 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1855 - 170 pages
...better,' said Merlin, ' the sword or the scabbard ?' ' Me liketh better the sword,' said King Arthur. ' Ye are more unwise,' said Merlin, ' for the scabbard...for while ye have the scabbard upon you, ye shall lose no blood, be ye never so sore wounded, therefore keep well the scabbard ahvay with you.'" NOTE... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1855 - 172 pages
...better,' said Merlin, ' the sword or the scabbard ?' ' Me liketh better the sword,' said King Arthur. ' Ye are more unwise,' said Merlin, ' for the scabbard...for while ye have the scabbard upon you, ye shall lose no blood, be ye never so sore wounded, therefore keep well the scabbard alway with you.'" NOTE... | |
 | George William Cox, Eustace Hinton Jones - 1871 - 432 pages
...' the sword or the scabbard?' And Arthur said, ' The sword.' ' Ye are unwise,' answered the sage, ' for the scabbard is worth ten of the sword, for while...ye have the scabbard upon you ye shall never lose blood, though thy wounds be never so sore ; wherefore see that you keep the scabbard always with you.'... | |
 | John Timbs - 1872 - 602 pages
...sword or the scabbard, better ?" asked Merlin. " The sword I like better,' said the King. " Ye are the more unwise," said Merlin, " for the scabbard is worth ten of the sword ; for while you have the scabbard upon you you shall lose no blood, be ye never so sore wounded ; therefore keepe... | |
 | Arthur (king.) - 1880 - 520 pages
...better," said Merlin, "the sword or the scabbard ? " " Me liketh better the sword," said King Arthur. "Ye are more unwise," said Merlin, "for the scabbard...sword, for while ye have the scabbard upon you ye shall leese [lose] no blood be ye never so sore wounded, therefore keep well the scabbard alway with you."... | |
 | Sir Thomas Malory - 1880 - 490 pages
...better," said Merlin, "the sword or the scabbard ? " " Me liketh better the sword," said King Arthur. "Ye are more unwise," said Merlin, "for the scabbard...sword, for while ye have the scabbard upon you ye shall leese [lose] no blood be ye never so sore wounded, therefore keep well the scabbard alway with you."... | |
 | Afonso de Albuquerque - 1880
...better/ said Merlin, ' the sword or the scabbard ?' ' Me liketh better the sword,' said King Arthur. ' Yc are more unwise,' said Merlin, 'for the scabbard is worth ten of the sword, for while ge have the scabbard upon gou ye shall lose no blood, be ge never so sore wounded, therefore keep well... | |
 | 1880 - 392 pages
...better,' said Merlin, ' the sword or the scabbard V ' Me likelh better the sword,' said King Arthur. ' Ye are more unwise,' said Merlin, 'for the scabbard is worth ten of the sword,/or while ye have the scabbard upon gou ge shall lose no blood, be ge never so sore wounded,... | |
 | Thomas Wright - 1889 - 360 pages
...better," said Merlin, "the sword or the scabbard ?" " Me liketh better the Bword," said king Arthur. " Ye are more unwise," said Merlin, " for the scabbard...sword, for while ye have the scabbard upon you ye shall leese no blood be ye never so sore wounded, therefore keepe well the scabbard alway with you." So they... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1891 - 186 pages
...and broad spear, well contrived for slaughter. " Merlin informed Arthur that Excalibur's scabbard was "worth ten of the sword, for while ye have the scabbard upon you ye shall lose no blood, be ye never so sore wounded " (Malory, i. 23). Arthur had also a second-best sword,... | |
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Then Sir Arthur looked on the sword, and liked it passing well. Whether liketh you better, said Merlin, the sword or the scabbard? Me liketh better the sword, said Arthur. Ye are more unwise, said Merlin, for the scabbard is worth ten of the sword, for... 
