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The very purpose of a knight is to fight on behalf of a lady.


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Yet some men say in many parts of England that King Arthur is not dead, but had by the will of our Lord Jesu into another place; and men say that he shall come again, and he shall win the holy cross.

Yet some men say in many parts of England that King Arthur is not dead, but had by the will of our Lord Jesu into another place; and men say that he shall come again, and he shall win the holy cross.



What, nephew, said the king, is the wind in that door?

What, nephew, said the king, is the wind in that door?



Always Sir Arthur lost so much blood that it was a marvel he stood on his feet, but he was so full of knighthood that knightly he endured the pain.

Always Sir Arthur lost so much blood that it was a marvel he stood on his feet, but he was so full of knighthood that knightly he endured the pain.



For, as I suppose, no man in this world hath lived better than I have done, to achieve that I have done.

For, as I suppose, no man in this world hath lived better than I have done, to achieve that I have done.



The month of May was come, when every lusty heart beginneth to blossom, and to bring forth fruit.

The month of May was come, when every lusty heart beginneth to blossom, and to bring forth fruit.



And much more am I sorrier for my good knights' loss than for the loss of my fair queen; for queens I might have enough, but such a fellowship of good knights shall never be together in no company.

And much more am I sorrier for my good knights' loss than for the loss of my fair queen; for queens I might have enough, but such a fellowship of good knights shall never be together in no company.



The joy of love is too short, and the sorrow thereof, and what cometh thereof, dureth over long.

The joy of love is too short, and the sorrow thereof, and what cometh thereof, dureth over long.



We shall now seek that which we shall not find

We shall now seek that which we shall not find



Wit thou well that I will not live long after thy days.

Wit thou well that I will not live long after thy days.



For as well as I have loved thee heretofore, mine heart will not serve now to see thee; for through thee and me is the flower of kings and knights destroyed.

For as well as I have loved thee heretofore, mine heart will not serve now to see thee; for through thee and me is the flower of kings and knights destroyed.





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