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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... 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 that ...
... 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 that ...
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... 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 gyve you your part ...
... 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 gyve you your part ...
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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 ... ye , al had he ...
... 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 ... ye , al had he ...
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... ye doo this message , but , see wel to for your self , for Reynart is a shrewe , and felle , and knoweth so many wyles , that he shal lye and flatre , and shal thynke how he may begyle , deceyve , and brynge yow to some mockerye . Tho ...
... ye doo this message , but , see wel to for your self , for Reynart is a shrewe , and felle , and knoweth so many wyles , that he shal lye and flatre , and shal thynke how he may begyle , deceyve , and brynge yow to some mockerye . Tho ...
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... ye at home ? I am Brownyng , the kynge hath sente me for yow that ye sholde come to court , for to plete your caas . He hath sworn there by his God , come ye not , or brynge I yow not with me for tabyde suche right and sentence as shal ...
... ye at home ? I am Brownyng , the kynge hath sente me for yow that ye sholde come to court , for to plete your caas . He hath sworn there by his God , come ye not , or brynge I yow not with me for tabyde suche right and sentence as shal ...
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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