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...A collection of King Arthur's adventures, from his ascent to King of Britain to his death. This book includes some of the crucial Arthurian legends about Sir Lancelot, the Knights of the Round Table, Queen Guinevere, and the search for the H...

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...Excerpt: The Life of Henry the Fifth; Enter Prologue. O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heaven of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene. Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire...

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...that would ascend 3 The brightest Heauen of Inuention: 4 A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, 5 And Monarchs to behold the ... ... receiuing Earth: 29 For ’tis your thoughts that now must deck our Kings, 30 Carry them here and there: Iumping o’re Times; 31 Tu... ...t Shakespeare: First Folio 40 Which in th’ eleue[n]th yere of y last Kings reign 41 Was like, and had indeed against vs past, 42 But... ...ip from vs; being valu’d thus, 50 As much as would maintaine, to the Kings honor, 51 Full fifteene Earles, and fifteene hundred Knights, ... ...red Almes- houses, right well supply’d: 56 And to the Coffers of the King beside, 57 A thousand pounds by th’ yeere. Thus runs the Bill. ... ... or in Hell. 832 Hostesse. Nay sure, hee’s not in Hell: hee’s in Arthurs 833 Bosome, if euer man went to Arthurs Bosome: a made a 834...

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...ckedness, The sanguine codes of venerable crime. The likeness of a throned king came by. _270 When these had passed, bear... ...izon like a cloud; Through Balk, and where the desolated tombs Of Parthian kings scatter to every wind Their wasting dust, wildly he wandered on, Day ... ... still Guiding its irresistible career In thy devastating omnipotence, Art king of this frail world, from the red field Of slaughter, from the reeking... ...ough their names were hung In mockery o’er the fane where many a groan, As King, and Lord, and God, the conquering Fiend did own,— 29 29 29 29 29. ‘Th... ...tice and truth with Custom’s hydra brood Wage silent war; when Priests and Kings dissemble _420 In smiles or frowns their fierce disquietu... ...rected) was issued in 1829 by Gee & Bridges, Cambridge, at the instance of Arthur Hallam and Richard Monckton Milnes (Lord Houghton). The poem was inc...

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...nknown gentle men, respectively named Grungers and Scadgingtone. And Prince Arthur, nephew of King John of England, had de scribed himself as tolera... ..., respectively named Grungers and Scadgingtone. And Prince Arthur, nephew of King John of England, had de scribed himself as tolerably comfortable in...

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... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 On Bala Hill . . 70 Lines: Written at the King’s Arms, Ross, formerly the House of the ‘‘Man of Ross’’ . . . . . .... ...at lies before. - 69 - On Bala Hill Coleridge: Poems Lines: Written at the King’s Arms, Ross, formerly the House of the ‘‘Man of Ross’’ 1794 R... ... Ross’’ 1794 Richer than Miser o’er his countless hoards, Nobler than Kings, or king-polluted Lords, Here dwelt the Man of Ross! O Traveller, ... ... And dream of Goodness, thou hast never felt! - 70 - Lines: Written at the King’s Arms, Ross, formerly the House of the ‘‘Man of Ross’’ Coleridge: P... .... Not there the cloud-climb’d rock, sublime and vast, That like some giant king, o’er-glooms the hill; Nor there the Pine-grove to the midnight bla... ...ra Coleridge: Poems The Knight’s Tomb ?1817 Where is the grave of Sir Arthur O’Kellyn? Where may the grave of that good man be? — By the side...

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... object to book his six children as two at any butcher’s or baker’s in the kingdom, I dare say. Far from it.’ ‘Six children, sir?’ exclaimed Squeers. ... ...rs ago—for the fifteenth century was scarce two years old at the time, and King Henry the Fourth sat upon the throne of England—there dwelt, in the an... ...ckens P .S. If you should go near Barnard Castle, there is good ale at the King’s Head. Say you know me, and I am sure they will not charge you for it... ...yfully downstairs to Miss Knag’s dominion. The circumstances of the little kingdom had greatly changed, however, during the short period of her absenc... ... he could with them, overnight. ‘Which way?’ asked Newman, wistfully. ‘T o Kingston first,’ replied Nicholas. ‘And where afterwards?’ asked Newman. ‘W... ...compounded of cunning, lecherous- ness, slyness, and avarice. Such was old Arthur Gride, in whose face there was not a wrinkle, in whose dress there w... ...belonging to that class of which Ralph Nickleby was a member. Such was old Arthur Gride, as he sat in a low chair looking up into the face of Ralph Ni... ...want the patience for it.’ ‘You were born a genius, Mr Nickleby,’ said old Arthur. ‘Deep, deep, deep. Ah!’ ‘Deep enough,’ retorted Ralph, ‘to know tha... ...nd I remember pretty well what that always led to.’ ‘Ha, ha, ha!’ rejoined Arthur, rubbing his hands. ‘So you do, so you do, no doubt. Not a man knows...

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...Excerpt: The Life and Death of King John; Actus Primus -- Scaena Prima -- Enter King John, Queene Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, and Salisbury, with the Chattilion of France. King John. Now say Chatillion, what would France with us? Chat. Thus (after greeting) s...

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...Table of Contents: The life and death of King John, 1 -- Actus Primus, Scaena Prima., 1 -- Scaena Secunda., 7 -- Actus Secundus, 21 -- Actus Tertius, Scaena prima., 23 -- Scoena Secunda., 29 -- Scaena Tertia., 31 -- Actus Quartus, Scaena prima., 35 -- Scena Secunda....

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... Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The life and death of King John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Actus Primus, Scaena Prima. . . . ... .... . 59 Scena Septima. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 The life and death of King Iohn. - i - The life and death of King John a1 Actus Prim... ...d death of King John a1 Actus Primus, Scaena Prima. 2 Enter King Iohn, Queene Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, and Sa-lisbury, 3 with th... ...ssex, and Sa-lisbury, 3 with the Chattylion of France. 4 King Iohn. 5 Now say Chatillion, what would France with vs? 6 ... ...ould France with vs? 6 Chat. Thus (after greeting) speakes the King 7 of France, 8 In my behauiour to the Maiesty, 9 ... ... true behalfe 13 Of thy deceased brother, Geffreyes sonne, 14 Arthur Plantaginet, laies most lawfull claime 15 To this faire Iland,... ...ies vsurpingly these seuerall titles, 19 And put the same into yong Arthurs hand, 20 Thy Nephew, and right royall Soueraigne. 21 ... ...ers, Philip King of France, Lewis, Daul-phin, 293 Austria, Constance, Arthur. 294 Lewis. Before Angiers well met braue Austria, 295 ... ...hur. 294 Lewis. Before Angiers well met braue Austria, 295 Arthur that great fore- runner of thy bloud, 296 Richard that rob’d th...

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... The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 1891 1892 DjVu Editions Copyright c 2001 by Globa... ...l rights reserved. Based on issues of The Strand July 1891 through June 1892. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Contents A Scandal in Bohemia . . . . . . . . . . .... ...o speak plainly, the matter implicates the great House of Ormstein, hereditary kings of Bohemia.” “I was also aware of that,” murmured Holmes, settlin... ...m his face and hurled it upon the ground. “You are right,” he cried; “I am the King. Why should I attempt to conceal it?” “Why, indeed?” murmured Holm... ...ttsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grand Duke of Cassel Felstein, and hereditary King of Bohemia.” “But you can understand,” said our strange visitor, s... ... pretty little problem,” said he. “But a very serious one to me,” returned the King reproachfully. “Very, indeed. And what does she propose to do with... ... I have heard.” “To Clotilde Lothman von Saxe Meningen, second daughter of the King of Scandinavia. You may know the strict principles of her family. ... ... it will not take me long to describe it. I am a widower and have an only son, Arthur. He has been a disappointment to me, Mr. Holmes — a grievous dis... ...elf that I could hardly resist the fascination of his manner. He is older than Arthur, a man of the world to his finger tips, one who had been everywhe...

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... thee, in whose charge, when I depart, Thou shalt be left: for that Almighty King, Who reigns above, a rebel to his law, Adjudges me, and therefore ha... ...s man, Of Moses lawgiver for faith approv’d, Of patriarch Abraham, and David king, Israel with his sire and with his sons, Nor without Rachel whom so ... ...ye Caesar all arm’d, and by Camilla there Penthesilea. On the other side Old King Latinus, seated by his child Lavinia, and that Brutus I beheld, Who ... ...nt obscure, Us, who the world with bloody stain imbru’d; If for a friend the King of all we own’d, Our pray’r to him should for thy peace arise, Since... ... Here is his shadow furious. There above How many now hold themselves mighty kings Who here like swine shall wallow in the mire, Leaving behind them h... ...ade More worthy in congealment to be fix’d, Not him, whose breast and shadow Arthur’s land At that one blow dissever’d, not Focaccia, No not this spir... ...e Arno about six miles from Florence. v. 59. Not him,] Mordrec, son of King Arthur. v. 60. Foccaccia.] Focaccia of Cancellieri, (the Pistoian family)... ...n the gests of the Trojans and Romans and the delightful adventures of King Arthur, with many other histories and works of instruction. The Span ish...

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...smart young shaver” (which he hadn’t), “I am on a chase in the name of the king, and I want the blacksmith.” “And pray what might you want with him?” ... ... the honour and pleasure of his fine wife’s acquaintance; speaking for the king, I answer, a little job done.” This was received as rather neat in the... ...er than they count on. Now, black- smith! If you’re ready, his Majesty the King is.” Joe had got his coat and waistcoat and cravat off, and his leathe... ...st be a common scholar afore you can be a oncommon one, I should hope! The king upon his throne, with his crown upon his 66 Great Expectations ‘ed, c... ...e noodles, without being a match for your master, who’ s the dunder-headed king of the noodles. And I couldn’t be a match for the rogues, without bein... ...Devil afore mentioned. “There was another in with Compeyson, as was called Arthur – not as being so chrisen’d, but as a surname. He was in a Decline, ... ...ompeyson betted and gamed, and he’d have run through the king’s taxes. So, Arthur was a-dying, and a-dying poor and with the horrors on him, and Compe... ...peyson was a-having pity on nothing and nobody. “I might a-took warning by Arthur, but I didn’ t; and I won’ t pretend I was partick’ler – for where ‘... ...and comrade? So I begun wi’ Compeyson, and a poor tool I was in his hands. Arthur lived at the top of Compeyson’s house (over nigh Brentford it was), ...

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...ind of the hysterical passion which is tearing the heart of the poor dying king, what a powerful index of misery it becomes, and its “undoing,” as the... ... gownman, learn’d; a bishop, what you will; Wise, if a minister; but, if a king, More wise, more learn’d, more just, more everything, 140 Court-vir... ... too refined; A tyrant to the wife his heart approves; A rebel to the very king he loves; He dies, sad outcast of each church and state, And, harder s... ...om peer or bishop ’tis no easy thing To draw the man who loves his God, or king: Alas! I copy (or my draught would fail) From honest Mahomet 18 , or p... ...hus while immortal Gibber only sings (As —— and H—y preach) for queens and kings, 40 The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: V ol. 2 The nymph that ne’... ... THE DUNCIAD: WITH THE HYPERCRITICS OF ARISTARCHUS. DENNIS, REMARKS ON PR. ARTHUR. I cannot but think it the most reasonable thing in the world to dis... ...shed his Georgics; and Sir Richard Blackmore at the like age composing his Arthurs, declared the same to be the very acmè and pitch of life for epic p... ...y god. Thrice Budgell aim’d to speak, 339 but thrice suppress’d By potent Arthur, knock’d his chin and breast. Toland and Tindal, 340 prompt at prie... ...d procuring translations of Milton; and afterwards by as great passion for Arthur Johnston, a Scotch physician’s ver- sion of the Psalms, of which he ...

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... is the chronicler of the adventures of mankind amongst the dangers of the kingdom of the earth. And the kingdom of this earth itself, the ground upon... ...ists in being too stu- pid to care. He cares immensely for his Nabobs, his kings, his book-keepers, his Colettes, and his Saphos. He vibrates together... ...the respectable majority, from the honesty of law- givers, of warriors, of kings, of bricklayers, of all those who express their fundamental sentiment... ...er, as conceived by an enterpris- ing journal and a shrewdly philanthropic king of the nineteenth century. It is nothing so recent as that. It dates m... ...y paid to electricity? All I can remember on the spur of the moment is Mr. Arthur Symons’ line about arc lamps: “Hung with the globes of some unnatura... ...scends from its solitary throne to work its will among the people. It is a king whose destiny is never to know the obedience of his subjects except at...

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... had thrown off the absolute monarchy of Louis XIV . and XV ., had put the King and Queen to death, guillo tined many persons, one of whom was Lavois... ... who has made considerably more noise in the world than any of these, John Arthur Roebuck. In May, 1823, my professional occupation and status for the... ... of men exactly as much as the interest of subjects is included in that of kings, and no more; and that every reason which exists for giving the suf ... ...nt to monarchical or republican forms— far more so than Bentham, to whom a king, in the character of “corrupter general,” appeared necessarily very no... ...Autobiography sistance to governments, that it might never be forgotten by kings, nor remembered by subjects, I said that it would be a blessing if th... ...se opinions, and especially the response made from almost all parts of the kingdom to the demand for women’s suffrage, fully justified the timeliness ...