Hidden fields
Books Books
" Whan the Genowayes felte the arowes persynge through heedes, armes and brestes, many of them cast downe their crosbowes and dyde cutte their strynges, and retourned dysconfited. "
Poems: Written Anno-MCCCLII. - Page 121
by Laurence Minot - 1825 - 196 pages
Full view - About this book

Poems, written anno mccclii., with dissertations [&c.] by J. Ritson

Laurence Minot - 1825 - 262 pages
...and on the Englysshmens backe. Whan the Genowayes were assembled toguyder, and beganne to aprochc, they made a great leape and crye to abasshe thenglysshmen...and trouble us withoute reason. Than ye shulde have sene the men of armes dasshe in among them, and kylled a great nombre of them. And ever styll the Englysshmen...
Full view - About this book

Historical Parallels, Volume 1

Arthur Thomas Malkin - History - 1831 - 428 pages
...holly and so thycke, that it seemed snow: when the genowayes felte the arowes persynge through heedes, armes, and brestes, many of them cast downe their crosbowes, and dyde cut their strings and retourned dyscomu'ted. Whan the French kynge sawe them flye away, he sayd, slee...
Full view - About this book

Chronicles of England, France, Spain, and the Adjoining Countries: From the ...

Jean Froissart - Burgundy - 1839 - 836 pages
...so thyeke that it semed snowc. Whan the genowayes fcltc the arowes persyugo through heedes, arutes, and brestes, many of them cast downe their crosbowes and dyde cutte their strynges and rctourned dyseonfited. Whan the frencho kynge sawc them flye away, he said, Slec these rascals, for...
Full view - About this book

Specimens of English Literature from the 'Ploughmans Crede' to the ...

Walter William Skeat - English literature - 1871 - 580 pages
...and so thycke that it semed snowe; whan the geno- 4° waves felte the arowes persynge through heedes, armes, and brestes, many of them cast downe their...crosbowes and dyde cutte their strynges, and retourned dysconfited. Whan the frenche kynge sawe them flye away, he sayd, ' slee these rascals, for they shall...
Full view - About this book

Long Ago, Volume 1, Issue 1 - Volume 2, Issue 17

Archaeology - 1873 - 618 pages
...hotly and so thycke that it seemed snowe. When the Genowaies felte the arowes persyage through heedes, armes, and brestes, many of them cast downe their...crosbowes and dyde cutte their strynges, and retourned dyscomfited. When the frenche Kynge sawe them flea awaye, he said, " Slea these rascalls, for they...
Full view - About this book

The boy's Froissart [selections from] sir J. Froissart's Chronicles [tr. by ...

Jean Froissart - 1879 - 518 pages
...hotly, and so thycke, that it semed snowe : when the genowayes felte the arowes persynge through heedes, armes, and brestes, many of them cast downe their...crosbowes, and dyde cutte their strynges, and retourned dysconfited. Whan the frenche kynge sawe them flye away, he sayd, slee these rascals, for they shall...
Full view - About this book

The Boy's Froissart: Being Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of Adventure ...

Jean Froissart - France - 1879 - 498 pages
...hotly, and so thycke, that it semed snowe : when the genowayes felte the arowes persynge through heedes, armes, and brestes, many of them cast downe their crosbowes, and dyde cutte their strynges, and relourned dysconfited. Whan the frenche kynge sawc them flye away, he sayd, slee these rascals, for...
Full view - About this book

The Boke Named The Gouernour: Deuised by Sir Thomas Elyot, Knight, Volume 2

Sir Thomas Elyot - Education of princes - 1883 - 682 pages
...description of the battle of Crecy, says : ' Whan the genowayes felte the axowespersynge through heedes, armes, and brestes, many of them cast downe their...crosbowes and dyde cutte their strynges, and retourned disconfited.' — Chron. vol. ip 157, ed. 1812. The same form continued to be used by Spenser: 'The...
Full view - About this book

The English Novel and the Principle of Its Development

Sidney Lanier - English fiction - 1883 - 312 pages
...hotly, and so thycke, that it semed snowe ; when the Genowayes felt the arowes persynge through heedes, armes, and brestes, many of them cast downe their...crosbowes, and dyde cutte their strynges, and retourned dysconfited." And so the Poetry of the Future has advanced upon us with a great leap and a fell cry,...
Full view - About this book

The Boke Named The Gouernour: Deuised by Sir Thomas Elyot, Knight, Volume 2

Sir Thomas Elyot - Education of princes - 1883 - 680 pages
...description of the battle of Crecy, says : ' Whan the genowayes felte the arowes/Vrjy/i^y through heedes, armes, and brestes, many of them cast downe their crosbowes and dyde cutte their strynges, and retournée! disconfited.' — Chron. vol. ip 157, ed. 1812. The same form continued to be used by Spenser:...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF