...day, nor yet by night : They lay down to rest, with corslet laced, Pillowed on buckler cold and hard ; They carved at the meal with gloves of steel, And they drank the red wine through the helmet barred. Such descriptions as these carry us back to long past ages, and enable us in some measure to...

...day, nor yet by night ; They lay down to rest, With corslet laced, Pillowed on buckler cold and hard ; They carved at the meal With gloves of steel, And they drank the red wine through the helmet barred. Ten squires, ten yeomen, mail-clad men, Waited the beck of the warders ten ; Thirty steeds,...

...day, nor yet by night: They lay down to rest, with corslet laced, Pillowed on buckler cold and hard; They carved at the meal with gloves of steel, And they drank the red wine through the helmet barred. Such descriptions as this carry us back to long past ages, and enable us in some measure to...

...by night ; They lay down to rest With corslet laced, Pillow'd on buckler cold and hard ; They carv'd at the meal With gloves of steel, And they drank the red wine through the helmet barr'd." The whole scene of the duel, or judicial combat, is conducted according to the strict ordinances of...

...clothed with a romantic interest, which invests even the most common every-day occurrences of life. " They carved at the meal With gloves of steel. And...they drank the red wine through the helmet barr'd." Of this opportunity he fully availed himself, in the picture he has here given us of the days of chivalry....

...day, nor yet by night : They lay down to rest, With corselet laced, Pillow'd on buckler cold and hard; They carved at the meal With gloves of steel, And they drank the red wine through the helmet barr'd. V. Ten squires, ten yeomen, mail-clad men, Waited the beck of the warders ten; Thirty steeds, both...

...nor yet by night; They lay down to rest, • With corslet laced, Pillowed on ImtMer cold and hard ; They carved at the meal With gloves of steel, And they drank the red wine through the helmet barred. " Ten squires, ten yeomen, mail-clad men, Waited the beck of the warders ten ; Thirty steeds,...

...by night : They lay down to rest With corslet laced, Pillow'd on buckler cold and hard ; They carv'd at the meal With gloves of steel, And they drank the red wine through the helmet barr'd." The whole scene of the duel, or judicial combat, is conducted according to the strict ordinances of...

...day nor yet by night : They lay down to rest With corslet laced, PillowM on buckler cold and hard ; They carved at the meal With gloves of steel, And...they drank the red wine through the helmet barr'd." Here, too, at intervals, when the laughter and loud merriment of the feast were suspended, the aged...

...day, nor yet by night. They lay down to rest With corslet laced, Pillowed on buckler cold and hard; They carved at the meal With gloves of steel; And they drank the red wine through the In-hurt barred." This high state of watchfulness against surprise is yet moi d oeauti. fully set forth...