King Arthur in History and Legend, Volume 15The University Press, 1914 - 145 pages |
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Arthur's name Arthurian Legend Arthurian literature Arthurian romance Arthurian story Arthurian traditions Avalon bard battle Bedivere Black Book British king Britons Brut Brutus called Camlan Caxton Celtic character Chrétien Christian kings chronicle Cornwall court courtly deeds Dream of Rhonabwy Dubricius early Welsh edition English epic Erbin fable Faerie Queene fairy fame fought Four Ancient Books French Gawain Geoffrey of Monmouth Geoffrey's History Gereint Gildas Gorlois Grail grave Guinevere hero Idylls King Arthur knights Kulhwch and Olwen Lancelot Latin Layamon literary Mabinogion Malory Malory's marvellous matter of Britain mediĉval Melwas mentioned Merlin Modred Morte Darthur Nennius Nennius's noble Norman oldest Welsh origin Perceval poem poet poetical prince prowess quest readers record referred renown Rhys Round Table Saxons Spenser story of Arthur sword tale tells Tennyson tion Triads Tristan Tristram twelfth century unto Uther Wace Wales warrior Welsh romance Welsh tradition William of Malmesbury Wledig writer Yspaddaden
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Page 135 - Then from the dawn it seem'd there came, but faint As from beyond the limit of the world, Like the last echo born of a great cry, Sounds, as if some fair city were one voice Around a king returning from his wars.
Page 129 - Begin to feel the truth and stir of day, To me, methought, who waited with a crowd, There came a bark that, blowing forward, bore King Arthur, like a modern gentleman Of stateliest port; and all the people cried, "Arthur is come again : he cannot die.
Page 84 - There too we read of Spenser's fairy themes, And those that Milton loved in youthful years; The sage enchanter Merlin's subtle schemes; The feats of Arthur and his knightly peers; Of Arthur, — who, to upper light restored, With that terrific sword Which yet he brandishes for future war, Shall lift his country's fame above the polar star...
Page 113 - I trust, through God's grace, that after my death to have a sight of the blessed face of Christ, and at doomsday to sit on his right side, for as sinful as ever I was are saints in heaven. Therefore, Sir Launcelot, I require thee and beseech thee heartily, for all the love that ever was betwixt us, that thou never see me more in the visage ; and I command thee on God's behalf, that thou forsake my company, and to thy kingdom thou turn again and keep, well thy realm from war and wrack.
Page 82 - Yet some men say in many parts of England that King Arthur is not dead, but had by the will of our Lord Jesu into another place; and men say that he shall come again, and he shall win the holy cross.
Page 128 - In that Faery Queene I meane glory in my generall intention, but in my particular I conceive the most excellent and glorious person of our soveraine the Queene, and her kingdome in Faery land.
Page 5 - Whereto they answered, and one in special said, that in him that should say or think that there was never such a king called Arthur might well be aretted great folly and blindness.
Page 122 - And Dryden, in immortal strain, Had raised the Table Round again, But that a ribald King and Court Bade him toil on, to make them sport ; Demanded for their niggard pay, Fit for their souls, a looser lay, Licentious satire, song, and play ; The world defrauded of the high design, Profaned the God-given strength, and marr'd the lofty line.
Page 127 - Enchaunters call ; But all that was not such as seemd in sight Before that shield did fade, and suddeine fall : And when him list the raskall routes appall, Men into stones therewith he could transmew, And stones to dust, and dust to nought at all ; And, when him list the prouder lookes subdew, He would them gazing blind, or turne to other hew.