...scheme of the whole twelve books. But the following passage proves that he contemplated twelve more. " I labour to pourtraict in Arthur, before he was King,...the image of a brave Knight, perfected in the twelve Moral Vertues, as Aristotle devised, the which is the purport of these first twelve books : which if...

...design. " For." says the allegorical bard, in his own quaint way, " I labour to portraict in Arthure, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private morall vertues, as Aristotle hath devised ; the which is the purpose of these first twelve bookes ;...

...design. " For." says the allegorical bard, in his own quaint way, " I labour to portraict in Arthure, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private morall vertues, as Aristotle hath devised ; the which is the purpose of these first twelve bookes ;...

...Politice in his Godfredo. By ensample of which excellente poets, I labour to pourtraict in Arthure, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private Moral! Vertues, as Aristotle hath devised ; the which is the purpose of these first twelve Bookes : which...

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...followed all the antique poets historicall ; .... by ensample of [whom] I labour to pourtraict in Arthure, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private Morall Vertues, as Aristotle hath devised : the which is the purpose of these first twelve bookes."...

...ausdrückt. Zürn Helden erwählte er sich König Arthur und bemühte sich, «to pourtraict in Arthure, before he was King, the image of a brave Knight, perfected in the twelve private morall vertues äs Aristotle hath devised». Dieser Hinweis auf Aristoteles bereitet Schwierigkeiten,...

...Potttice, in his Godfredo. By ensample of which excellente Poets, I labour to pourtraict in Arthure, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private morall vertues, as Aristotle hath devised ; the which is the purpose of these first twelve bookes :...

...Politice, in his Godfredo. By ensample of which excellente Poets, I labour to pourtraict in Arthure, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private morall vertues, as Aristotle hath devised; the which is the purpose of these first twelve bookes: which...

...the heroes of Scott's novels are to the readers of our time ; and he purposed " to portray in him, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private moral virtues." This plan was to be comprised in twelve books ; and then he proposed, in case his plan succeeded, "...