Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 20Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... Better to be a foole , than a wyse man . JAMES . Better or wurs , I seay as I began , Better ys for man that may be wyttles Then wytty . JOHN . Ye show some wytty wyttines . JAMES . Experyens schall wyttnes my tale trewe , And for ...
... Better to be a foole , than a wyse man . JAMES . Better or wurs , I seay as I began , Better ys for man that may be wyttles Then wytty . JOHN . Ye show some wytty wyttines . JAMES . Experyens schall wyttnes my tale trewe , And for ...
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... Better to be wyttles than wytty . Nay ! I say , yes ! JOHN . JAMES . JOHN . I say , nay ! -and wyll so envey , That I wyll hold ye wagg a nother way . As I grawnt wytty of twayne most payne endewr , So wyll I prove wytty to have most ...
... Better to be wyttles than wytty . Nay ! I say , yes ! JOHN . JAMES . JOHN . I say , nay ! -and wyll so envey , That I wyll hold ye wagg a nother way . As I grawnt wytty of twayne most payne endewr , So wyll I prove wytty to have most ...
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... Better to be wyttles then to be wytty . JOHN . So sey I now to , by owr blyssyd lady ! I gyve vpp my part , and your ... better be a foole then a wyse man sewr ! JEROME . Not so ! althowgh yowr fancy do so surmyse ; Not better for man to ...
... Better to be wyttles then to be wytty . JOHN . So sey I now to , by owr blyssyd lady ! I gyve vpp my part , and your ... better be a foole then a wyse man sewr ! JEROME . Not so ! althowgh yowr fancy do so surmyse ; Not better for man to ...
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