I say the knights of Spain, bloody as they were, were a noble and a splendid type of men in their day.

The inevitable result of this inroad was that ignorance and savagery got the upper hand; consequently violence and knavery established their dominion, and knights and priests became a burden to mankind.

It was "the Christian form of the military profession; the knight was the Christian soldier."

Ann Knight was a Quaker lady, also resident at Woodbridge, who kept a small school there, and who had visited the Lambs in London and greatly charmed them.

The philandering knights were sensual boobies, the simpering dames soulless wantons.

There's many a spot, of which we're told, In legend and romance, Where plumed knights were wont of old To meet with sword and lance.

Now, after all this had been settled, Sir Launcelot had Sir Peris of the Forest Sauvage haled before him, and Sir Launcelot said: "Catiff Knight, now is it time for thy shame to come upon thee."

When all had been rehearsed and shown to him, and he had well considered the matter, the knight was very dolent; yet in no wise would he avenge himself wrongfully.

An unworthy knight is the defect of nature in the title of honour, when to maintain valour his spurs have no rowels nor his sword a point.

The White Knight, the Knight of Glyn, and the Knight of Kerry were all three Fitzgeralds, all descended from the same root, and all owned large tracts of country.

A KNIGHT OF THE POST Is a retailer of oaths, a deposition-monger, an evidence-maker, that lives by the labour of his conscience.

A KNIGHT OF THE POST Is a retailer of oaths, a deposition-monger, an evidence-maker, that lives by the labour of his conscience.

She spoke her thoughts aloud in pride-thrilled tones "Almost a knight, my Greane, is Christalan; How valiant, faithful, noble he has been, And will be ever, my true-hearted son!" "Greane!

These two knights are the earl's chosen friends, and are very close to his mind and heart.

The uncourteous knight who, from his castle, exercised robbery on travellers, and committed violence on virgins, was the object of his perpetual indignation; and he put him to death, without scruple, or trial, or appeal, whenever he met with him.

The Knight of the Burning Pestle, written by Beaumont and Fletcher jointly, was the first burlesque comedy in the language, and is excellent fooling.

(For he wist not that that knight was Sir Percival.)

The elder Red-Cross knight was a tall, good-looking lad of sixteen, the age when a boy wears painfully high collars, shaves surreptitiouslyand unnecessarilywith his pen-knife, talks to his juniors about the tobacco he smokes in a week, and cherishes an undying passion for a maiden older than himself.

Thou art the falcon, and thy knight is the eagle in his pride, As he comes in triumph from the war, and pounces on his bride.'

This black knight was Sir Giles Mompesson, and very grim and menacing was his aspect.

I am the more at ease in Sir Roger's family, because it consists of sober and staid persons; for, as the knight is the best master in the world, he seldom changes his servants; and as he is beloved by all about, his servants never care for leaving him; by this means his domestics are all in years, and grown old with their master.

And one drew near, a splendid armored knight, His armor shining black as darkest night, His helmet closed, and lowered was his spear.

For you know the knight is but a scurvy-proud-prating prodigal, licentious, unnecessary WEN.

Of the other party the chiefest knights were the King of an Hundred Knights and the King of Scots, and both of these were very famous and well-approved champions, of high courage and remarkable achievements.

"Wallace will behold these charms," she cried to herself, "and then, where am I?" Amid a crowd of knights in armour the conqueror entered; and as Helen raised her eyes she saw that the knight of her dream, the man who had saved her from worse than death, was Wallace himself!