Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Edited from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Volume 12Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1844 - English literature |
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Page ii
... appeared during the seventeenth century , professed to be " newly cor- rected and purged from all grossenesse in phrase and matter ; " but notwithstanding such alleged purification , they still contain some most offensive passages . In ...
... appeared during the seventeenth century , professed to be " newly cor- rected and purged from all grossenesse in phrase and matter ; " but notwithstanding such alleged purification , they still contain some most offensive passages . In ...
Page xxv
... appearing in these histories as the acknowledged king of beasts . We had thought of noticing the peculiar fitness of the fox and the wolf , formerly the most populous denizens of our coverts , for the parts which they are called upon to ...
... appearing in these histories as the acknowledged king of beasts . We had thought of noticing the peculiar fitness of the fox and the wolf , formerly the most populous denizens of our coverts , for the parts which they are called upon to ...
Page lviii
... appeared soon after the middle of Par proiere de ses amis , Que il nos a en rime mis Une risee et un gabet De Renart , qui tant set d'abet . ” — v . 4851-6 . * " Perroz qui son engin et s'art Mist en vers fere de Renart . Et d'Ysengrim ...
... appeared soon after the middle of Par proiere de ses amis , Que il nos a en rime mis Une risee et un gabet De Renart , qui tant set d'abet . ” — v . 4851-6 . * " Perroz qui son engin et s'art Mist en vers fere de Renart . Et d'Ysengrim ...
Page lxiii
... appearance in this form was received with such uni- versal favour , that in a short time the older poems from which it was derived were entirely forgotten . It is not known who was the adapter of this prose version , the first edition ...
... appearance in this form was received with such uni- versal favour , that in a short time the older poems from which it was derived were entirely forgotten . It is not known who was the adapter of this prose version , the first edition ...
Page lxv
... appeared , but also from the various translations which it has undergone . The bibliographical history of the Reineke and the translations of it , would alone occupy a small volume . Such therefore it would be useless to attempt in this ...
... appeared , but also from the various translations which it has undergone . The bibliographical history of the Reineke and the translations of it , would alone occupy a small volume . Such therefore it would be useless to attempt in this ...
Common terms and phrases
aferd agayn Anglo-Saxon ayenst beestis Bellyn Bruyn the bere brynge CAPITULO catte Caxton chyldren comen complayned cosyn coude counseyl court dame dayes deth drede dyde edition euyl eyen fable fatte fayn fayr felde Flemish fore frendes fynde grete Grimm Grymbert gydre gyue hath haue heed herde herte Ibid Isengrim kynge Kywart laye lignage lord the kyng Low German lyke Maleperduys maye moche myght neuer neuew nyght ouer Piers Ploughman poem praye preest quene rede Reinaert Reineke Reynard the Fox Reynardine Reynart sawe sayde saye sette shold shold haue sore sorowe spack stode subtyl suffre theef thenne ther therfore therin therof theyr thise thou thyng thynke tresour trespaced trouthe Tybert tyme vpon wente whan wold haue wolf wordes worship wulf wylle wyse wyste wyth wythout ye haue ye shal yf ye Ysegrym Zwentibold