"Saint George" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... which, mingled with the deep and hollow clang of the nakers (a species of kettledrum), retorted in notes of defiance the challenge of the enemy. The shouts of both parties augmented the fearful din, the assailants crying, "Saint George for merry England!" [Footnote: Saint George is the patron saint of England.] and the Normans answering them with loud cries of "En avant De Bracy! Beau-seant! 'Beau-seant! Front-de-Boeuf a la rescousse!" [Footnote: En avant De Bracy means Forward, De Bracy. Beau-seant ...
— Journeys Through Bookland - Volume Four • Charles H. Sylvester
... the excitement and the bravery of the combat rush out from his pen in a swift and sparkling stream. One sees the serried ranks and the flashing armour, one hears the clash of weapons and the shouting of the captains: 'Montjoie! Saint Denis! Saint George! Giane!'—one feels the sway and the press and the tumult, one laments with the vanquished, one exults with the victors, and, amid the glittering panoply of 'grand seigneur, conte, baron, chevalier, et escuier', with their high-sounding titles and their gallant prowess, one forgets the ...
— Landmarks in French Literature • G. Lytton Strachey
... Fourth Man—King George [i.e., Saint George]: In comes I, King George, That man of courage bold, With my broad sword and sphere [spear] I have won ten tons of gold. I fought the fiery Dragon And brought it to great slaughter, And by that means I wish to win The King of Egypt's daughter. Neither unto thee will I bow ...
— Highways & Byways in Sussex • E.V. Lucas
... subject,—but this does not exhaust the content. The real meaning of the picture, to which may be given the name of THEME, is the divine element in maternal love. The subjects of Donatello's "John the Baptist" and "Saint George," of Michael Angelo's "David" and "Moses," can be described only as men of Different types in different attitudes; their themes, however, are moral ideas, expressing the moral significance of each personality. The subject of ...
— The Psychology of Beauty • Ethel D. Puffer |
