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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... 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 that ...
... 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 that ...
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... shal gladly gyve you your part , but , myn eme gate ne had nought , ne was not the better , notwithstandyng he had wonnen the flycche of bacon wyth grete drede , for the man cam and threw hym in a sacke , that he scarsely cam out wyth ...
... shal gladly gyve you your part , but , myn eme gate ne had nought , ne was not the better , notwithstandyng he had wonnen the flycche of bacon wyth grete drede , for the man cam and threw hym in a sacke , that he scarsely cam out wyth ...
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... shal blame Reynart , yf he have taken fro a theef stolen good , hit is reson . Who that understandeth the lawe and can discerne the right , and that he be of hye burthe as myn eme Reynart is , whiche knoweth wel how he shal resseyve ...
... shal blame Reynart , yf he have taken fro a theef stolen good , hit is reson . Who that understandeth the lawe and can discerne the right , and that he be of hye burthe as myn eme Reynart is , whiche knoweth wel how he shal resseyve ...
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... shal abye it ; nowe hearke Chauntecler , your playnt is ynough , your doughter that lyeth here dede , we wyl gyve to her the dethes right , we may kepe her no lenger , we wil betake her to God , we wylle syngen here vygylie , and brynge ...
... shal abye it ; nowe hearke Chauntecler , your playnt is ynough , your doughter that lyeth here dede , we wyl gyve to her the dethes right , we may kepe her no lenger , we wil betake her to God , we wylle syngen here vygylie , and brynge ...
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... shal lye and flatre , and shal thynke how he may begyle , deceyve , and brynge yow to some mockerye . Tho sayd Brune , what good lord late it allone , deceyveth me the foxe , so have I ylle lerned my casus , I trowe he shal come to late ...
... shal lye and flatre , and shal thynke how he may begyle , deceyve , and brynge yow to some mockerye . Tho sayd Brune , what good lord late it allone , deceyveth me the foxe , so have I ylle lerned my casus , I trowe he shal come to late ...
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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