Le Prince Noir: poème du héraut d'armes

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J.G. Fotheringham, 1883 - 392 pages
 

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Page 308 - who (Ray tells us, after Fuller), in the year 1346, with one squire and six archers, fought in hostile manner with an hundred armed men, at Hogges in Normandy, and overthrew them, slaying sixty Normans, and giving the whole fleet means to land.
Page viii - Delpit (Collection générale des documents français qui se trouvent en Angleterre, t.
Page 346 - Hi, p. 487. The swearing of the kings took place in the church of Saint-Nicolas, Calais, whereas Barnes says, refusing the offered Pax : « they kissed each other with hearty demonstrations of a mutual friendship. » 1588. Joan, countess of Kent, daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent, second son of Edward the First ; she was first married to Sir Thomas Holland, and on his going abroad, was contracted to William Montagu, earl of Salisbury, from whom she was divorced on the petition of Sir...
Page 389 - L'amour parfit en Dieu se justifie 1. After having read those lines, how can one agree with the historian of English Poetry 2 \vhen he asserts that Edward III. greatly contributed to establish the national dialect, by abolishing the use of the Norman tongue and substituting the natural language of the country ? We had an occasion to mention Gower's disciple, the celebrated Geoffrey Chaucer. What he says of his Prioress 3, leaving apart his translation of the Roman de la Rose, shows that he was a...
Page 111 - Gascony he reigned seven years in joy, peace and quietness. Now I will tell you no untruth ; for all the lords and barons of all the neighbouring country came to him to render homage. They looked upon him with one feeling as a good lord, loyal and wise, and I may truly say that since the birth of Christ, never was such good entertainment nor more honourable than then ; for every day at his table he had more than eighty knights, and four times as many esquires.
Page 380 - I little thought on the hour of death, So long as I enjoyed breath. Great riches here I did possess, Whereof I made great nobleness ; I had gold, silver, wardrobes, and Great treasures, horses, houses, land. But now a caitiff poor am I, Deep in the ground, lo ! here I lie ; My beauty great is all quite gone, My flesh is wasted to the bone, My house is narrow now and throng, Nothing but truth comes from my tongue. And, if ye should see me this day, I do not think, but ye would say, That I had never...
Page 380 - I little thought on th' hour of death, So long as I enjoyed breath. Great riches here I did possess, Whereof I made great nobleness. I had gold, silver, wardrobes, and Great treasures, horses, houses, land. But now a caitiff poor am I, Deep in the ground, lo here I lie: My beauty great is all quite gone, My flesh is wasted to the bone: My house is narrow now, and throng ; Nothing but truth comes from my tongue. And, if...
Page vi - ... which he had brought to the prince. The prince listened attentively to all that was told him, and said he would consider this subject. He kept the herald with him five days, and, on the sixth, he had letters delivered to him under the prince's seal, who said to him on his departure, " Chandos, salute from me all our companions.
Page 284 - THEN the Prince caused his chambers to be opened And all his followers to come in, Who in his time had served him, And served him with a free will; " Sirs," said he,." pardon me, For, by the faith I owe you, You have served me loyally, Though I cannot of my means Render to each his guerdon; But God, by His most holy name And saints, will render it you.
Page 310 - CaUis, intitled : • How Edward at Hogges unto land wan, And rade thurgh France or ever he blan. • « Edward, par la grace de Dieu roy d'Angleterre et de France ' et seigneur d'Irland, à son chier et feal chevalier Thomas Lucy, saluz. Pour ceo que nous savoms bien que vous orretz volunters bones novelles de nous, nous fesons savoir que nous arrivames a la Hoge prez Harfluz le dozisme jour de juyllet darreyn passé, avec toutz noz gentz seyns et saufs, loué en soit Dieux ! et illeoques demurasmes...

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