 Homer, to have written indecent things of the gods ; only this my mind gave me, that every free and gentle spirit, without that oath, ought to be born a knight, nor needed to expect the gilt spur, or the laying of a sword upon his shoulder to stir him...  Mixed Essays: Irish Essays and Others - Pàgina 203per Matthew Arnold - 1883 - 507 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1904 - 686 pàgines
..." His mind gave him," he said, " that every free and gentle spirit, without that oath of chastity, ought to be born a knight ; nor needed to expect the...laying of a sword upon his shoulder, to stir him up, by his counsel and his arm, to secure and protect " attempted innocence. He states these things, he... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edward Waldo Emerson - 1904 - 638 pàgines
..." His mind gave him," he said, " that every free and gentle spirit, without that oath of chastity, ought to be born a knight ; nor needed to expect the...laying of a sword upon his shoulder, to stir him up, by his counsel and his arm, to secure and protect " attempted innocence. He states these things, he... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1904 - 484 pàgines
...it must, though commonly not so thought, be much more deflouring and dishonourable." 2 He thought " that every free and gentle spirit, without that oath, ought to be bora a knight," for the practice and defence of chastity, and he kept himself virgin till his marriage.... | |
 | Edna Lyall - 1905 - 412 pàgines
...and chastity of virgin or matron. From whence even then I learnt what a noble virtue chastity ever must be, to the defence of which so many worthies...to stir him up, both by his counsel and his arm to serve and protect the weakness of any attempted chastity." MILTON. 133 found Merlino just awake after... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1905 - 482 pàgines
..." His mind gave him," he said, " that every free and gentle spirit, without that oath of chastity, ought to be born a knight ; nor needed to expect the...laying of a sword upon his shoulder, to stir him up, by his counsel and his arm, to secure and protect" attempted innocence. He states these things, he... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1905 - 490 pàgines
..." His mind gave him," he said, " that every free and gentle spirit, without that oath of chastity, ought to be born a knight ; nor needed to expect the...laying of a sword upon his shoulder, to stir him up, by his counsel and his arm, to secure and protect" attempted innocence. He states these things, he... | |
 | Walter Swain Hinchman, Francis Barton Gummere - 1908 - 612 pàgines
...he looked upon himself as a man dedicated and set apart." In speaking of his youth, Milton says : " Only this my mind gave me, that every free and gentle...shoulder to stir him up both by his counsel and his arms, to secure and protect the weakness of any attempted chastity." And in the same account : " I... | |
 | Joel Elias Spingarn - 1908 - 374 pàgines
...which is attributed to Homer, to have written undecent things of the gods. Only this my minde gave 15 me, that every free and gentle spirit, without that oath } ought to be borne a Knight, nor needed to expect the guilt spurre, or the laying of a sword upon his shoulder,... | |
 | William Morison - 1909 - 172 pàgines
.... . kept me above low descents. . . . My mind gave me that every free and gentle spirit, without an oath, ought to be born a knight, nor needed to expect the gilt spur, or the laying on of a sword upon his shoulder to stir him up to secure and protect the weakness of any attempted... | |
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - 1912 - 788 pàgines
...fault of the poet as that which is attributed to Homer, to have written indecent things of the gods : only this my mind gave me, that every free and gentle...and protect the weakness of any attempted chastity. CUSTOM AND EREOR To the Parliament of England, with the Assembly : — If it were seriously asked (and... | |
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