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... sawe that he ; 22 , cut in twayne ; hors also ; 23 , with ; 26 , Ban with grete dylygence voyded the hors / and came and smote at the other fo egrely vpon the helme ; 30 , By that tyme ; 31 , that founde ; 35 , no man myght ; 38 ...
... sawe that he ; 22 , cut in twayne ; hors also ; 23 , with ; 26 , Ban with grete dylygence voyded the hors / and came and smote at the other fo egrely vpon the helme ; 30 , By that tyme ; 31 , that founde ; 35 , no man myght ; 38 ...
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... sawe ; the blacke knyght ; 20 , the valey ; I thanke you ; 22 , came to the damoyfell and fayd ; 25 , has ben fedde ; 26 , Wherfore cometh he in ; 29 , wold god that ye wold ; or elles ; yf ; 31 , to daye ; for I ; 34 , the whiche is ...
... sawe ; the blacke knyght ; 20 , the valey ; I thanke you ; 22 , came to the damoyfell and fayd ; 25 , has ben fedde ; 26 , Wherfore cometh he in ; 29 , wold god that ye wold ; or elles ; yf ; 31 , to daye ; for I ; 34 , the whiche is ...
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... sawe hym ouercome ; 29 , with his owne ; 30 , I can not be ; 31 , And with this ; bothe the ; 34 , to other ; 35 , as now here ; and ; 37 , the damoyfell cryed out . 227. 4 , fyr B .; wonders fore so ; 5 , and grete meruayle it was to ...
... sawe hym ouercome ; 29 , with his owne ; 30 , I can not be ; 31 , And with this ; bothe the ; 34 , to other ; 35 , as now here ; and ; 37 , the damoyfell cryed out . 227. 4 , fyr B .; wonders fore so ; 5 , and grete meruayle it was to ...
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... sawe hym lye so i they toke hym vp and brought ; 14 , vpon ; or [ that ] he was ; 15 , Marke alfo ; 17 , wyft not that it had ben kynge M. that had ; 20 , neuer after loued ; 21 , moche fayre ; yet loue ; 22 , past on ; 24 , no more ...
... sawe hym lye so i they toke hym vp and brought ; 14 , vpon ; or [ that ] he was ; 15 , Marke alfo ; 17 , wyft not that it had ben kynge M. that had ; 20 , neuer after loued ; 21 , moche fayre ; yet loue ; 22 , past on ; 24 , no more ...
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... sawe / with ; 20 , all ye ; 21 , four fayre ; that bare foure tapers ; 23 , fame spere ; 25 , vnto fir ; ye vnto ; 28 , that he ; 30 , that of ; 32 , in these . 580. 7 , [ for ] ; 8 , wente ; 10 , rode vnto ; 13 , fyr L .; 14 , fayre E ...
... sawe / with ; 20 , all ye ; 21 , four fayre ; that bare foure tapers ; 23 , fame spere ; 25 , vnto fir ; ye vnto ; 28 , that he ; 30 , that of ; 32 , in these . 580. 7 , [ for ] ; 8 , wente ; 10 , rode vnto ; 13 , fyr L .; 14 , fayre E ...
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A.'s courte Accolon agayne alſo alwaye anone Bagdemagus beale beſt boke brother bycauſe castle cauſe Caxton's coude damoyfell daye dedes edition Elayne erle erth faſt fawe fayd fyr fayre fhall fholde fights fone fore fyr G fyr L Gawayn grete groūde Gueneuer hath herte Icel Isoud king Mark knyght knyght fyr kyng Arthur kynge A.'s lady Le Morte Darthur lorde loue lyghtly lyke Lyonesse lytell Malory Malory's maner Merlyn moche mooft mooſt Mordred Morgan le fay morowe Morte Darthur myght neuer noble knyght nyghe omitted p.prs Palomydes Percyual praye prynce reft rode rounde table ryght ſayd ſhall ſhe sword ſyr G syr Launcelot tells thenne therwith theſe theyr thoſe thou thre togyder toke Trystram tyll tyme vnto fyr vnto hym vpon waye whan whyle wolde words wounded wyfe wyft wyll Wynkyn de Worde
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Page 13 - Morte d'Arthur.— SIR THOMAS MALORY'S BOOK OF KING ARTHUR AND OF HIS NOBLE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. The original Edition of CAXTON, revised for Modern Use. With an Introduction by Sir EDWARD STRACHEY, Bart. pp. xxxvii., 509. "It is with perfect confidence that we recommend this edition of the old romance to every class of readers.
Page 10 - The byrth, lyf, and actes of Kyng Arthur; of his noble knyghtes of the Rounde Table, theyr merveyllous enquestes and aduentures, thachyeuyng of the Sane Greal; and in the end Le Morte Darthur, with the dolourous deth and departyng out ofthys worlde of them al.
Page 9 - Table. Newly refined, and published for the delight, and profit of the Reader.
Page 15 - 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, by idle Monkes or wanton Chanons: as 'one for example, Morte Arthure; the whole pleasure of which booke standeth in two speciall poyntes...
Page 2 - Bibliotheca Spenceriana ; or a Descriptive Catalogue of the books printed in the fifteenth century, and of many valuable first editions in the library of George John, Earl Spencer, KG ac.&c.&c.
Page 15 - Syr Lamerocke, with the wife of king Lote, that was his own aunte. This is good stuffe, for wise men to laughe at, or honest men to take pleasure at. Yet I know, when Gods Bible was banished the Court, and Morte Arthure receiued into the Princes chamber.
Page 7 - The story of the most noble and worthy kynge Arthur, the whiche was one of the worthyes chrysten, and also of his noble and valiaute knyghtes of the rounde Table. Newly imprynted and corrected mccccclvij. Imprynted at London by Wyllyam Copland.
Page 9 - The History of the renowned Prince Arthur, king of Britain with his life and death and all his glorious Battles, likewise the noble acts and heroic deeds of his valiant knights of the round table. London. 1816.
Page 207 - ... the length of the arm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger...