 Lancelot, and speaking of it as an unfinished work, whereas, it is in fact an apologetical history of the claims of William to the crown of England, and of the breach of faith and fall of Harold, in a perfect and finished action. — With this explanation...  Account of a Tour in Normandy - Page 236by Dawson Turner - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Society of Antiquaries of London - Archaeology - 1817 - 594 pages
...of England," following therein M. Lancelot, and speaking of it as an unfinished work: whereas it is an apologetical History of the Claims of William to...England, and of the breach of faith, and fall of Harold; and is a perfect and finished action. After the reign of William, the dispute of right lay among the... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - Bibliography - 1821 - 976 pages
...very insufficient to convey any accurate idea" of the original. He further calls the performance " an apologetical history of the claims of William to...England, and of the breach of faith and fall of Harold; and that it is a perfect and finished action." Archaeologia: vol. xviii. p. 359.—Mr. Charles Stothard... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - Bibliography - 1821 - 976 pages
...very insufficient to convey any accurate idea" of the original. He further calls the performance " an apologetical history of the claims of William to...England, and of the breach of faith and fall of Harold} and that it is a perfect and finished action." Archaeologia : vol. xviii. p. 359.— Mr. Charles Stothard... | |
 | History - 1822 - 762 pages
...nor trace of the later inverttion of the Norman leopards.— Mr. Gurney's arguments are in. genious, but they are not, I fear, likely to be considered...seventy-two compartments of the tapestry, a new light in thrown upon the story. The third memoir is from the pen of Mr. Atnyot, and concludes with an able... | |
 | History - 1822 - 768 pages
...therein, M. Lancelot, and speaking of it as an unfinished work, whereas it is in fact an apologética! history of the claims of William to the crown of England,...the story. The third memoir is from the pen of Mr. Amy ot, and concludes with an able metrical translation from Wace. It is confined almost exclusively... | |
 | 1835 - 550 pages
...William's coronation, but from some cause or other left unfinished. Mr. Gurney considered It to be an apologetical history of the claims of William to...England, and of the breach of faith and fall of Harold ; and that, as :t stands, it contains a perfect and finished action. In the mean time, the Society... | |
 | John Collingwood Bruce - Bayeux tapestry - 1856 - 214 pages
...of England,' following therein M. Lancelot, and speaking of it us an unfinished work : whereas it is an apologetical history of the claims of William to...England, and of the breach of faith, and fall of Harold ; and is a perfect and finished action." — Mr. Hudson (lurncy, Arehccologia, vol. xvii.,ip. 361.... | |
 | Charles Knight - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1866 - 526 pages
...cause or other left unfinished. Mr. Guruoy BAYEUX TAPESTRY. BAYEUX TAPESTRY. 18 considered it to be an apologetical history of the claims of William to...England, and of the breach of faith and fall of Harold; and that, as it stands, it contains a perfect and finished action. In the mean time, the Society of... | |
 | Archaeology - 1873 - 670 pages
...Lancelot thinks it an unfinished vori: bal we are inclined to think, with Mr. Hudson Gurney, that " it is an apologetical history of the claims of William to...the crown of England, and of the breach of faith and ЕЛ Л Harold, and is a perfect and finished action."* Of course our space will not allow us to describe... | |
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