Chapter Bow Church to Bradamant of B by Brewer's Readers Handbook

great office, that his virtues would plead like angels, trumpet-tongued,” against the council which should censure him.—R. Browning: Luria (a poetical drama, 1879).

Bracidas and Amidas, the two sons of Milesio, the former in love with the wealthy Philtr a, and the latter with the dowerless Lucy. Their father at death left each of his sons an island of equ al size and value, but the sea daily encroached on that of the elder brother and added to the island of Amidas. The rich Philtra now forsook Bracidas for the richer brother, and Lucy, seeing herself forsaken, jumped into the sea. A floating chest attracted her attention, she clung to it, and was drifted to the wasted island, where Bracidas received her kindly. The chest was found to contain property of great value, and Lucy gave it to Bracidas, together with herself, “the better of them both.” Amidas and Philtra claimed the chest as their right, and the dispute was submitted to sir Artegal. Sir Artegal decided that whereas Amidas claimed as his own all the additions which the sea had given to his island, so Lucy might claim as her own the chest which the sea had given into her hands.—Spenser: Faerie Queene, v. 4 (1596).

Bracy (Sir Maurice de), a follower of prince Joh n. He sues the lady Rowena to become his bride, and threatens to kill both Cedric and Ivanhoe if she refuses. The interview is intercepted, and at the close of the novel Rowena marries Ivanhoe.—Sir W. Scott: Ivanhoe (time, Richard I.).

Bradamant, daughter of Amon and Beatrice, sister of Rinaldo, and niece of Charlemagne. She was called the Virgin Knight. Her armour w as white, and her plume white. She loved Rogero the Moor, but refused to marry him till he was baptized. Her marriage with great pomp and Rogero’s victory over Rodomont, form the subject of the last book of Orlando Furioso. Bradamant possessed an irresistible spear, which unhorsed any knight with a touch. Britomart had a similar spear.—Bojardo: Orlando Innamorato (1495); Ariosto: Orlando Furioso (1516).