Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume 2J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, 1923 - Arthurian romances |
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Page 388 - Bedivere departed, and by the way he beheld that noble sword, that the pommel and haft were all of precious stones, and then he said to himself, If I throw this rich sword in the water, thereof shall never come good, but harm and loss.
Page 171 - Grail had been borne through the hall, then the holy vessel departed suddenly, that they wist not where it became : then had they all breath to speak. And then the king yielded thankings to God, of His good grace that he had sent them. Certes, said the king, we ought to thank our Lord Jesu greatly for that He hath shewed us this day, at the reverence of this high feast of Pentecost.
Page 388 - Therefore, said Arthur unto Sir Bedivere, take thou XxExcalibur, my good sword, and go with it to yonder water side, and when thou comest there I charge thee throw my sword in that water, and come again and tell me what thou there seest.
Page 400 - Christian knights; and now I dare say,' said Sir Ector, 'thou, Sir Launcelot, there thou liest, that thou were never matched of earthly knight's hand; and thou were the courtiest knight that ever bare shield ; and thou were the truest friend to thy lover that ever bestrode horse ; and thou were the truest lover of a sinful man that ever loved woman; and thou were the...
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Page 389 - Sir, he said, I saw nothing but waves and winds. That is untruly said of thee, said the king ; therefore go thou lightly again, and do my command as thou art to me lief and dear, spare not, but throw it in.
Page 391 - Yet some men say in many parts of England that King Arthur is not dead, but had by the will of our Lord Jesu [gone] into another place; and men say that he shall come again, and he shall win the holy cross.
Page 314 - May month flowereth and flourisheth in many gardens, so in like wise let every man of worship flourish his heart in this world, first unto God, and next unto the joy of them that he promised his faith unto...
Page 305 - Most noble knight, Sir Launcelot, now hath death made us two at debate for your love ; I was your lover, that men called the fair maiden of Astolat ; therefore...