Arthur quotes

Speak for England, Arthur!

- Leo(pold) Charles Maurice Stennett Amery
  Shouted to  Arthur Greenwood, Labour Opposition spokesman, 2 Sep, as Greenwood began a House of Commons speech calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, immediately preceding the declaration of  World War II.

   So the child was delyverd unto Merlyn, and so he bare it forth unto syre Ector and made an holy man to crysten hym and named hym Arthur.

- SirThomas   d.1471 Malory
c.1470  Morte d'Arthur, bk.1, ch.2.

   And there had Arthure the firste syght of queene Gwenyvere, the kyngis doghter of the londe of Camylarde, and ever afftir he loved hir.

- SirThomas   d.1471 Malory
c.1470  Morte d'Arthur, bk.1, ch.18.

   'What tydynges at Camelot?'seyde that on knyght.'By my hede, there have I been and aspied the courte of kynge Arthure, and there ys such a felyshyp that they may never be brokyn, and well-nyghe all the world holdith with Arthure, for there ys the floure of chevalry.'

- SirThomas   d.1471 Malory
c.1470  Morte d'Arthur, bk.3, ch.14.

Yet som men say in many partys of Inglonde that kynge Arthur ys nat dede†and men say that he shall com agayne, and he shall win the Holy Crosse.Yet I woll nat say that hit shall be so, but rather Iwoldesey: here inthys there ys wrytten uppon the tumbe thys: [Here lies Arthur, the once and future king].

- SirThomas   d.1471 Malory
HIC IACET ARTHURUS, REXQUONDAM REXQUE FUTURUS.c.1470  Morte d'Arthur, bk.21, ch.7.

Boys' hate was dangerous, it was keen and bright, a miraculous birthright, like Arthur's sword snatched out of the stone.

- Alice ne  e Laidlaw Munro
Lives of Girls and Women,'Changes and Ceremonies'.