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Side vii
... arms - Decline and death of the Prince of Wales - Reflections - Noble Character of the Welsh nation - The Tudor line of Sovereigns - Her present Majesty descended from the blood royal of Wales Page 76 CHAPTER V. MEDIEVAL BARDISM . . w ...
... arms - Decline and death of the Prince of Wales - Reflections - Noble Character of the Welsh nation - The Tudor line of Sovereigns - Her present Majesty descended from the blood royal of Wales Page 76 CHAPTER V. MEDIEVAL BARDISM . . w ...
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... arms , and victuals , in all the said castles and other places , with all debts and arrearages . " In 1337 , at the death of his uncle , John of Eltham , second son of Edward II . - for whose life and health the poor father put up so ...
... arms , and victuals , in all the said castles and other places , with all debts and arrearages . " In 1337 , at the death of his uncle , John of Eltham , second son of Edward II . - for whose life and health the poor father put up so ...
Side 6
... arms and archers , twelve thousand strong , in a dis- tinct uniform , followed the standard of the Prince of Wales , and shared the perils and the glories of those achievements , which have made his name famous . In this same 1346 , his ...
... arms and archers , twelve thousand strong , in a dis- tinct uniform , followed the standard of the Prince of Wales , and shared the perils and the glories of those achievements , which have made his name famous . In this same 1346 , his ...
Side 7
... arms and archers remained on foot . " Having thus by religious consolation prepared his mind for the event , whatever it might prove , and made this admirable disposition of his troops , Edward divided his army into three battalions ...
... arms and archers remained on foot . " Having thus by religious consolation prepared his mind for the event , whatever it might prove , and made this admirable disposition of his troops , Edward divided his army into three battalions ...
Side 8
... which they had carried their arms and their cross - bows . They expostulated , * Froissart , vol . i . p . 163. Edition , 1842 . + Ibid . book i . chap . cxxviii . that they were not in a condition to do any 8 EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE .
... which they had carried their arms and their cross - bows . They expostulated , * Froissart , vol . i . p . 163. Edition , 1842 . + Ibid . book i . chap . cxxviii . that they were not in a condition to do any 8 EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE .
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abbey abbot ap Gruffydd Archæol Archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury archers arms army Asaph Azincourt Bangor bard battle beautiful Beuno bishop of St Brecknockshire Camb Cambrian Cardiganshire castle cathedral century clergy Conway court crown Cwmhir Cymmrod David ap Gwilym David Gam death diocese Duke of Lancaster Earl Edward III enemies English Evan father French friars friends Froissart grave hand heart heaven Henry IV Henry of Monmouth Hereford Herefordshire Hoare's Giraldus holy honour Howel Ibid Ivor John King Edward King Henry King of England King of France King Richard king's knights lady land Llywelyn ap Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Lord Grey March men-at-arms Merionethshire monastery monks Mortimer Morvyth never noble o'er Owen Glyndwr palace parliament Pembrokeshire Pennant person poems poet prayer Prince of Wales prisoners Rhys Richard II royal spirit sword thee thou thousand took town Valle Crucis Walter Manny Welsh Church Welshman Ystradfflûr
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Side 68 - I'll give my jewels for a set of beads, My gorgeous palace for a hermitage, My gay apparel for an almsman's gown, My...
Side 175 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long : And then, they say, no spirit dares stir abroad; The nights are wholesome ; then no planets strike, No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm, So hallow'd and so gracious is the time.
Side 182 - ... and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, " This is the way, walk ye in it," when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
Side 121 - Oh! lavish blossoms with thy hand O'er all the forests of the land, And let thy gifts like floods descending O'er every hill and glen be blending; Let orchard, garden, vine express Thy fulness and thy fruitfulness O'er all the land of beauty fling The costly traces of thy wing! And thus...
Side 39 - These maskers, after they had entered the manor of Kennington, alighted from their horses, and entered the hall on foot ; which done, the prince, his mother, and the lords, came out of the chamber into the hall, whom the mummers did salute...
Side 25 - There was much crowding and pushing about, for every one was eager to cry out,
Side 16 - I never yet found any one in battle, who, body to body, had given me so much to do as you have done this day. I adjudge to you the prize of valour above all the knights of my court, as what is justly due to you.
Side 8 - France was following him, in order to give him battle, said to his people : " Let us post ourselves here ; for we will not go farther before we have seen our enemies. I have good reason to wait for them on this spot ; as I am now upon the lawful inheritance of my lady-mother, which was given her as her marriage-portion ; and I am resolved to defend it against my adversary, Philippe de Valois.
Side 12 - Gentlemen, you are all my people, my friends and brethren at arms this day ; therefore, as I am blind, I request of you to lead me so far into the engagement that I may strike one stroke with my sword.
Side 11 - Genoese were assembled together, and began to approach, they made a great leap and cry to abash the Englishmen, but they stood still and stirred not for all that. Then the...