. Tales of chivalry : or, Perils by flood and field ..... fiontion: G. BERGER, HOLYWELL STREET, STRAND; AND MAY BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS. London : (J. Rerger, rrintr-r. Kolyvoll Stn ct, SIimivI S£3 PREFACE. In concluding the Tales of Chivalry, it becomes our pleasing-task to present our heartfelt acknowledgments to the Public for thevery liberal patronage which has been extended to it—a patronagewhich amply proves the power of the page of chivalric lore tocharm and interest the reader. It has been our aim throughout the work to illustrate as vividlyas possible the manners and customs of the d
. Tales of chivalry : or, Perils by flood and field ..... fiontion: G. BERGER, HOLYWELL STREET, STRAND; AND MAY BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS. London : (J. Rerger, rrintr-r. Kolyvoll Stn ct, SIimivI S£3 PREFACE. In concluding the Tales of Chivalry, it becomes our pleasing-task to present our heartfelt acknowledgments to the Public for thevery liberal patronage which has been extended to it—a patronagewhich amply proves the power of the page of chivalric lore tocharm and interest the reader. It has been our aim throughout the work to illustrate as vividlyas possible the manners and customs of the days of chivalry, bothin the engra\angs which adorn its pages, and in the rich store oflegends which are contained therein; in most of which Romance,blended with the choicest treasures of Poetry, combine to enliventhe imagination, and to purify the affections. Remembering that the simple fact of a great battle being eitherlost or won, makes but little impression on us, as it occurs in thedry pages of an annalist, whilst our imagination and attention a
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