Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 26Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1851 - English literature |
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... sone , which that highte Balthazar , That huld the regne after his fader day , He by his fader couthe nought be war , For proud he was of hert and of array ; And eek an ydolaster was he ay . His heigh astate assured him in pryde ; But ...
... sone , which that highte Balthazar , That huld the regne after his fader day , He by his fader couthe nought be war , For proud he was of hert and of array ; And eek an ydolaster was he ay . His heigh astate assured him in pryde ; But ...
Page 16
... sone art proud also , And knowest al this thing so verrayly , And art rebel to God and art his fo ; Thou dronk eek of his vessel bodily , Thy wyf eek and thy wenche sinfully Dronke of the same vessel sondry wynes ; And heriest false ...
... sone art proud also , And knowest al this thing so verrayly , And art rebel to God and art his fo ; Thou dronk eek of his vessel bodily , Thy wyf eek and thy wenche sinfully Dronke of the same vessel sondry wynes ; And heriest false ...
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... sone , that was thy double allie , For he thy nevew was and sone in lawe , Withinne his prisoun made the to dye ; But why ne how , not I , that thou were slawe . De Hugilino comite Pise . Of the erl Hugilin of Pise the langour Ther may ...
... sone , that was thy double allie , For he thy nevew was and sone in lawe , Withinne his prisoun made the to dye ; But why ne how , not I , that thou were slawe . De Hugilino comite Pise . Of the erl Hugilin of Pise the langour Ther may ...
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... sone , Unto him sayde , " Fader , why do ye wepe ? Whan wil the gayler bringen oure potage ? Is ther no morsel bred that ye doon kepe ? I am so hongry that I may not sleepe . Now wolde God that I might slepe ever ! Than schuld not ...
... sone , Unto him sayde , " Fader , why do ye wepe ? Whan wil the gayler bringen oure potage ? Is ther no morsel bred that ye doon kepe ? I am so hongry that I may not sleepe . Now wolde God that I might slepe ever ! Than schuld not ...
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... sone as it was day , To his felawes in he took the way ; And whan that he cam to this oxe stalle , After his felaw he bigan to calle . The hostiller answered him anoon , And sayde , ' Sire , your felaw is agoon , Als soone as day he ...
... sone as it was day , To his felawes in he took the way ; And whan that he cam to this oxe stalle , After his felaw he bigan to calle . The hostiller answered him anoon , And sayde , ' Sire , your felaw is agoon , Als soone as day he ...
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