 | George Croly - 1840 - 300 pages
...fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, — in a nation of men of honour and cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards...avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone ; that of sophisters, economists, and VOL. II. D calculators, has succeeded,... | |
 | George Croly - 1840 - 612 pages
...fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, — in a nation of men of honour and cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards...avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone ; that of sophisters, economists, and VOL. II. D calculators, has succeeded,... | |
 | John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1841 - 738 pages
...fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a " nation of men of honour and of cavaliers. I thought " ten thousand swords must have leaped from their "...avenge even a look that threatened her " with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone. That " of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has suc" ceeded... | |
 | John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1841 - 702 pages
...fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a " nation of men of honour and of cavaliers. I thought " ten thousand swords must have leaped from their "...avenge even a look that threatened her " with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone. That " of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has suc" ceeded... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1841 - 410 pages
...\ in a nation of gallant men', — | in a nation of men of hon'our, and of cavaliers,. | I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a looA' | that threatened /ier with insult. | But the age of chivalry is gone,. | That of sophisters,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Thomas Carlyle - 1843 - 468 pages
...nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honour and cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords would have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone ! " The food with which the royal family were supplied, was frequently... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honour and of cavar Hers. 1 thought n But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded ; and... | |
 | George Washington Burnap - American essays - 1845 - 404 pages
...fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards...avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone ; that of sophisters, economists and calculators, has succeeded : and... | |
 | William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 494 pages
...fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men ; in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards,...avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded ; and... | |
 | Peter Burke - Politicians - 1845 - 490 pages
...fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honour, and of cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards...avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded; and... | |
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... little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honour and of cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look... 
