... limbs of great bulkand sinew, and which were stained by the dust and mire of travel. The first mentioned was slight and small of person; the last was of the height and port of the sons of Anak. The ... andwithout one of the modern artificial restraints of the shape, the simple belt sufficed to show the slenderproportions and delicate outline of the wearer. The colour of the dress was of the purest ... and when, at the eve of the next day,William saw the pennon of one of his own favourite chiefs waving in the van of armed men, that sallied forthfrom the towers of Dover (the key of the coast)...