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" That to delight the Ladies, who did long to see some court-like pastime, the Lord Turbashaw did defie any Captaine, that had the command of a Company, who durst combate with him for his head... "
Old Virginia and Her Neighbours - Página 87
por John Fiske - 1900
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The North American Review, Volumen16

Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1823 - 470 páginas
...each instance being attributed to accident or providence. A proposal was made by the Turks, ' That to delight the Ladies, who did long to see some court-like pastime, the Lord Turbashaw did defie any Captaine, that had the command of a Company, who durst combate with...
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The Life of Captain John Smith: The Founder of Virginia

William Gilmore Simms - 1846 - 428 páginas
...times, and these had not entirely gone out of the memories of men. The very motive to the offer — " to delight the ladies, who did long to see some courtlike pastime," partook largely of the best spirit of the Middle Ages. There were not wanting numerous brave captilins...
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The St. James's magazine and heraldic and historical register, ed. by J.B. Burke

sir John Bernard Burke - 1850 - 516 páginas
...grew weary of looking on, while week after week trenches were being dug, and cannons mounted ; and " to delight the ladies, who did long to see some court-like pastime, the Lord Turbashaw did defie any captaine that had the command of a company, who dost combate with...
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The Discoverers, Pioneers, and Settlers of North and South America from the ...

Henry Howard Brownell - 1853 - 734 páginas
...depart ere they could assault their Citie, sent this Challenge to any Captaiue in the Annie: "' That to delight the Ladies, who did long to see some courtlike pastime, the Lord Turbushaw did defie any Captaine that had the command of a Company, who durst combate with...
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The Pioneer Heroes of the New World: From the Earliest Period (982) to the ...

Henry Howard Brownell - 1855 - 738 páginas
...depart ere they could assault their Citie, sent this Challenge to any Captaine in the Armie : " ' That to delight the Ladies, who did long to see some courtlike pastime, the Lord Turbashaw did dene any Captaine that had the command of a Company, who durst combate with...
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The English in America

Henry Howard Brownell - 1863 - 554 páginas
...complain that they were growing fat for want of exercise. A message presently arrived from the fort, that "to delight the Ladies, who did long to see some court-like pastime, the Lord Tusbashaw did defie any captain that had the command of a company that durst combate with...
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The Boy's Athenæum

238 páginas
...could assault their citie, they finally sent this challenge to any captaine in the armie: — "'That to delight the Ladies, who did long to see some court-like pastime, the Lord Turbashaw did defie any captaine that had the command of a company, who durst combat with...
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Captain John Smith (1579-1631) Sometime Governor of Virginia, and Admiral of ...

Charles Dudley Warner - 1881 - 307 páginas
...of chivalry which Smith had read, the Turkish Bashaw in the fortress sent out his challenge: " That to delight the ladies, who did long to see some court-like pastime, the Lord Tubashaw did defy any captaine that had the command of a company, who durst combat with him...
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World-noted Women, Or, Types of Womanly Attributes of All Lands and Ages

Mary Cowden Clarke - 1858 - 484 páginas
...depart ere they could assault the city, sent this challenge to any captaine in the Christian army. That to delight the ladies, who did long to see some courtlike pastime, the Lord Turbashawe did defie any captaine that had the command of a company who durst combat with...
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Our Pioneer Heroes and Their Daring Deeds: The Lives and Famous Exploits of ...

D. M. Kelsey - 1883 - 592 páginas
...camp when a Turk of rank and renown sent to challenge any one of the Christians to fight with him " to delight the ladies, who did long to see some courtlike pastime." So many were ready to accept this challenge, that their claims had to be decided by lot, and Smith...
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