Archaeologia Aeliana, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity

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Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1860
Annual report of the Society for 1855-57, 1860-1864, 1878, 1882-83, 1884, 1888-89, 1892-1902, 1904-1922 included in n. s. v. 1-3, 6-9, 11, 13, 16-25; ser. 3, v. 2-9, 11-20.
 

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Страница 179 - Brutys bloude of Troy : Which valliantly fyghtynge in the land of Perse (Persia) At pointe terrible ayance the miscreants on nyght, An hevynly mystery was schewyd hym, old bookys reherse ; In hys scheld did schyne a MONE veryfying her lyght, Which to all the ooste yave a perfytte syght, To vaynquys his enmys, and to deth them persue ; And therefore the Perses (Percies) the Cressant doth renew.
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Страница 180 - Percy called for song and harp, And pipes of martial sound. The minstrels of thy noble house, All clad in robes of blue, With silver crescents on their arms, Attend in order due.
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Страница 180 - William shipped his powers, And gained a fair young Saxon bride With all her lands and towers. Then journeying to the Holy Land, There bravely fought and died : But first the silver crescent wan, Some Paynim Soldan's pride.
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