Identifier: unaredcrossknigh00spen (find matches)
Title: Una and the red cross knight, and other tales from Spenser's Faery Queene;
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599 Royde-Smith, Naomi Gwladys
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Publisher: London : J.M. Dent & Co., New York, E.P. Dutton & Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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the Red CrossKnight, who warded the blow and struck backagain with equal force. Each knight strove topierce the others armour, and each beat on theothers shield until sparks of fire flew up as from aforge, and the green fields grew red with the bloodwhich flowed from their wounds. Then began the Sarazin Sanfoy to curse thecross on his enemys armour, which kept himfrom death as by a charm. But yet I warnthee, now assured sit and hide thy head, hecried, and therewith struck a mighty blow at hishead which hewed away a piece from his crestbefore the Red Cross Knight could defend himself.But these words, and eke the dreadful blow awokein the Red Cross Knight such wondrous ragethat he At his haughty helmet making markSo hugely stroke, that it the steel did rive,And cleft his head. He, tumbling down alive, With bloody mouth his mother earth did kiss,Greeting his grave; his grudging ghost did strive With the frail flesh, at last it flitted is, Whither the souls do fly of men that live amiss.
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• BRA; ARCHIMAGO & THE FALSE DUESSA 35 DUESSAS FALSE TALE The Sarazin being now dead, the knight turnedhim to look for the lady. But she was alreadytied far from him on her palfrey; so, bidding thedwarf follow after with the dead champions shield,he started in pursuit of her, and soon overtakingbad her to stay for she had no cause to fear him. She turning back, with rueful countenance, Cried, Mercy, mercy, Sir, vouchsafe to show On silly ) dame, subject to hard mischance And to your mighty will. Her humblesse2 lowIn so rich weeds3 and seeming glorious show, Did much emove his stout heroic heart; And said, Dear dame, your sudden overthrow Much rueth me;4 but now put fear apart And tell both who ye be, and who that took yourpart. Then she began to lament and weep and to tellher tale. My name, said she, is Fidessa. I 1 Si//y—This word used to mean harmless or simple. 2 humblesse = humility. 3 Weeds — clothes.4 Much ructh me — tills me with grief. 36 ARCHIMAGO & THE FALSE

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