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...virtue which made him a glory to humanity. ' I betook myself,' says he, ' among those lofty fables and romances, which recount in solemn cantos the deeds...knighthood founded by our victorious kings, and from thence had in renown all over christendom. There I read it in the oath of every knight, that he should...

...to this effect, we quote from his account of his youth ; — " I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount, in solemn cantos, the...oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expense of his best blood or of his life, if it so befell him, the honor and chastity of virgin or...

...now, readers) that I may tell ye whither my young feet wandered, I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount in solemn cantos the deeds of knighthood founded hy our victorious kings, and from hence held in renown all over Christendom. There I read it in the...

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...effect, we quote from his account of liis youth. " I betook me among those lofty fables and romancea, which recount in solemn cantos, the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious kings, and from heneo had in renown over all Christcndem. There I read it in the oath of every knight, that he should...

...to this effect, we quote from his account of his youth ; — " I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount, in solemn cantos, the...oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expense of his best blood or of his life, if it so befell him, the honor and chastity of virgin or...

...passage to this effect, we quote from his account of his youth. " I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount in solemn cantos, the...oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expense of his best blood, or of his life, if it so befel him, the honour and chastity of virgin or...

...feet wandered ; I betook me among' those lofty fables and romances, which recount in solemn cantoes the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious...oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expense of his best blood, or of his life, if it so befel him, the honour and chastity of virgin or...

...to this effect, we quote from his account of his youth ; — " I betook me among those lofty fables and romances, which recount, in solemn cantos, the...oath of every knight, that he should defend to the expense of his best blood or of his life, if it so befell him, the honor and chastity of virgin or...