthony of Italy; the fourth, St. Andrew of Scotland ; the fifth, St. Patrick of Ireland ; the sixth, St. David of Wales! ; and thou art born to be the seventh, thy name being St. George of England, for so thou shalt be termed in time to come." Then leading him a little farther, she brought him into a large, fair room where stood seven of the goodliest steeds that ever eye beheld.
Page 5 - ... him as the apple of her eye, appointed twelve sturdy Satyrs to attend his person, so that neither force nor policy could further his intent. She kept him not to insult over as a slave, nor triumph in his wretchedness, but daily fed his fancy with all the .delights that art or nature could afford ; for she placed her whole felicity in him, and lusted after his beauty.
Page 12 - ... bigger than a tun. Thus weltered he from his den, &c The champion . . . gave the dragon such a thrust with his spear, that it shivered in a thousand pieces : whereat the furious dragon so fiercely smote him with his venomous tail, that down fell man and horse : in which fall two of St. George's ribs were so bruised, &c.
Page 32 - And then the purple rose of heaven's decree, Shall bring thee to thy former shape again And end at last thy woful misery, When this is done be sure you cut in twain This fatal tree wherein I do remain.
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Page 19 - ... snake, but thine more pleasant than the curling vine. What if thou art a stranger to our land, thou art more precious to my heart, and more delightful to my eyes, than crowns and diadems.
Page 13 - ... was so refreshed , that in a short time he was as sound as when he began the encounter. Then kneeled he down and made his humble supplication, that heaven would send him such strength and agility of body as might enable him to slay the fell monster ; which being done, with a bold and courageous heart, he smote the dragon under the wing, where it was tender and without s ale.
Page 131 - Prepare to see a heart oppress'd with care ; Address your ears to hear a mournful style ! No human strength, no work can work my weal. Care in my heart so tyrant-like doth deal. You Dryades, and light-foot Satyri, You gracious fairies, which at even-tide Your closets leave, with heavenly beauty stored, And on your shoulders spread your golden looks ; You savage bears, in caves and darken'd dens, Come wail with me the martial Locrine's death ; Come mourn with me for beauteous Estrild's death ! Ah...