 ... loyalty which made it the duty of every knight to forget his own glory, and only publish the lofty deeds of his companions in arms. The deeds of valour of a knight were his fortune, his means of living ; and he who was silent upon them was a robber...  The History of the Crusades - Page 295by Joseph Fr. Michaud - 1853Full view - About this book
 | Joseph François Michaud - 1852 - 620 pages
...companions in arms. The deeds of valour of a knight were his fortune, his means of living ; and he who was silent upon them was a robber of the property...singular example of this virtue, which is not * Servez Dien, et il vous aidera : soyez doux et courtois a tout gentilhomme en otant de vous tout orgueil ;... | |
 | Joseph Fr. Michaud - Crusades - 1852 - 590 pages
...companions in arms. The deeds of valour of a knight were his fortune, his means of living ; and he who was silent upon them was a robber of the property...to become a knight." An historian of the crusades offera us a singular example of this virtue, which is not * Servez Dieu, et il vous aidera : soyez... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand, Charles Ignatius White - Apologetics - 1856 - 780 pages
...oompanions-in-arms. The deeds of valor of a knight were bis fortune, his means of living; and he who was silent upon them was a robber of the property...us a singular example of this virtue, which is not entirely humility, and might be called 1 " Sorrez Dleu, et 11 vous aiders, : eoyez doux e{ conrtois... | |
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