... happen from accident, whereas the former evinced awkwardness and want of management of the weapon and of the horse. The fifth knight alone maintained the honour of his party, and parted fairly ... a most splendid spectacle. The sloping galleries were crowded with all that was noble, great, wealthy, and beautiful in the northern and midland parts of England; and the contrast of the various ... vanish from the barrier, speed the race, And spurring see decrease the middle space. Palamon and Arcite In the midst of Prince John's cavalcade, he suddenly stopt, and appealing to the...