10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VANTBRACE»
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1
The Collected Historical Works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K.H.
Francis Palgrave R. H. Inglis Palgrave. my readers may have seen afl'ixed in
various parts of Westminster. Gerard Vantbrace was held particularly responsible
for the due execution of this regulation: but, to preserve decorum out of the walls
of ...
Francis Palgrave, R. H. Inglis Palgrave,
2013
2
Truths and fictions of the middle ages: I. The merchant and ...
I. The merchant and the friar; II. Three generations of an imaginary Norfolk family
Sir Francis Palgrave Sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave. my readers may have seen
aflixed in various parts of Westminster. Gerard Vantbrace was held particularly ...
Sir Francis Palgrave, Sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave,
1922
3
A general glossary to Shakespeare's works
vantbrace, "A vambrace — Avant bras, or armour for tho fore arm" (Meyrick's
Critical Inquiry into Ancicnt Armour, etc., vol. ii. p. 155, ed. 1842), Troilus and
Cressida, i. 3. 297. varlet, a servant to a knight or warrior, (also simply) a servant (
" A ...
4
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Antony and ...
42 Vantbrace is defensive armour worn on the arms. So Milton, in Samson
Agonistes : Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet And brigandine of
brass, thy broad habergeon, Vantbrace and greaves, and gauntlet, &c. Was fairer
than his ...
William Shakespeare, Henry Norman Hudson,
1881
5
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: With a Life of ...
43 Vantbrace is defensive armour worn on the arms. So Milton, in Samson
Agonistes : Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet And brigandine of
brass, thy broad habergeon, Vantbrace and greaves, and gauntlet, &c. 61 Tables
of ...
William Shakespeare, Henry Norman Hudson,
1881
6
A Dictionary of the Language of Shakespeare
VANTBRACE. 356 VENEY. Vantbrace. Armour for the arm. I'll hide my silver
beard in a gold beaver, And in my vantbrace put this wither' d brawn. Troilus and
Cressida, i. 3. Variable. Various; different. Stalls, bulks, windows, Are smother'd
up, ...
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Truths and Fictions of the Middle Ages. The Merchant and the ...
Quite beyond the mental or physical powers of sturdy Gerard Vantbrace,
conditioned as before described, was the preservation of tranquillity. Had
Gerard's broad shoulders been hung with as many arms as a Hindoo idol, they
would scarce ...
8
The plays and poems of William Shakespeare: with the ...
And in my vantbrace 2 put this wither'd brawn ; And, meeting him, will tell him,
That my lady Was fairer than his grandame, and as chaste As may be in the world
; His youth in flood, I'll prove this truth with my three drops of blood 3. JE.VE.
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Nicholas Rowe,
1821
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Tenures of Land & Customs of Manors: Originally Collected by ...
Vantbrace or Vambrace (Fr. avant-bras). — Covering for the forearm. In Troilus
and Cressida, act i. scene 3, Nestor says to Agamemnon : — " Tell him from me, I
'11 hide my silver beard in a gold beaver, And in my vantbrace put this withered ...
Thomas Blount, William Carew Hazlitt,
1874
10
The plays and poems of William Shakspeare
And in my vantbrace 2 put this wither'd brawn ; And, meeting him, will tell him,
That my lady Was fairer than his grandame, and as chaste As may be in the world
; His youth in flood, I'll prove this truth with my three drops of blood 3. JEne.
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Edmond Malone,
1821