"Richard I" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... not without ability, generally corroborated him in a most satisfactory manner. Upon one occasion, his master was telling a party of ladies and gentlemen, at dinner, some conversation he had had in Palestine, with King Richard I. of England, whom he described as a very particular friend of his. Signs of astonishment and incredulity were visible on the faces of the company; upon which St. Germain very coolly turned to his servant, who stood behind his chair, ...
— Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions - Vol. I • Charles Mackay
... child; Stand off!—away!—thy taction is defiled; My tears express an injured woman's grief; No more thy wife I'll be, but seek relief; Return my fortune—go:—thy mistress seek; To be so constant:—How was I so weak? It surely would be nothing more than right, Were Richard I to see this very night, Who adoration constantly has paid:— You much deserve to be a cuckold made; I'm half inclined, I vow, to do the worst. At this our arch gallant with laughter burst. What impudence!—You mock me ...
— The Tales and Novels, Complete • Jean de La Fontaine
... an exiled nobleman, alias Theodorick, the hermit of Engaddi, the enthusiast.—Sir W. Scott, The Talisman (time, Richard I.). ...
— Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama - A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 • E. Cobham Brewer |
