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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-2 of 2
Page liii
... complained against him , is instantly killed , and a steak is as quickly cut from the haunches of the boar who had supported her cause . In the mean time , the king takes a bath , wraps him- self in a wolf's hide , throws the bear's ...
... complained against him , is instantly killed , and a steak is as quickly cut from the haunches of the boar who had supported her cause . In the mean time , the king takes a bath , wraps him- self in a wolf's hide , throws the bear's ...
Page lxxiv
... complaining that there is one law for the rich and another for the poor , and he illustrates his case by the following ' spelle ' : - " The lyon lete cri , as hit was do , For he hird , lome to telle , And eke him was i - told also ...
... complaining that there is one law for the rich and another for the poor , and he illustrates his case by the following ' spelle ' : - " The lyon lete cri , as hit was do , For he hird , lome to telle , And eke him was i - told also ...
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