Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: Ed. from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications ...Percy society, 1965 - English literature |
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... fortune lust to flee , 15480 Ther may no man the cours of hir whiel holde ; Let no man truste in blynd prosperité , Beth war by these ensamples trewe and olde . Lucifer . At Lucifer , though he an aungil were , And nought a man , at him ...
... fortune lust to flee , 15480 Ther may no man the cours of hir whiel holde ; Let no man truste in blynd prosperité , Beth war by these ensamples trewe and olde . Lucifer . At Lucifer , though he an aungil were , And nought a man , at him ...
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... Fortune , alas and waylaway ! Thin false querel al my woo I wyte . " His childer wende that it for hongir was , That he his armes gnew , and nought for wo , And sayden , " Fader , do nought so , allas ! But rather et the fleisch upon us ...
... Fortune , alas and waylaway ! Thin false querel al my woo I wyte . " His childer wende that it for hongir was , That he his armes gnew , and nought for wo , And sayden , " Fader , do nought so , allas ! But rather et the fleisch upon us ...
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... fortune wax his adversarie . 16160 O mighty Cesar , that in Thessalie Agains Pompeus , fader thin in lawe , That of the orient had al the chivalrie , Als fer as that the day bigynnes to dawe , Thorugh thi knighthod thou hast him take ...
... fortune wax his adversarie . 16160 O mighty Cesar , that in Thessalie Agains Pompeus , fader thin in lawe , That of the orient had al the chivalrie , Als fer as that the day bigynnes to dawe , Thorugh thi knighthod thou hast him take ...
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