...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, "...

...as 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, "...

...Politice, in his Godfredo. By ensample of which excellent 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 :...

...other, named Politicé, in his Godfredo. By ensample of which excellent poets, I labour to pourtray in Arthur, before he was king, the image of a brave...the twelve private Moral Virtues, as Aristotle hath devised;2 the which is the purpose of these first twelve books : which if I find to be well accepted,...

...his whole intention in the course of this work," said only that he laboured to pourtraict in Arthure, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve moral vertues, as Aristotle hath devised, the which is the purpose of the first twelve books ; which...

...antique poets historieall ; .... by ensamplo of [whom] I labour to pourtraict in Arthure, before ho was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private Morall Vcrtues, as Aristotle hath devised: the which is the purpose of these first twelve bookes.'...

...gentle discipline.' Of this, King Arthur is his exemplar, and he strives ' to pourtraict ' in him, ' before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private morall vertues, as Aristotle hath devised.' Each ' morall vertue,' if the work had been finished, would...

...Politice, in his Godfredo. By ensample of which excellent 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 :...

...Politico in his Godfredo. By ensample of which excellente Poets, 1 labour to pourtraict in Arthure, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private morall vertucs, as Aristotle hath devised ; the which is the purpose of these first twelve bookes :...

...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."...