 What fair renown, what honor, what repute Can come to you from starving this poor brute ? He who serves well and speaks not merits more Than they who clamor loudest at the door. Therefore the law decrees, that as this steed Served you in youth, henceforth...  American Illustrated Magazine - Page 651881Full view - About this book
 | American literature - 1870 - 574 pages
...proverbs ; but I fear They never yet have reached your knightly ear. What fair renown, what honour, what repute Can come to you from starving this poor brute?...serves well and speaks not merits more Than they who clamour loudest at the door. Therefore the law decrees, that as this steed Served you in youth, henceforth... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1873 - 328 pages
...proverbs; but I fear They never yet have reached your knightly ear. What fair renown, what honor, what repute Can come to you from starving this poor brute...provide Shelter in stall, and food and field beside." aMSlWAT 1 s. '59 i i'l 160 </ « /«« Interlude • J v " )<• I . ! • 1 * ! i ' * •• • ,.,... | |
 | 1871 - 586 pages
...reached your knightly ear. What fair renown, *-hat honor, what repute ( '.in come to you from starring this poor brute ? He who serves well and speaks not merits more Than they who clamor londest at the door. Therefore, the law decrees, that as this steed Served you in youth, henceforth... | |
 | John Russell Webb - 1876 - 514 pages
...; but I fear They never yet have reached your knightly ear. 6. " What fair renown, what honor, what repute Can come to you from starving this poor brute?...provide Shelter in stall, and food and field beside." 7. And the king confirmed the decree, adding to it a heavy fine if the knight neglected his duty to... | |
 | George Melville Baker - 1876 - 122 pages
...repute, He who serves well and speaks not, merits more Can come to you from starving this poor brute ? Than they who clamor loudest at the door. Therefore, the law decrees that as this steed To comfort his old age, and to provide Served you in youth, henceforth you shall take heed Shelter... | |
 | English poetry - 1877 - 302 pages
...proverbs ; but I fear They never yet have reached your knightly ear. What fair renown, what honor, what repute Can come to you from starving this poor brute?...well and speaks not, merits more Than they who clamor londest at the door. Therefore the law decrees that as this steed Served you in youth, henceforth you... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1877 - 634 pages
...proverbs ; but I fear They never vet have reached your knightly ear. What fair renown, what honour, what repute Can come to you from starving this poor brute?...serves well and speaks not, merits more Than they who clamour loudest at the door. Therefore the law decrees that as this steed Served you in youth, henceforth... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - Readers - 1878 - 874 pages
...fear They never yet have reached your knightly ear. What fair renown, what honor, what repute, GUI come to you from starving this poor brute? He who...steed Served you in youth, henceforth you shall take hr.ad To comfort his old age, and to provide Shelter in stall, and food and field beside." The knight... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1878 - 260 pages
...proverbs ; but I fear They never yet have reached your knightly ear. What fair renown, what honour, what repute Can come to you from starving this poor brute...serves well and speaks not, merits more Than they who clamour loudest at the door. Therefore the law decrees that as this steed Served you in youth, henceforth... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1878 - 660 pages
...proverbs ; but I fear They never yet have reached your knightly ear. What fair renown, what honour, what repute Can come to you from starving this poor brute ? He who serves well and s1ieaks not. merits more Than they who clamour loudest at the door. Therefore the law decrees that... | |
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