Sholto came at the word and bowed before the French damosel as he was commanded, meekly enough to all outward aspect.
Then Sir Percydes said: "Dear friend, when thou desireth to find that damosel to whom belongeth the ring, come thou to me and I will tell thee where thou mayst find her; yet I know not why thou dost not go and find her now.
At that the damosel smiled upon him and said, "What is thy name?
When Sir Percydes heard that story he laughed in great measure, and then he said: "But how wilt thou find that young damoselagain when thou hast a mind for to go to her once more?
For I have promised Sir Kay by several mouths that I would sometime repay him with just such a buffet as that which he struck the damosel Yelande.
Then the damosel looked at Percival more narrowly and she beheld how noble and beautiful was his countenance and she said to herself: "This is no fool nor a jester, but who he is or what he is I know not.
And you shall seek out Sir Kay and shall say to him that, by and by, I shall return and repay him in full measure, twenty times over, that blow which he gave to the damosel Yelande, the Dumb Maiden because of her kindness to me.
Then when that damosel beheld what he did she laughed in great measure and clapped her hands together in sport.
Sidenote: Percival salutes the damsel of the golden pavilion] Then Percival said: "Lady, my mother said to me that if I met a damosel I was to salute her with all civility.
And the hair of that damosel was as black as ebony and her cheeks were like rose leaves for redness, and she wore a fillet of gold around her head, and she was clad in raiment of sky blue silk.
Then Sir Launcelot made Sir Galihodin to lead him through the range, and all men had wonder what damosel it was.
Then for pity I made the damosel to leap on her palfrey, and I promised her to be her warrant, and to help her to inter her lord.
So the damosel took up the glove all heavily for default of a champion.
So this damosel entered into this castle where lay Alisander, and there she found him upon his bed, passing heavy and all sad.
Then in the meanwhile there came a damosel to the haut prince, and complained that there was a knight that hight Goneries that withheld her all her lands.
Then came the damosel that brought goodly letters unto King Arthur and unto Sir Launcelot, and there she had passing good cheer of the king, and of the Queen Guenever, and of Sir Launcelot.
So God me speed, said Sir Gawaine, fair damosel ye have right, for an he be your love ye love the most honourable knight of the world, and the man of most worship.
Then came the damosel of the castle, and said unto Morgan le Fay: I pray you help me that this knight might wed me, for he hath won me with his hands.
Then Sir Galahalt, the haut prince, let cry what knight somever he were that smote down Sir Palomides should have his damosel to himself.
And the damosel would never go from him, and so they went into their country of Benoye, and lived there in great joy.
Then thedamosel sent unto Corsabrin, and bade him go unto Sir Palomides that was a paynim as well as he, and she gave him warning that she had sent him her pensel, and if he might overcome Palomides she would wed him.
Then there was a damosel that was daughter to King Bandes.
Natheless, I heard him how he said, 'This damosel is promised to be my wedded wife.
When Stephen came again to the door he had Calote by the hand, and he said:-- "May it please your Majeste that this damosel ride within.
I have played thedamosel [person of rank--used of the younger nobility of both sexes] so long time, I would fain be a little maid a season.
Dame Agnes, "wist not how to speak unto a damosel of high degree?
Anon withal came the damosel unto Arthur and saluted him, and he her again.
Ye be a most noble knight indeed, fair sir," she said, "for to set so little store by thine own life in the service of a damosel the which is undeserving of thy deeds.
You're no more the damosel Rowena than I'm the knight Sir Galahad.
Well," he told the damosel Rowena, "it's been nice knowing you.
Until that moment, the incongruity of a sixth-century damosel encephalo-guiding a twenty-second century rohorse had not struck him.
The damosel Rowena, despite all evidence to the contrary and despite the glaring paradox the admission gave rise to, was not a phony, never had been a phony, and never would be a phony.
There was, to be sure, the problem of what to do about a certain damosel that hight Rowena, but he would face that when he came to it.
It was odd indeed that a sixth-century damosel who presumably couldn't read could be on such familiar terms with a book that would not be published for another nine hundred and forty-three years.
And King Arthur made Gaheris to wed the Damosel Savage, that was Dame Linet; and King Arthur made Sir Agravaine to wed Dame Lionesse's niece, a fair lady, her name was Dame Laurel.
And the knight arose lightly up, and the damosel Linet put him in her chamber.
And so Sir Tristram turned again to the castle where was La Beale Isoud; and by the way he met with a damosel that asked after Sir Launcelot, that won the Dolorous Guard worshipfully; and this damosel asked Sir Tristram what he was.
And so Sir Launcelot was ordained, for-by the treason of Queen Morgan le Fay to have slain Sir Launcelot, and for that cause she ordained thirty knights to lie in await for Sir Launcelot, and this damosel knew this treason.
And within a while the Damosel of the Lake departed, and Merlin went with her evermore wheresomever she went.
The second damosel was of thirty winter of age, with a circlet of gold about her head.
So when Sir Tristram was come to his lodging there came a damosel that told Sir Darras that three of his sons were slain at that tournament, and two grievously wounded that they were never like to help themself.
The meanwhile the damosel that Sir Palomides sent to seek Sir Tristram, she yede unto Sir Palomides and told him all the mischief that Sir Tristram endured.
WITH that came the Damoselof the Lake unto the king, and said, Sir, I must speak with you in privity.
So the damosel departed, and by adventure the damosel met with Sir Tristram and with Sir Dinadan, and there the damosel told them all the treason that was ordained for Sir Launcelot.
Anon withal came the damosel unto Arthur, and saluted him, and he her again.
How Balin and the damoselmet with a knight which was in likewise slain, and how the damosel bled for the custom of a castle.
And when he had so done he hurled in among them, and dressed his back unto a lady's chamber-wall, thinking himself that he had liefer die there with worship than to abide the rebukes of the damosel Maledisant.
First of all to please the Regent, and also to please my betrothed, the damosel of Chivry, who much desires to see the court.
Never did the damosel seem more superb and brilliant in the eyes of her admirers.
The marriage of thedamosel of Chivry with the seigneur of Nointel took place in the morning.
Add to that that the Sire of Nointel is himself betrothed to be married; his bride, the noble damosel Gloriande of Chivry, is to be the queen of the tourney about to take place.
Anon withal came thedamosel unto Arthur and saluted him and he her again.
And he abode, till the damosel saw the shadow of him in the mirror.
But when a knight cometh, that is so hardy to kiss her, he shall not die; but he shall turn the damosel into her right form and kindly shape, and he shall be lord of all the countries and isles abovesaid.
And many a goodlydamosel in innocence beguiles Her owne trewe love with sweet discourse and divers plaisaunt wiles.
So the knight and the eldest dochter were to be married, and the stranger damosel was distracted at the thought of it, for she was deeply in love wi' him.
That being the third night, and the damosel being between hope and despair, she brak her plum, and it held far the richest jewelry of the three.
At length they set the stranger damosel to wark; and whenever she began the stains came out pure and clean, but the auld wife made the knight believe it was her dochter had washed the sarks.
Then he cried out: "Thanks be to God, 'tis our damosel come home again.
And all the household ran to the gate crying out likewise with great noise and much shouting: "Our damosel is come home.
When she had gone farther she saw, through the thick snow falling, a young and rosy-cheeked damosel coming towards her on a white palfrey.
And the damosel said: "Beautiful maid, riding so fast, hast seen my brother Halewyn?
Then the damosel of whom I spake but now turned her, and ran swiftly into the inner chamber, and in a short space came forth with a little child, whom she set upon the dais.
The falsest damosel she is That works men ill on earth, I wis, And all her mind is toward but this, To kill as with a lying kiss Truth, and the life of noble trust.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "damosel" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
