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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... thynge complayned over yow , and this is the thirde warnyng , and I telle you for trouth yf ye abyde to morow al day , ther may no mercy helpe you , ye shal see that wythin thre dayes that your hows shal be byseged al aboute , and ther ...
... thynge complayned over yow , and this is the thirde warnyng , and I telle you for trouth yf ye abyde to morow al day , ther may no mercy helpe you , ye shal see that wythin thre dayes that your hows shal be byseged al aboute , and ther ...
Page 52
... thynge that were not trewe . The kynge toke vp a straw fro the ground , and pardoned , and forgaf the foxe , all the mysdedes , and trespaces , of his fader , and of hym also . Yf the foxe was tho mery , and glad , it was no wonder ...
... thynge that were not trewe . The kynge toke vp a straw fro the ground , and pardoned , and forgaf the foxe , all the mysdedes , and trespaces , of his fader , and of hym also . Yf the foxe was tho mery , and glad , it was no wonder ...
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... thynge ; for she sholde take it ouer heuyly she is tendre of herte : she myght for fere falle in somme sekenes . A lytyl thynge gooth sore to ber herte ; and to morow erly I wil goo with you to the courte , and yf I may come to speche ...
... thynge ; for she sholde take it ouer heuyly she is tendre of herte : she myght for fere falle in somme sekenes . A lytyl thynge gooth sore to ber herte ; and to morow erly I wil goo with you to the courte , and yf I may come to speche ...
Page 86
... thynge , and myn euen Crysten as my self , as is to God wel acceptable , and accordyng to his lawe . But how wene ye that reson wythin forth fyghteth ayenst the outeward wylle , than stonde I alle stylle in my self , that me thynketh I ...
... thynge , and myn euen Crysten as my self , as is to God wel acceptable , and accordyng to his lawe . But how wene ye that reson wythin forth fyghteth ayenst the outeward wylle , than stonde I alle stylle in my self , that me thynketh I ...
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Percy Society. Ye Grymbert sayde , Wel , dere eme , what thynge shal you lette . Ye knowe al thyng at the narewest . shulde brynge me hastely in dotyng , your resons pas- sen my vnderstandyng . What nede haue ye to shryue you ? ye shulde ...
Percy Society. Ye Grymbert sayde , Wel , dere eme , what thynge shal you lette . Ye knowe al thyng at the narewest . shulde brynge me hastely in dotyng , your resons pas- sen my vnderstandyng . What nede haue ye to shryue you ? ye shulde ...
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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