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For it giveth unto all lovers courage, that lusty month of May.

— Thomas Malory Le Morte d'Arthur (c. 1469) (1485)

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In the midst of the lake Arthur was ware of an arm clothed in white samite, that held a fair sword in that hand.

Le Morte d'Arthur (c. 1469) (1485)

Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil, is rightwise the King born of all England.

Le Morte d'Arthur (c. 1469) (1485)

The joy of love is too short, and the sorrow thereof, and what cometh thereof, dureth over long.

Le Morte d'Arthur (c. 1469) (1485)

With that truncheon thou hast slain a good knight, and now it sticketh in thy body.

Le Morte d'Arthur (c. 1469) (1485)

Knight, keep well thy head, for thou shalt have a buffet for the slaying of my horse.

Le Morte d'Arthur (c. 1469) (1485)

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