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Quotation from Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory
“thou were the courteoust knight that ever bare shield. And thou were the truest friend to thy lover that ever bestrad horse.”
Le Morte d'Arthur, Book XXI, Ch. XIII (Project Gutenberg #1252 (A. W. Pollard's edition of Caxton's text))
Ector's lament over the body of his brother Launcelot, who has died a priest at Glastonbury.
Citation: "thou were the courteoust knight that ever bare shield. And thou were the truest friend to thy lover that ever bestrad horse." — Thomas Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur, Book XXI, Ch. XIII (Project Gutenberg #1252 (A. W. Pollard's edition of Caxton's text)). (id le-morte-darthur-q8)
Portrait: The Birth, Life, and Acts of King Arthur, Cedric Chivers / Aubrey Beardsley, Public domain.
