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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... lyke as ye shal see in redyng of it , and not ones to rede it , for a man shal not wyth ones over redyng fynde the ryght under- standing , ne comprise it wel , but oftymes to rede it shal cause it wel to be understande . And for them ...
... lyke as ye shal see in redyng of it , and not ones to rede it , for a man shal not wyth ones over redyng fynde the ryght under- standing , ne comprise it wel , but oftymes to rede it shal cause it wel to be understande . And for them ...
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... lyke wyse dyde ye to hym also of the fatte vlycche of bacon , whiche savourd so wel , that ye allone ete in your bely , and whan myn eme askyd his parte , tho answerd ye hym agayne in scorne , Reynart , fayr yonglyng , I shal gladly ...
... lyke wyse dyde ye to hym also of the fatte vlycche of bacon , whiche savourd so wel , that ye allone ete in your bely , and whan myn eme askyd his parte , tho answerd ye hym agayne in scorne , Reynart , fayr yonglyng , I shal gladly ...
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... lyke as one sholde have deyde . Now herke how the foxe dyde : er he cam fro Lantferts hows he had stolen a fatte henne and had leyde her in his male , and ranne hastely away by a by path were he wende that no man shold have co- men , he ...
... lyke as one sholde have deyde . Now herke how the foxe dyde : er he cam fro Lantferts hows he had stolen a fatte henne and had leyde her in his male , and ranne hastely away by a by path were he wende that no man shold have co- men , he ...
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... lyke wyse . Thus , my lord the kyng , I haue had sorowe for you , wherof ye can me but lytyl thanke . I knowe Bruyn the bere , for suche a shrewe and raveneur , wherfor I thoughte yf he were kynge , we shold be all destroyed and loste ...
... lyke wyse . Thus , my lord the kyng , I haue had sorowe for you , wherof ye can me but lytyl thanke . I knowe Bruyn the bere , for suche a shrewe and raveneur , wherfor I thoughte yf he were kynge , we shold be all destroyed and loste ...
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... lyke to the other grounde by . He knewe not that I sawe it : and where his footspore stood , there stryked he with his tayl , and made it smothe with his mouth , that no man shold espy it . That lerned I there of my fals fadre , and ...
... lyke to the other grounde by . He knewe not that I sawe it : and where his footspore stood , there stryked he with his tayl , and made it smothe with his mouth , that no man shold espy it . That lerned I there of my fals fadre , and ...
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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