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 | English literature - 1871 - 608 pages
...poetry. Thus, in the institution of the Round Table : — ' I made them lay their hands in mine and swear To reverence the King, as if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their King, To break the heathen and uphold the Christ, To ride abroad redressing human wrongs, To speak no slander,... | |
 | 1876 - 818 pages
...portrayed in the old romance : — " I made them lay their hands in mine and swear To reverence the Ring, as if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their King, To break the heathen and uphold the Christ, To ride abroad redressing human wrongs, To speak no slander,... | |
 | Durham city, sch - 1852 - 486 pages
...the mighty world, And be the fair beginning of a time. I made them lay their hands in mine and swear To reverence the King, as if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their King, To break the heathen and uphold the Christ, To ride abroad, redressing human wrongs, To speak no slander,... | |
 | 1861 - 1050 pages
...the principles that guided his life ; he used to read with exquisite appreciation these lines : — " To reverence the King as if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their King, — To break the heathen and uphold the Christ,— To ride abroad redressing human wrongs, — To spenk no... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - Arthurian romances - 1859 - 304 pages
...the mighty world, And be the fair beginning of a time. I made thern lay their hands in mine and swear To reverence the King, as if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their King, To break the heathen and uphold the Christ, To ride abroad redressing human wrongs, To speak no slander,... | |
 | Wales - 1859 - 364 pages
...the mighty world, And be the fair beginning of a time. I made them lay their hands in mine and swear To reverence the King, as if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their King, To break the heathen and uphold the Christ, To ride abroad redressing human wrongs, To speak no slander,... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - American periodicals - 1859 - 618 pages
...founded a society to be an example to the world : ' " I made them lay their hands in mine and swear To reverence the king as if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their king To break the heathen and uphold the Christ, To ride abroad redeeming human wrongs, To speak no slander,... | |
 | American literature - 1859 - 620 pages
...founded a society to be an example to the world : ' " I made them lay their hands in mine tnd swear To reverence the king as if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their king To break the heathen and uphold the Christ, To ride abroad redeeming human wrongs, To speak no slander,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1859 - 256 pages
...the mighty world, And be the fair beginning of a time. I made them lay their hands in mine and swear To reverence the King, as if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their King, To break the heathen and uphold the Christ, To ride abroad redressing human wrongs, 19 To speak no slander,... | |
 | 1860 - 886 pages
...; and all The realms together under me, their head. I made them lay their hand* in mine, and mrear To reverence the king, as if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their king ; To break the heathen, and uphold the Christ, To ride abroad redressing human wrongs, To apeak no slander,... | |
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