Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 26Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1851 - English literature |
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... have thy knyf , And thou schalt have my distaf and go spynne . 15378 - corpus Madryan . Urry explains this as referring to the relics of St. Materne of Treves . VOL . III . B Fro day to night right thus sche wil bygynne ; VOL.
... have thy knyf , And thou schalt have my distaf and go spynne . 15378 - corpus Madryan . Urry explains this as referring to the relics of St. Materne of Treves . VOL . III . B Fro day to night right thus sche wil bygynne ; VOL.
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... Thou darst nought stonde by thy wyves right . ' This is my lif , but if that I wil fight ; And out atte dore anoon I most me dight , And ellis I am lost , but if that I ... Thou art a maister whan thou art at hoom , 2 THE CANTERBURY TALES .
... Thou darst nought stonde by thy wyves right . ' This is my lif , but if that I wil fight ; And out atte dore anoon I most me dight , And ellis I am lost , but if that I ... Thou art a maister whan thou art at hoom , 2 THE CANTERBURY TALES .
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... thou as gret a leve as thou 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 ...
... thou as gret a leve as thou 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 ...
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... thou Sathanas , that maist nought twynne Out of miserie in which thou art falle . Adam . Lo Adam , in the feld of Damassene 15480 15490 The Monkes Tale . This tale is evidently founded upon Boccaccio's celebrated work De casibus virorum ...
... thou Sathanas , that maist nought twynne Out of miserie in which thou art falle . Adam . Lo Adam , in the feld of Damassene 15480 15490 The Monkes Tale . This tale is evidently founded upon Boccaccio's celebrated work De casibus virorum ...
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... thou nought to wommen told thy secré , In al the world ne hadde be thy peere . This Sampson neyther siser dronk ne wyn , Ne on his heed com rasour noon ne schere , By precept of the messager divyn , 15520 15530 15540 15533 - at Gasan ...
... thou nought to wommen told thy secré , In al the world ne hadde be thy peere . This Sampson neyther siser dronk ne wyn , Ne on his heed com rasour noon ne schere , By precept of the messager divyn , 15520 15530 15540 15533 - at Gasan ...
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