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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... grete and smale cam to the courte , sauf Reynard the Foxe , for he knewe hymself fawty and gylty in many thynges ayenst many beestis that thyder sholde comen , that he durste not aventure to goo thyder . Whan the kynge of alle beestis ...
... grete and smale cam to the courte , sauf Reynard the Foxe , for he knewe hymself fawty and gylty in many thynges ayenst many beestis that thyder sholde comen , that he durste not aventure to goo thyder . Whan the kynge of alle beestis ...
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... grete myght , ryght , and mercy , that ye wyl have pyte on the grete trespas , and the unre- sonable mysdedes that Reynart the Foxe hath don to me and to my wyf , that is to wete , he is comen in to my hows ayenst the wylle of my wyf ...
... grete myght , ryght , and mercy , that ye wyl have pyte on the grete trespas , and the unre- sonable mysdedes that Reynart the Foxe hath don to me and to my wyf , that is to wete , he is comen in to my hows ayenst the wylle of my wyf ...
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... grete drede , for the man cam and threw hym in a sacke , that he scarsely cam out wyth his lyf . Suche maner thynges hath Reynart many tymes suffred thurgh Ysegrym . ye lordes , thynke ye that this is good , yet is ther more , he ...
... grete drede , for the man cam and threw hym in a sacke , that he scarsely cam out wyth his lyf . Suche maner thynges hath Reynart many tymes suffred thurgh Ysegrym . ye lordes , thynke ye that this is good , yet is ther more , he ...
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... grete penance for his synnes , and he is woxen moche pale and lene of prayeng and wakyng , for he wolde be fayn wyth God . Thus as Grymbert his eme stode and preched thise wordes , so sawe they comen doun the hylle to THYSTORYE OF ...
... grete penance for his synnes , and he is woxen moche pale and lene of prayeng and wakyng , for he wolde be fayn wyth God . Thus as Grymbert his eme stode and preched thise wordes , so sawe they comen doun the hylle to THYSTORYE OF ...
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... grete scathe that Reynart hath don to me and my children that hiere stonden . It was so that in the begynnyng of appryl whan the weder is fayr , and that I as hardy and prowde , bycause of the grete lynage that I am comen of , and also ...
... grete scathe that Reynart hath don to me and my children that hiere stonden . It was so that in the begynnyng of appryl whan the weder is fayr , and that I as hardy and prowde , bycause of the grete lynage that I am comen of , and also ...
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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