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Yet this inconstancy is such,
As thou, too, shalt adore;
I could not love thee, love so much,
Loved I not honour more.
MONTROSE’S LINES.
When King Richard returned to his tent, he commanded the Nubian to be brought before him. He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence1, and having prostrated2 himself, remained standing3 before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master. It was perhaps well for him that the preservation4 of his character required his eyes to be fixed5 on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully6 encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
“Thou canst well of woodcraft,” said the King, after a pause, “and hast started thy game and brought him to bay as ably as if Tristrem himself had taught thee. [A universal tradition ascribed to Sir Tristrem, famous for his love of the fair Queen Yseult, the laws concerning the practice of woodcraft, or VENERIE, as it was called, being those that related to the rules of the chase, which were deemed of much consequence during the Middle Ages.] But this is not all — he must be brought down at force. I myself would have liked to have levelled my hunting-spear at him. There are, it seems, respects which prevent this. Thou art about to return to the camp of the Soldan, bearing a letter, requiring of his courtesy to appoint neutral ground for the deed of chivalry7, and should it consist with his pleasure, to concur8 with us in witnessing it. Now, speaking conjecturally9, we think thou mightst find in that camp some cavalier who, for the love of truth and his own augmentation of honour, will do battle with this same
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reverence
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n.敬畏,尊敬,尊严;Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称;v.尊敬,敬畏,崇敬 | |
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gratitude
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excellence
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determined
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chattering
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n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式 | |
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genuflection
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n. 曲膝, 屈服 | |
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utterance
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obedience
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knight
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avenged
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avowal
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inquiry
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tarnished
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acquiescence
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swelling
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spoke
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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feats
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功绩,伟业,技艺( feat的名词复数 ) | |
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int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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dishonour
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n./vt.拒付(支票、汇票、票据等);vt.凌辱,使丢脸;n.不名誉,耻辱,不光彩 | |
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worthy
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adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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outwards
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moors
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v.停泊,系泊(船只)( moor的第三人称单数 ) | |
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debonair
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adj.殷勤的,快乐的 | |
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gallant
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adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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implore
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vt.乞求,恳求,哀求 | |
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credentials
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n.证明,资格,证明书,证件 | |
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wont
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adj.习惯于;v.习惯;n.习惯 | |
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maidens
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处女( maiden的名词复数 ); 少女; 未婚女子; (板球运动)未得分的一轮投球 | |
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ushered
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v.引,领,陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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humiliation
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bosom
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doom
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transparent
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rendering
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aromatic
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peruse
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attentively
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leopard
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compassion
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recollect
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valiant
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hue
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conceal
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mortification
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displeased
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attire
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modesty
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wring
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obstinacy
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prostration
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