 The novice, armed at all points, but without helmet, sword, and spurs, came before the prince or general, at whose hands he was to receive knighthood, and kneeled down, while two persons of distinction, who acted as his godfathers, and were supposed to...  Fireside tales for the young - Página 52por Sarah Stickney Ellis - 1849Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 384 páginas
...spurs, came before the prince or general, at whose hands he was to receive knighthood, and kneeled down, while two persons of distinction, who acted as his godfathers, and were supposed to become pL-dges for his being worthy of the honour to which he aspired, buckled on his gilded spurs, and belted... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 488 páginas
...spurs, came before the prince or general, at whose hands he was to receive knighthood, and kneeled down, while two persons of distinction, who acted as his godfathers, and were supposed to become pledges for his being worthy of the honour to which he aspired, buckled on his gilded spurs, and belted him... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1830 - 636 páginas
...harmony with his equals, &c. (in France, there were 20 vows of knighthood) he received the accolade (qv), a slight blow on the neck with the flat of the sword, from the person who dubbed him a knight, who, at the same time, pronounced a formula to this effect : " I dub thee knight, in the... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1830 - 632 páginas
...harmony with his equals, &c. (in France, there were 20 vows of knighthood) he received the accolade (qv), a slight blow on the neck with the flat of the sword, from the person who dubbed him a knight, who, at the same time, pronounced a formula to this effect : " I dub thee knight, in the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 424 páginas
...spurs, came before the prince or general, at whose hands he was to receive knighthood, and kneeled down, while two persons of distinction, who acted as his godfathers, and were supposed to become pledges for his being worthy of the honour to which he aspired, buckled on his gilded spurs, and belted him... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1834 - 418 páginas
...spurs, came before the prince or general, at whose hands he was to receive knighthood, and kneeled down, while two persons of distinction, who acted as his godfathers, and were supposed to become pledges for his being worthy of the honour to which he aspired, buckled on his gilded spurs, and belted him... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1837 - 936 páginas
...pledges for his being worthy of the honour to which he aspired, buckled on his gilded spurs, and belled him with his sword. He then received the accolade,...sword, from the person who dubbed him, who, at the same lime, pronounced a formula lo Ihis effect : " I dub Ihee knight, in the name of God and St Michael... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1847 - 426 páginas
...prince or general, at whose hands he was to receive knighthood, and kneeled down, while two personsof distinction, who acted as his godfathers, and were supposed to become pledges for his being worthy of the honour to which he aspired, buckled on his gilded spurs, and belted him... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Henry Vethake - 1851 - 640 páginas
...with liis equals, &c. (in France, there were 20 vows of knighthood) he received the accolade (qv), a slight blow on the neck with the flat of the sword, from the person who dubbed him a knight, who, at the same time, pronounced a formula to this effect : " I dub tliee knight, in the... | |
 | Francis Lieber - 1851 - 628 páginas
...harmony with his equals, &c. (in France, there were 20 vows of knighthood) he received the accolade (qv), a slight blow on the neck with the flat of the sword, from the person v/ho dubbed him a knight, who, at the same time, pronounced a formula to this effect : " I dub thee... | |
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