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 35
... gyue your allmesse , and leue your synful and yl lyf , your thefte and your treson , and so maye ye come to mercy . The foxe promysed that he wold so doo , and thenne wente they both to gydre to the court ward . A lytel besyde the waye ...
... gyue your allmesse , and leue your synful and yl lyf , your thefte and your treson , and so maye ye come to mercy . The foxe promysed that he wold so doo , and thenne wente they both to gydre to the court ward . A lytel besyde the waye ...
Page 37
... gyue you grete honour and worship , there was neuer kyng that euer had a trewer seruant than I haue ben to your good grace and yet am . Neuertheles , dere lorde , I knowe wel that ther bin many in this courte that wolde destroy me yf ye ...
... gyue you grete honour and worship , there was neuer kyng that euer had a trewer seruant than I haue ben to your good grace and yet am . Neuertheles , dere lorde , I knowe wel that ther bin many in this courte that wolde destroy me yf ye ...
Page 41
... gyue you shames deth , but ye doo to me your werst , I wote wherto I shal , I maye deye but ones , I wolde that I were dede alredy . I sawe my fader deye ; he had sone donne . Isegrym sayde , Lete vs goo , for ye curse vs bi cause we ...
... gyue you shames deth , but ye doo to me your werst , I wote wherto I shal , I maye deye but ones , I wolde that I were dede alredy . I sawe my fader deye ; he had sone donne . Isegrym sayde , Lete vs goo , for ye curse vs bi cause we ...
Page 46
... gyue the foxe au- dience , and here what he shold say . Tho commanded the kynge openly , that eche of them shold be stylle , and suffre the foxe to saye vnberisped what that he wolde . Thenne saide the foxe , Be ye now alle stylle ...
... gyue the foxe au- dience , and here what he shold say . Tho commanded the kynge openly , that eche of them shold be stylle , and suffre the foxe to saye vnberisped what that he wolde . Thenne saide the foxe , Be ye now alle stylle ...
Page 53
... gyue it vnto yow , wyth a fre wylle , and knowleche it openly . The kynge receyuid the straw , and threwe it meryly fro hym , with a joyous visage , and thanked moche the foxe . The foxe laughed in hym self . The kynge thenn her- kenede ...
... gyue it vnto yow , wyth a fre wylle , and knowleche it openly . The kynge receyuid the straw , and threwe it meryly fro hym , with a joyous visage , and thanked moche the foxe . The foxe laughed in hym self . The kynge thenn her- kenede ...
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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