Le Prince Noir, Poeme, Texte Critique with an Engl (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ...rBartrem et plu-sours seigniours et chivalers furent pris et gent d'armes mort, et des Englois le sieur de Ferrers fut occis a mesme celle bataille. Quei voillez-vous que je vous dye? II n'avoit en la compaignie Du Prince home, tant fust petitz, Qui ne fust bien auxi hardiz Et auxi fiers come un lion. 3405 Home ne poet comparaison Faire de Olyver et Rolant. Espaignardz se tournoient fuyant, Chescun ses frains abandonez. Dolantz en fut et moult irez 3410 How the bastard fled, and the Spaniards were put to flight, and afterwards the French engaged and were also discomfited, and Messire Berlrand and many lords and knights were taken and soldiers slain, and of the English the Lord de Ferrers was slain at the same battle. What will you that I now relate? There was not in the Prince's army one man so small, who was not also hardy and as bold as a lion. Neither might men compare with them Oliver or Roland. The Spaniards then turned and fled each at full speed. Grieved and right angry Luy bastard quant il les veoit; Mais fuyer il les covenoit, Ou ils fuissent toutz pris et mortz. Lors comence lui grant effortz; La veissez le pe taillie, 3415 Occis d'estoch et detaillie. Luy bastard s'enfuit tut un val; Mais encore sont en estal Li Francois, Bretons et Normandz; Mais petit dura lour baubantz, 3420 Car moult tost furent disconfit. Et si sachez trestouz de fit Qu'hom crioit la a haute gorge En maint lieu: Guyane Saint George Illoec fut pris monsieur Bertrans, 3425 Et le mareschal sufEciantz D'Odrehem, qui tant fut hardiz, Et un counte qui eut grant pris; was the bastard at the sight; but it behoved them to fly, or they had all been slain or taken. Then commenced the great struggle; there might you see the drawn sword smiting point and blade. The bastard fled by the ...