This splendid warrior led on the " battle " of the king, consisting of a thousand lances, all armed to the teeth, both man and horse. The long array was closed by an Esquire of the Stable, bearing a vermilion lance, spangled with gold stars, at the head... The parlour novelist - Pàgina 14per Parlour novelist - 1846Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Leitch Ritchie - 1836 - 1014 pàgines
...occasion. The disproportionate shortness of his legs, which caused him, it is said, to introduce the fashion of long garments, was now hidden by his dress;...bourgeois, with the peasantry, as it seemed, of the whole province; all dressed to the extent of their means, and in the fashion of their degree. The official... | |
| 1836 - 650 pàgines
...with jewels. This splendid warrior led on the 'battle' of the king, consisting of a thousand lancers, all armed to the teeth, both man and horse. The long...those of the staff, surrounding a portrait of St. Michael. After him there rolled an immense multitude of lords, knights, and bourgeois, with the peasantry,... | |
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