Fairy Tales, Legends and Romances Illustrating Shakespeare and Other Early English WritersKerslake, 1875 - 426 pages |
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... turned into a serpent ; Morgan - la- face , the reputed half - sister of King Arthur , and the lady of the lake , so frequently noticed in Sir Thomas Malory's old history of that monarch . same name . Le Grand is of opinion that what is ...
... turned into a serpent ; Morgan - la- face , the reputed half - sister of King Arthur , and the lady of the lake , so frequently noticed in Sir Thomas Malory's old history of that monarch . same name . Le Grand is of opinion that what is ...
Page 126
... turning round to question his companion , a glimpse of the moon poured full upon his eye so horrid a contexture of feature , so wild and preternatural a combination , that , smote with terror , and unable to move , a cold sweat trickled ...
... turning round to question his companion , a glimpse of the moon poured full upon his eye so horrid a contexture of feature , so wild and preternatural a combination , that , smote with terror , and unable to move , a cold sweat trickled ...
Page 129
... turned a corner of the gallery , a taper , burning with a faint light , gleamed through a narrow dark passage . Sir Gawen approached the light ; it came from an extensive room , the folding - doors of which were wide open . He entered ...
... turned a corner of the gallery , a taper , burning with a faint light , gleamed through a narrow dark passage . Sir Gawen approached the light ; it came from an extensive room , the folding - doors of which were wide open . He entered ...
Page 130
... senses of Sir Gawen , whose heart had beat no more , had not a hiss , as of ten thousand fiends , loud , horrible , roused him from the dreadful scene ; he started , uttering a wild shriek , his brain turned 130 FAIRY MYTHOLOGY .
... senses of Sir Gawen , whose heart had beat no more , had not a hiss , as of ten thousand fiends , loud , horrible , roused him from the dreadful scene ; he started , uttering a wild shriek , his brain turned 130 FAIRY MYTHOLOGY .
Page 131
Joseph Ritson. started , uttering a wild shriek , his brain turned round , and running , he knew not whither , burst through the folding - doors . Darkness again spread her sable pall over the unfortunate Sir Gawen , and he hurried along ...
Joseph Ritson. started , uttering a wild shriek , his brain turned round , and running , he knew not whither , burst through the folding - doors . Darkness again spread her sable pall over the unfortunate Sir Gawen , and he hurried along ...
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Artour blode child Claia commaund dæmon dance dayes doth Dream drinke elves eyes fair fairies fayre fayries feare feyre forto Gerames Gervase of Tilbury give gode gold grace grete hath heard horne horse Jocastus king Arthur king Oberon knyzt kyng lady laughing lond lord maid marvaile mayde merry Midsummer Night's Dream Mopsus mortal mother never night noble nymphs o'er pinch pray Puck Queen Mab quene quoth Huon quoth Oberon Reginald Scot Robin Good-fellow round ryche ryde sayd schall sche seyde shal shalbe shalt shee shew sing Sir Gawen song speake spirits stede sweet syr Launfal TALE thee ther things Thomas told Tom Thumb unther unto wende whan whyt wold woman wood word wyll wyth