 | 1825 - 610 strani
...tread, he introduces the life of the renowned Arthur with the following preliminary observations : — " To rescue truth from the embraces of fiction, and...ruins of fable the fair edifice of genuine history, mast be, at all times, a work of no little hazard. And the task acquires a peculiar difficulty, when... | |
 | John Humphreys Parry - 1834 - 408 strani
...MORRIS "... 348 THOMAS PENNANT, ESQ 357 REV. PETER ROBERTS •. . , . 376 THE CAMBRIAN PLUTARCH. ARTHUR. To rescue truth from the embraces of fiction, and...those legendary productions, in which our infancy has heen wont to delight, and which are accordingly associated with our earliest prepossessions. The visions... | |
 | Chris Barber, David Pykitt - 1997 - 386 strani
...problems facing the Arthurian sleuth and also reveals the true identity of the renowned King Arthur. To rescue truth from the embraces of fiction, and...must be, at all times, a work of no little hazard. The visions of childhood are not easily dissipated; for, whatever may be the influence of a maturer... | |
 | 1825 - 600 strani
...tread, he introduces the life of the renowned Arthur with the following preliminary observations : — " To rescue truth from the embraces of fiction, and...the fair edifice of genuine history, must be, at all time*, a work of no little lia-/ard. And the tasL acquires a peculiar difficulty, wlien it concerns... | |
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To rescue truth from the embraces of fiction, and to erect on the ruins of fable the fair edifice of genuine history, must be, at all times, a work of no little hazard. And the task acquires a peculiar difficulty, when it concerns those legendary productions,... 