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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... neuer to have goon , his feet were so sore , and he myght not see for the blode whiche ran so over his eyen . Lantfert cam to hym wyth the preest , and forth with alle the parysshe , and began to smyte and stryke sore upon his heed and ...
... neuer to have goon , his feet were so sore , and he myght not see for the blode whiche ran so over his eyen . Lantfert cam to hym wyth the preest , and forth with alle the parysshe , and began to smyte and stryke sore upon his heed and ...
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... neuer how he cam thens . Syth I haue goten of hym , for as moche as I made hym to fylle his bely , that he sware that he wolde be myn helpe an hole yere . Tho ledde I hym to a place where I tolde hym ther were vij . hennes and a cocke ...
... neuer how he cam thens . Syth I haue goten of hym , for as moche as I made hym to fylle his bely , that he sware that he wolde be myn helpe an hole yere . Tho ledde I hym to a place where I tolde hym ther were vij . hennes and a cocke ...
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... neuer do so more . Thene torned they agayn ouer a lityl brydge , yet the foxe alway loked after the polaylle , he coude not refrayne hym self , that whiche cleuid by the bone , myght not out of the flesshe ; though he shold be hanged ...
... neuer do so more . Thene torned they agayn ouer a lityl brydge , yet the foxe alway loked after the polaylle , he coude not refrayne hym self , that whiche cleuid by the bone , myght not out of the flesshe ; though he shold be hanged ...
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... 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 wold byleve them ; but nay , God thanke yow ...
... 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 wold byleve them ; but nay , God thanke yow ...
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... Neuer herde man of suche playntis of wyse counseyl , and subtyl inuencions : and on that other syde , the foxe made his excuse so wel and formably theron , that they that herde it wondred therof . They that herde and sawe it , may telle ...
... Neuer herde man of suche playntis of wyse counseyl , and subtyl inuencions : and on that other syde , the foxe made his excuse so wel and formably theron , that they that herde it wondred therof . They that herde and sawe it , may telle ...
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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