King Horn
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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King Horn smiled, and his voice was soft as he answered, 'No need is there to take the gold combs from thy hair or to change thy white robe for one less fair.
From Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children by Cameron, Katharine
According as one reads the Anglo-Saxon verse with two or four accents to the half-line, he will regard the typical half-line of King Horn as made up of two or four accents.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
The metre of King Horn is very irregular, and has proved somewhat puzzling to scholars.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
That same night, before the feast, King Horn had a terrible dream.
From Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race by Ebbutt, M. I. (Maud Isabel)
When King Horn had donned his disguise, he cried, 'Tell me now, how dost thou behave thyself when thou comest to the palace to beg?'
From Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children by Cameron, Katharine
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