...exhibits Prince Arthur as his principal or general hero, in whose character heprofesses to pourtray, ' The image of a brave knight perfected in the twelve private moral virtues.' ITNA AND THE KE0-CBOSS KNIGHT. A GENTLE knight was pricking on the plain,. Yclad in mighty arms and...

...tooks. 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...

...Magnificence, assumed to be the perfection of all the rest. In this character, the poet professes to exhibit " the image of a brave knight perfected in the twelve private moral virtues :'' and in this character, in truth, the unity of the work is completed. The way in which Prince Arthur...

...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...

...Politics in his Godfredo. By ensample of which cxcellente 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 :...

...next thing to be considered is the construction of his VOL. I. C fable. His object being to portray the image of a brave knight perfected in the twelve private moral virtues, he selects Prince Arthur, at that time well known in popular story, as the hero who is to exemplify...

...or noble person in genile and virtuous discipline." And again ; " I labor to pourtraict in Arthure, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve moral virtues." And as we read the gorgeous description of the prince, when he first meets the forsaken...

...or noble person in gentle and virtuous discipline." And again ; " I labor to pourtraict in Arthure, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve moral virtues." And as we read the gorgeous description of the prince, when he first meets the forsaken...

...or noble person, in vertuous and gentle discipline;" and again, "Ilaoour to pourtraict in Arthure, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private morall vertues." That is, he wished to display in the person of his hero, the accomplishments and virtues...

...exhibits Prince Arthur as his principal or general hero, in whose character he professes to portray " the image of a brave knight perfected in the twelve private moral virtues." From this celebrated poem we copy a brief extract, which describes the cell of a hypocritical hermit...