The Ruins of Kenilworth, an Historical Poem |
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ancient arbalist arms array arrow Arthur banner Barons battle bold brave Canute charger coursers court Coventry crown dame Dane death Domesday Book doth Duke Duke of Hereford e'en Earl of Leicester Edward Edward III Edward the Confessor England English fair fame field fierce fled foes fought France gallant Geoffrey de Clinton glorious gold Grace green hall hand haste hath head heart Henry VIII Heralds Hereford honour horse host John o'Gaunt Kenilworth Castle King Arthur King Henry knight ladies lake Lancaster lance land Leicester's length Lord martial Mercia merry monarch never noble Norman o'er peace placed pride Prince proud proudly reign Richard round royal rude Ruins of Kenilworth Saxon shield shouts silver skill slain smile soon Sovereign sweet sword thee thou throne Tiltyard towers triumph Twas unto valour wall warlike warrior Warwick Warwickshire ween Whilst William wood wrought
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Page 358 - Whearin part of the entertainment untoo the Queenz Maiesty at Killingwoorth Castl, in Warwik Sheer in this Soomerz Progress 1575 iz signified : from a freend officer attendant in the Coourt, unto hiz freend a Citizen, and Merchaunt of London.
Page 353 - London, and either of the sheriffs, had their several lords of misrule, ever contending, without quarrel or offence, who should make the rarest pastimes to delight the beholders.
Page 369 - It was a sport very pleasant of these beasts, to see the bear with his pink eyes leering after his enemy's approach, the nimbleness and weight of the dog to take his advantage...
Page 366 - The third pair of posts, in two such silvered bowls, had (all in ears green and old) wheat, barley, oats, beans, and pease, as the gifts of Ceres. The fourth post, on the left hand, in a like silvered bowl, had grapes in clusters, white and red, gracified with their.
Page 317 - TO a homeless man, who has no spot on this wide world which he can truly call his own, there is a momentary feeling of something like independence and territorial...
Page 362 - ... her head,) yet the inhabitants will tell you there, that she was conveyed from her usual chamber where she lay, to another where the bed's head of the chamber stood close to a privy postern door, where they in the night came and stifled her in her bed, bruised her head very much, broke her neck, and at length flung her down stairs, thereby believing the world would have thought it a mischance, and so have blinded their villany.
Page 369 - ... take his advantage ; and the force and experience of the bear again to avoid his assaults : if he were bitten in one place, how he would pinch in another to get free ; that if he were taken once, then...
Page 376 - Lordship's mirth, and gladness of us all,) made petition that they might renew now their old storial show : of argument how the Danes whilom here in a troublous season were for quietness borne withal and suffered in peace, that anon, by outrage and unsupportable insolency, abusing both Ethelred the King, then, and all estates every where beside ; at the grievous complaint and counsel of Huna, the King's Chieftain in wars, on Saint Brice's night, Anno Dom.
Page 377 - unless it was by the zeal of certain of their preachers ; men very commendable for their behaviour and learning, and sweet in their sermons, but somewhat too sour in preaching away their pastime.
Page 381 - The circuit of the castle, manors, parks, and chase, lying round together, contain at least nineteen or twenty miles, in a pleasant country ; the like both for strength, state, and pleasure, not being within the realm of England.