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
... 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 the present edition , care has ...
... 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 the present edition , care has ...
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... centuries has the world- renowned history of Reynard the Fox , in one or other of its various forms , succeeded in winning golden opinions from all classes of society ; its homely wit and quaint humour proving as delightful to the ...
... centuries has the world- renowned history of Reynard the Fox , in one or other of its various forms , succeeded in winning golden opinions from all classes of society ; its homely wit and quaint humour proving as delightful to the ...
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... centuries was everywhere at home , the spirit of which diffused itself into all languages and all minds . These quaint Æsopic figures have painted themselves in innumer- able heads ; that rough , deep - lying humour has been the ...
... centuries was everywhere at home , the spirit of which diffused itself into all languages and all minds . These quaint Æsopic figures have painted themselves in innumer- able heads ; that rough , deep - lying humour has been the ...
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... Centuries , in the Foreign Quarterly Review , No. XVI . And here it may be as well to remark , lest the reader may recognize in the present sketch much of the materials of another article ( in No. XXXIV of the same Review ) , that the ...
... Centuries , in the Foreign Quarterly Review , No. XVI . And here it may be as well to remark , lest the reader may recognize in the present sketch much of the materials of another article ( in No. XXXIV of the same Review ) , that the ...
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... century , and many other celebrated writers among the Provençals , allude to it . In Spain and Italy the history of Reynard seems to have been but little known ; while , on the other hand , the story is shown to have been highly popular ...
... century , and many other celebrated writers among the Provençals , allude to it . In Spain and Italy the history of Reynard seems to have been but little known ; while , on the other hand , the story is shown to have been highly popular ...
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