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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... doth sound sense appear ; For in its rhymes a wit which all must prize , Like a rich treasure , half concealed lies . " * Coming nearer to our own times , we find the ac- complished and tasteful Herder recommending it to Goethe , as an ...
... doth sound sense appear ; For in its rhymes a wit which all must prize , Like a rich treasure , half concealed lies . " * Coming nearer to our own times , we find the ac- complished and tasteful Herder recommending it to Goethe , as an ...
Page 6
... doth to hym self no worshyp thus to sklaundre his wyf : she playneth not . Now maketh Kywaert the hare a complaynt also , that thynketh me a vyseuase , yf he rede ne lerned a right his lesson , sholde not Reynard his maister bete hym ...
... doth to hym self no worshyp thus to sklaundre his wyf : she playneth not . Now maketh Kywaert the hare a complaynt also , that thynketh me a vyseuase , yf he rede ne lerned a right his lesson , sholde not Reynard his maister bete hym ...
Page 7
... doth nothyng but by his prestes coun- seyl , and I saye yow , syth that my lorde the kynge hath do proclamed his pees , he never thoughte to hurte ony man , for he eteth no more than ones a day , he lyveth as a recluse , he chastiseth ...
... doth nothyng but by his prestes coun- seyl , and I saye yow , syth that my lorde the kynge hath do proclamed his pees , he never thoughte to hurte ony man , for he eteth no more than ones a day , he lyveth as a recluse , he chastiseth ...
Page 39
... doth , the feblest hath the worst . They gafe sentence and juged that the foxe sholde be dede and hanged by the necke ; tho lyste not he to pleye alle his flateryng , wordes and deceytes coude not helpe hym . The jugement was gyven and ...
... doth , the feblest hath the worst . They gafe sentence and juged that the foxe sholde be dede and hanged by the necke ; tho lyste not he to pleye alle his flateryng , wordes and deceytes coude not helpe hym . The jugement was gyven and ...
Page 95
... doth he euyl for good . So , eme , thus am I at the ende of my wyttes and of counseyl . For I muste goo to Rome for an absolucion , and thenne shal my wyf and chyldren suffre moche harme and blame . For thise euyl bestis that hate me ...
... doth he euyl for good . So , eme , thus am I at the ende of my wyttes and of counseyl . For I muste goo to Rome for an absolucion , and thenne shal my wyf and chyldren suffre moche harme and blame . For thise euyl bestis that hate me ...
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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