Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 20Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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Page viii
... " The first four stanzas will be an ample specimen of this ballad : — " The Egles byrde hath spred his wings , And from far off hathe taken flyght ; In whiche meane waye by no levryngs , On bough or braunch this bird wold light , ' viii.
... " The first four stanzas will be an ample specimen of this ballad : — " The Egles byrde hath spred his wings , And from far off hathe taken flyght ; In whiche meane waye by no levryngs , On bough or braunch this bird wold light , ' viii.
Page lxx
... hym to quyght , That strayt to heaven he toke his flyght , And I from thens to hell that nyght , To help this woman yf I myght ; Nat as who sayth by authorite , But by the waye of entreate . And fyrst to the devyll that kept the gate I lxx.
... hym to quyght , That strayt to heaven he toke his flyght , And I from thens to hell that nyght , To help this woman yf I myght ; Nat as who sayth by authorite , But by the waye of entreate . And fyrst to the devyll that kept the gate I lxx.
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... waye to hell . In wurks commandyd who in faythe walkthe not By God's justyce he hathe damnatyon in lott ; And what other folks fele I can not tell , But suche frayle falls fele I in my selfe to dwell , And by them to lees hevyn I am so ...
... waye to hell . In wurks commandyd who in faythe walkthe not By God's justyce he hathe damnatyon in lott ; And what other folks fele I can not tell , But suche frayle falls fele I in my selfe to dwell , And by them to lees hevyn I am so ...
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