 Next (for hear me out now, readers), that I may tell ye whither my younger feet wandered; I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount in solemn cantos the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious kings, and from hence had in...  The Edinburgh Review - Page 1761834Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1785 - 698 pages
...APOLOGY for SMECTYMNUUS. " 1 may tell you whither my " younger feet wandered : I betook me among thofe lofty fables and " romances, which recount in SOLEMN CANTOS the deeds of knight* "hood, &c." PROSE-WORKS, i. 11. 118. — Of trophies bung.} So in SAMSON ACONISTES, v. 1738.... | |
 | 1789 - 560 pages
...younger feet wandered ; I betook me among thofe lofty fables and romances, which recount in loiemn cantos the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious kings; and from hence had in renown all over Chrifteiidom. There I readit in the oath of every knight, that he íhould defajá, to the expence of... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...gothic and chivalric life. " I may- tell you," says he, " whither my younger feet wandered : I betook me among those LOFTY FABLES AND ROMANCES, which recount in SOLEMN CANTOS the deeds of knighthood * ;" and we have seen how much he was delighted with the Arabian story of Cambuscan in the Canterbury... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 pages
...gothic and chivalric life. " I may tell you," says he, " whither my younger feet wandered : I betook me among those LOFTY FABLES AND ROMANCES, which recount in SOLEMN CANTOS the deeds of knighthood * ;" and we have seen how much he was delighted with the Arabian story of Cambuscan in the Canterbury... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 446 pages
...feet wandered ; I betook me among thofe lofty fables and romances, which recount in fblemn cantoes the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious kings, and from hence had in renown over all chriftendom. There I read it in the oath of every knight, that he fhould defend to the expenfe... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 440 pages
...feet wandered ; I betook me among thole lofty fables and romances, which recount in lolemn cantoes the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious kings, and from hence had in renown over all chriftendom. There I read it in the oath of every knight, that he fhould defend to the expenfe... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...(for hear me out tiow, readers,) that I may tell you whither my younger feet wandered ; I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount,...our victorious kings, and from hence had in renown over all christendom : there I read it in the oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expence... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...Next, (for hear me out now, readers,) that I may tell you whither my younger feet wandered; 1 betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount,...knighthood, founded by our victorious kings, and from hence liad in renown over all christendom: there I read it in the oath of every knight, that he should defend... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...readers,) that I may tell you whither my younger • feet wandered; I betook me among those lofty fablea and romances, which recount, in solemn cantos, the...our victorious kings, and from hence had in renown over all Christendom : there I read it in the oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expence... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...Next (for hear me out now, readers) that I may tell ye whither my younger feet wandered ; I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount...our victorious kings, and from hence had in renown over all Christendom. There I read it in the oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expence... | |
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