Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 26Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1851 - English literature |
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... hast a fulfair skyn ! It is a gentil pasture ther thou gost ; Thow art not lik a penaunt or a goost . Upon my faith , thou art an officer , Som worthy sexteyn , or some celerer ; For , by my fader soule , as to my doome , 15420 Thou art ...
... hast a fulfair skyn ! It is a gentil pasture ther thou gost ; Thow art not lik a penaunt or a goost . Upon my faith , thou art an officer , Som worthy sexteyn , or some celerer ; For , by my fader soule , as to my doome , 15420 Thou art ...
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... hast might To performe al thi wil in engendrure , Thow haddist bigeten many a creature . Allas ! why werest thou so wyd a cope ? God gif me sorwe ! and I were a pope , Nought only thou , but every mighty man , Though he were schore ...
... hast might To performe al thi wil in engendrure , Thow haddist bigeten many a creature . Allas ! why werest thou so wyd a cope ? God gif me sorwe ! and I were a pope , Nought only thou , but every mighty man , Though he were schore ...
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... hast him take and slawe , Save fewe folk that with Pompeus fledde ; Thurgh which thou puttist al thorient in awe ; Thanke fortune that so wel the spedde . But now a litel while I wil bywaile This Pompeus , the noble governour Of Rome ...
... hast him take and slawe , Save fewe folk that with Pompeus fledde ; Thurgh which thou puttist al thorient in awe ; Thanke fortune that so wel the spedde . But now a litel while I wil bywaile This Pompeus , the noble governour Of Rome ...
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... hast might , Thee were nede of hennes , as I wene , Ye mo than seven times seventene . Se , whiche braunes hath this gentil preest , So gret a necke , and swiche a large breest ! He loketh as a sparhauk with his eyen ; Him nedeth not ...
... hast might , Thee were nede of hennes , as I wene , Ye mo than seven times seventene . Se , whiche braunes hath this gentil preest , So gret a necke , and swiche a large breest ! He loketh as a sparhauk with his eyen ; Him nedeth not ...
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... Hast thou had fleen al night or artow dronke ? Or hastow with som quen al night i - swonke , So that thou maist not holden up thyn heed ? " This cook , that was ful pale and nothing reed , Sayd to our host , " So God my soule blesse ...
... Hast thou had fleen al night or artow dronke ? Or hastow with som quen al night i - swonke , So that thou maist not holden up thyn heed ? " This cook , that was ful pale and nothing reed , Sayd to our host , " So God my soule blesse ...
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