 I made them lay their hands in mine and swear To reverence the King, as if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their King To break the heathen and uphold the Christ...  The Christian Pioneer - Page 1071881Full view - About this book
 | Dover coll - 1883 - 326 pages
...should not be bound by, yet tin1 which No man can keep." These vows bound the new-made knights : — " To reverence the King, as if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as the King. To ride abroad redressing human wrongs, To speak no slander, no, nor listen to it ; To honour... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1879 - 244 pages
...company, the flower of men, To serve as model for the mighty world, And be the fair beginning of a time. I made them lay their hands in mine and swear To reverence...listen to it, To lead sweet lives in purest chastity, To love one maiden only, cleave to her, And worship her by years of noble deeds. Until they won her;... | |
 | M. J. Guest - 1879 - 700 pages
...To serve as model for the mighty world, And be the fair beginning of a time. I made them lay tncir hands in mine and swear To reverence the king, as...listen to it ; To lead sweet lives, in purest chastity ; To love one maiden only, cleave to her, And worship her by years of noble deeds Until they won her... | |
 | Herbert Courthope Bowen - 1879 - 318 pages
...company, the flower of men, To serve as model for the mighty world, And be the fair beginning of a time. I made them lay their hands in mine and swear To reverence...wrongs, To speak no slander, no, nor listen to it, To honour his own word as if his God's, To lead sweet lives in purest chastity, To love one maiden only,... | |
 | National Sunday school union - 1879 - 598 pages
...brief quotation ; our readers will find the full passage towards the close of "Guinevere " : — " To reverence the king, as if he were Their conscience,...wrongs, To speak no slander, no, nor listen to it, To honour his own word as if his God's, To lead sweet lives in purest chastity, To love one maiden only,... | |
 | Frederick Charles Woodhouse - 1879 - 396 pages
...flower of men, To serve as model for the mighty world, I made them lay their hands in mine, and swear To break the heathen and uphold the Christ, To ride...listen to it, To lead sweet lives in purest chastity." TENNYSON. IN a rude and primitive condition of mankind might constitutes right, and strength and daring... | |
 | George Smith - 1879 - 140 pages
...public character of our times, that his mission has been that of the Knights of the Hound Table — " To reverence the King as if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their King ; To teach the heathen and uphold the Christ ; To ride abroad redeeming human wrongs ; To speak no slander,... | |
 | 1879 - 618 pages
...shame A man should not be bound by. yet the which No man can keep ; " or these from " Guinevere," '• To reverence the King, as if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their King." * * * * " Ah great and gentle lord. Who was' t as is the conscience of a saint Among his warring senses,... | |
 | 1879 - 524 pages
...company, the dower of men, To serve as model for the mighty world, And be the fair beginning of a time. I made them lay their hands in mine and swear To reverence the King, as lf he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their King. To break the heathen and uphold the... | |
 | Montague John Guest - 1879 - 622 pages
...company, the flower of men, To serve as model for the mighty world, And be the fair beginning of a time. I made them lay their hands in mine and swear To reverence the kin?, ns if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their king. To break the heathen, and... | |
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