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Boys' and Girls' Bookshelf, Vol. 8: Historic Tales and Golden Deeds, Part II (Classic Reprint)

Boys' and Girls' Bookshelf, Vol. 8: Historic Tales and Golden Deeds, Part II (Classic Reprint)

Hamilton Wright Mabie
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Excerpt from Boys' and Girls' Bookshelf, Vol. 8: Historic Tales and Golden Deeds, Part II

Look at the picture of a knight in a Splendid suit of armor, richly engraved. He lived and fought somewhere about the time of the heroic Edward of England, whom men, because of his sable armor, called the Black Prince. This warrior may have even followed the banner of Prince Edward; he may have fought with Bruce at Bannockburn, or against the cause of the peo ple and Rienzi at Rome.

Certainly here is an instance in which dress makes the man, as the old proverb declares. Not one of us could recognize the gentleman by his countenance On a second meeting, for even his face is concealed behind a decorated visor, or beaver, - a sort of face-door that works up and down on well-oiled hinges. The short cloth sack, emblazoned with his crest and worn over his ar mor, is the tabard, and from his plumed helmet to his pointed sollerets, or shoes of iron, he is one mass of metal. The two knights, alongside, in Fig. 2, are incased in somewhat less elaborate iron suits, though they also belong to the age of Splendid armor.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Pages
226
Format
Hardcover
Release
April 25, 2018
ISBN 13
9780332155197

Boys' and Girls' Bookshelf, Vol. 8: Historic Tales and Golden Deeds, Part II (Classic Reprint)

Hamilton Wright Mabie
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Excerpt from Boys' and Girls' Bookshelf, Vol. 8: Historic Tales and Golden Deeds, Part II

Look at the picture of a knight in a Splendid suit of armor, richly engraved. He lived and fought somewhere about the time of the heroic Edward of England, whom men, because of his sable armor, called the Black Prince. This warrior may have even followed the banner of Prince Edward; he may have fought with Bruce at Bannockburn, or against the cause of the peo ple and Rienzi at Rome.

Certainly here is an instance in which dress makes the man, as the old proverb declares. Not one of us could recognize the gentleman by his countenance On a second meeting, for even his face is concealed behind a decorated visor, or beaver, - a sort of face-door that works up and down on well-oiled hinges. The short cloth sack, emblazoned with his crest and worn over his ar mor, is the tabard, and from his plumed helmet to his pointed sollerets, or shoes of iron, he is one mass of metal. The two knights, alongside, in Fig. 2, are incased in somewhat less elaborate iron suits, though they also belong to the age of Splendid armor.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Pages
226
Format
Hardcover
Release
April 25, 2018
ISBN 13
9780332155197

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