The Mabinogion: From the Llyfr Coch O Hergest, and Other Ancient Welsh Manuscripts, Volume 1

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Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1849
 

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Page 63 - In truth," said the Countess, "evil is thy disposition; but if thou knowest what is to my advantage, declare it to me." " I will do so," said she. " Thou knowest that, except by warfare and arms, it is impossible for thee to preserve thy possessions ; delay not, therefore, to seek some one who can defend them.
Page 127 - And by his side a naked swerd hanging : And up he rideth to the highe bord. In all the halle ne was ther spoke a word, For mervaille of this knight ; him to behold Ful besily they waiten yong and old.
Page 62 - what change hath befallen thee, that thou hast not come to visit me in my grief ? It was wrong in thee, and I...
Page 71 - And they all proceeded to the castle of the Countess of the Fountain, and the banquet which had been three years preparing was consumed in three months. Never had they a more delicious or agreeable banquet. And Arthur prepared to depart. Then he sent an embassy to the countess to beseech her to permit Owain to go with him, for the space of three months, that he might show him to the nobles and the fair dames of the island of Britain. And the countess gave her consent, although it was very painful...
Page 329 - And Peredur was resting on the shaft of his spear, pondering the same thought, and Gwalchmai came to him without any signs of hostility, and said to him, "If I thought that it would be as agreeable to thee as it would be to me, I would converse with thee. I have also a message from Arthur unto thee, to pray thee to come and visit him. And two men have been before on this errand.
Page 326 - By destiny, and the foreknowledge that I should suffer harm from thee. And thou shalt take a horse and armour of me; and with me thou shalt go to learn chivalry and the use of thy arms." Said Peredur, " Thou shalt have mercy, if thou pledge thy faith thou wilt never more injure the dominions of the Countess.
Page 57 - Owain's heels. And the portcullis descended to the floor. And the rowels of the spurs and part of the horse were without, and Owain with the other part of the horse remained between the two gates, and the inner gate was closed, so that Owain could not go thence; and Owain was in a perplexing situation. And while he was in this state, he could see through an aperture in the gate a street facing him, with a row of houses on each side. And he beheld a maiden, with yellow, curling hair, and a frontlet...
Page 69 - Thou mayst do so," said Arthur. And Kai went towards the Knight. And on the spot he overthrew Kai, and struck him with the head of his lance in the forehead, so that it broke his helmet and the headpiece, and pierced the skin and the flesh, the breadth of the spear-head, even to the bone. And Kai returned to his companions. After this, all the household of Arthur went forth, one after the other, to combat the Knight, until there was not one that was not overthrown by him, except Arthur and Gwalchmai....
Page 330 - This was not an ungentle thought, and I should marvel if it were pleasant to thee to be drawn from it." "Tell me," said Peredur, "is Kai in Arthur's court?" " He is," said he. " And, behold, he is the knight that fought with thee last, and it would have been better for him had he not come ; for his arm and his shoulder-blade were broken with the fall which he had from thy spear.
Page 324 - Hold thy peace," said Peredur, "I am he whom thou seekest; and by my faith, thou deservest ill of thy household for thy treatment of the maiden, for she is innocent concerning me." So they encountered, and they were not long in combat ere Peredur overthrew the knight, and he besought his mercy. "Mercy thou shalt have...

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