Category: Historical Novels

Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field in Six Cantos

Scott, Walter, 1771-1832; Bayne, Thomas, 1845-1931 [Editor]· 2 chapters· 40,329 words

lines 288-309. The Genius of Chivalry is to be resuscitated from the deep slumber under which baneful spells have long effectually held him. The appropriateness of this is apparent when the true meaning of Chivalry is considered. Scott opens his 'Essay on Chivalry' thus:--'The...

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Stanza XVII. line 284. leash, the cord by which the greyhound is restrained till the moment when he is slipt in pursuit of the game. Cp. Coriolanus, i. 6. 38:--

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lines 288-309. The Genius of Chivalry is to be resuscitated from the deep slumber under which baneful spells have long effectually held him. The appropriateness of this is appar...