10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUINTAIN»
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quintain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: With the ...
My better parts Are all thrown down ; and that which here stands up, Is but a
quintain/ a mere lifeless block. lios. He calls us buck : My pride fell with my
fortunes : I'll ask him what he would : — Did you call, sir ? — Sir, you have
wrestled well, ...
William Shakespeare, Isaac Reed, Samuel Johnson, 1817
One of these, which is well known, is at Offham in Kent, and it is called the
Quintain, because it was used in that game, a game which helped to sharpen the
eyes, to make the arms strong and steady ; sometimes, too, when played on foot,
...
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The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England from the ...
BOOK III PASTIMES USUALLY EXERCISED IN TOWNS AND CITIES, OR
PLACES ADJOINING TO THEM CHAPTER I Tournament a general Name for
several Exercises — The Quintain an ancient Military Exercise — Various Kinds
of the ...
Joseph Strutt, John Charles Cox, 1801
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Sports and Games of Medieval Cultures
quintain had a swinging arm, so that it could "fight back." By the late Middle Ages
adults were playing too, sometimes with human quintains who perched atop tall
stools, wearing armor made of woven reeds and wielding poles in their defense.
Sally E. D. Wilkins, 2002
5
Chivalry and Romance in the English Renaissance
Most chivalric rituals and institutions are hedged round with restrictions and
prohibitions designed to exclude those not of gentle status; trial by combat, for
instance, was supposedly forbidden those below that rank.30 The quintain
seems to ...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare
millers, watermen, new-married men, and others ; when the party was obliged,
under some penalty, to run at the quintain upon Whitsunday and other particular
times, at the lord's castle, for his diversion. Sometimes it was practised upon the ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Edward Capell, 1821
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, in Ten Volumes: ...
My better parts Are all thrown down ; and that which here stands up, Is but a
quintain,8 a mere lifeless block. Ros. He calls us back : My pride fell with my
fortunes : I'll ask him what he would : — Did you call, sir ? — Sir, you have
wrestled well, ...
William Shakespeare, Isaac Reed, Samuel Johnson, 1823
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Measure for measure. Comedy of errors. Merchant of Venice. ...
My better parts Are all thrown down; and that which here stands up, Is but a
quintain,” a mere lifeless block. Ros. He calls us back: My pride fell with my
fortunes : I'll ask him what he would :—Did you call, sir ?—Sir, you have wrestled
well, and ...
William Shakespeare, Isaac Reed, Samuel Johnson, 1823
shield, the quintain turned about with much velocity, and, in case he was not
exceedingly careful, would give him a severe blow upon the back with the
wooden sabre held in the right hand, which was considered as highly disgraceful
to the ...
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The History of Sport in Britain, 1880-1914: The varieties of ...
The quintain, at different times and in many countries, assumed a variety of
aspects, quite out of accord with the generally accepted modern notion that a
quintain was necessarily a revolving wooden figure at which novices to the use of
arms ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUINTAIN»
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quintain is used in the context of the following news items.
Quintain Estates and Development plc 27.1% Potential Upside …
Quintain Estates and Development plc with EPIC LON:QED had its stock rating noted as 'Reiterates' with the recommendation being set at 'BUY' this morning by ... «DirectorsTalk Interviews, Jul 15»
Quintain Estates and Development plc 30.8% Potential Upside …
Quintain Estates and Development plc using EPIC code LON:QED had its stock rating noted as 'Reiterates' with the recommendation being set at ... «DirectorsTalk Interviews, Jun 15»
Quintain evicts squatters
A statement from Quintain said that since the squatters had occupied the building, the fire brigade and police had mounted operations to extinguish a fire and ... «Property Week, May 15»
Quintain boosted by strong Wembley performance
Developer Quintain has announced a 7% rise in its property asset values in the year to 31 March 2015, citing the “coming of age” of its Wembley Park ... «Building.co.uk, May 15»
Quintain Estates and Development plc 39.2% Potential Upside …
Quintain Estates and Development plc using EPIC code LON:QED had its stock rating noted as 'Initiates/Starts' with the recommendation being set at 'BUY' this ... «DirectorsTalk Interviews, May 15»
Quintain agrees JV for Wembley Park blocks
Developer Quintain has signed a joint venture with Swiss investor Keystone to fund the construction of its 362-home Alto residential scheme at Wembley Park. «Building.co.uk, Apr 15»
Quintain hires Westfield man to lead Wembley Park
Quintain chief operating officer James Saunders said he expected Slade to bring an “overarching focus to the operation and performance” to the development ... «Building.co.uk, Apr 15»
Quintain hits 80% pre-sales for Wembley residential
Maxwell James, chief executive of Quintain, said: “80% of the 284 private apartments within Emerald Gardens have now been sold, a year ahead of completion, ... «Property Week, Feb 15»
Quintain appoints finance director
Carter will join Quintain from British Land on 26 May 2015, where he is head of strategy and a member of the executive committee. He has worked for the FTSE ... «Property Week, Jan 15»
Quintain and GLA team up for Docklands housing push
Property Week understands the Greater London Authority (GLA) and developer Quintain have commissioned John McAslan & Partners to produce a viability ... «Property Week, Dec 14»
