Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 26Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1851 - English literature |
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... harm of hem that stood in heigh degré , And fallen so ther is no remedye To bring hem out of her adversité ; For certeynly , whan fortune lust to flee , Ther may no man the cours of hir whiel holde ; Let no man truste in blynd ...
... harm of hem that stood in heigh degré , And fallen so ther is no remedye To bring hem out of her adversité ; For certeynly , whan fortune lust to flee , Ther may no man the cours of hir whiel holde ; Let no man truste in blynd ...
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... harm or vilonye . I am nought come your counsail to espye . But trewely the cause of my coming Was only for to herken how ye sing . For trewely ye have als mery a steven , As eny aungel hath , that is in heven ; Therwith he han of musik ...
... harm or vilonye . I am nought come your counsail to espye . But trewely the cause of my coming Was only for to herken how ye sing . For trewely ye have als mery a steven , As eny aungel hath , that is in heven ; Therwith he han of musik ...
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... harm it is ; it happeth ofte so ; Of which ther cometh bothe harm and woo . And so bifel , whan Phebus was absent , His wif anoon hath for hir lemman sent . Hir lemman ? certes , this is a knavisch speche . Forgiveth it me , and that I ...
... harm it is ; it happeth ofte so ; Of which ther cometh bothe harm and woo . And so bifel , whan Phebus was absent , His wif anoon hath for hir lemman sent . Hir lemman ? certes , this is a knavisch speche . Forgiveth it me , and that I ...
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... harm as he , Ne bringe a contré to so gret meschief , Men clepen him an outlawe or a theef . But , for I am a man not texted wel , I wil not telle of textes never a del ; I wol go to my tale , as I bigan . 17150 17160 Whan Phebus wyf ...
... harm as he , Ne bringe a contré to so gret meschief , Men clepen him an outlawe or a theef . But , for I am a man not texted wel , I wil not telle of textes never a del ; I wol go to my tale , as I bigan . 17150 17160 Whan Phebus wyf ...
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... harm ; thus was me told and taught ; In mochel speche synne wantith nought . Wost thou wherof a racle tonge serveth ? Right as a swerd for - kutteth and for - kerveth An arm atuo , my dere sone , right so A tonge cutteth frendschip al ...
... harm ; thus was me told and taught ; In mochel speche synne wantith nought . Wost thou wherof a racle tonge serveth ? Right as a swerd for - kutteth and for - kerveth An arm atuo , my dere sone , right so A tonge cutteth frendschip al ...
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