 In our forefathers tyme, whan Papistrie, as a standyng poole, couered and ouerflowed all England, fewe bookes were read in our tong, sauyng certaine bookes of Cheualrie, as they sayd, for pastime and pleasure, which, as some say, were made in Monasteries,...  The history of English poetry. To which are prefixed, three dissertations ... - Seite 369von Thomas Warton - 1840Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Thomas Warton - 1781 - 620 Seiten
...Chiualrie, as they fayd for paftime and plea•" fure, which, as fome fay, were made in monafteries by idle «« monkes or wanton chanons : as one for example, MORTE •'* ARTHUR, the whole pleafure of which booke ftandeth in " two fpecyall poyntes, in open mans flaghter and bolde baw" drie... | |
 | Thomas (of Ercildoune, called the Rhymer.) - 1804 - 514 Seiten
...and overflowed all England, few bookes " were red in our toong, savying certayne bookes of chivalrie, as " they sayd, for pastime and pleasure, which, as...monkes or wanton chanons. As " one, for example, Morte Arthurc, the whole pleasure of whiche " booke standeth in twospecyall poyntes; in open mans slaughtre,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 904 Seiten
...all England, fewe bookcs were read in our long, savyng certaine bookes of Chcvalrie, as they said, for pastime, and pleasure-, which, as some say, were...monkes or wanton chanons, as one for example, Morte Arlhure : the whole pleasure of which booke standeth in two speciall poyntes : in open manslaughter... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 508 Seiten
...overflowed all England, few books were read in our tongue, saving certain books of chivalry, as they said, for pastime and pleasure ; which, as some say, were made in monasteries, by idle monks, or wanton canons : for example, Morte Arthur, the whole pleasure of which book standeth in two... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 944 Seiten
...overflowed all England, few books were read in our tongue, saving certain books of chivalry, as they said, for pastime and pleasure ; which, as some say, were made in monasteries, by idle monks, or wanton canons : for example, Morte Arthur, the whole pleasure of which book standeth in two... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges, Joseph Haslewood - 1810 - 618 Seiten
...and ouerflowecl all England, few bookes were red in our toong, sailing certayne bookes of chivalrie, as they sayd for pastime and pleasure, which, as some...were made in monasteries by idle monkes or wanton channons: as one for example, Morte Arthur, the whole pleasure of which booke standeih in two specyall... | |
 | Thomas (the Rhymer) - 1811 - 568 Seiten
...over" flowed all England, few bookes were red in our toong, sa" vyng certayne bookes of chivalrie, as they sayd, for pastime " and pleasure, which, as some say, were made in monaste" ries by idle monkes or wanton chanons. As one, for ex" ample, Morte. Arthure, the whole pleasure... | |
 | Roger Ascham - 1815 - 428 Seiten
...overflowed all England, few books were read in our tongue, saving certain books of chivalry, as they said for pastime and pleasure; which, as some say, were made in monasteries by idle monks or wanton canons. As one for example, Marts Arthur ; the whole pleasure of which book standeth... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 546 Seiten
...and overflowed all England, few bookes were red in our " toong, savyng certayne bookes of chivalrie, as they sayd, " for pastime and pleasure, which, as...monkes or wanton chanons. As one, " for example, Morte Arthvre, the whole pleasure of whiche " booke standeth in two spccyall poyntes ; in open mans " slaughtre,... | |
 | Thomas Thompson - 1824 - 342 Seiten
...all England, few books were read in " our tongue, saving certain books of chivalry, " as they said, for pastime and pleasure, which, " as some say, were made in monasteries by idle " monks or wanton canons. As one, for example " La Morte d'Arthure, the whole pleasure of " which book... | |
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