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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... cosyn , sorowe ye not for me , wene ye that I were a fole ? mesure is good in alle mete . Reynart sayde , ye saye trouthe . Wherfore shold I sorowe ? goo to thende and crepe theryn . Bruyn the bere hasted sore toward the hony , and trad ...
... cosyn , sorowe ye not for me , wene ye that I were a fole ? mesure is good in alle mete . Reynart sayde , ye saye trouthe . Wherfore shold I sorowe ? goo to thende and crepe theryn . Bruyn the bere hasted sore toward the hony , and trad ...
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... to the court . Tho foxe then spack and saide , Tibert , my dere cosyn , ye be ryght wel come , I wolde wel truly that ye had moche good lucke . What hurted the foxe to speke fayre , though he sayd THYSTORYE OF REYNARD THE FOXE . 23.
... to the court . Tho foxe then spack and saide , Tibert , my dere cosyn , ye be ryght wel come , I wolde wel truly that ye had moche good lucke . What hurted the foxe to speke fayre , though he sayd THYSTORYE OF REYNARD THE FOXE . 23.
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... cosyn I wil to morow erly goo with yow . Tybert saide , it is beste that we now goo , for the mone shyneth al so light as it were daye , I never sawe fayrer weder . Nay dere cosyn , suche myght mete vs by daye tyme that wold make us ...
... cosyn I wil to morow erly goo with yow . Tybert saide , it is beste that we now goo , for the mone shyneth al so light as it were daye , I never sawe fayrer weder . Nay dere cosyn , suche myght mete vs by daye tyme that wold make us ...
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... cosyn , crepe in to this hool , and ye shal not longe tarye but that ye shal catche myes by grete Whan ye be ful , come heepis , herke how they pype . agayn ; I wil tarye here after you , be fore this hole , we wil to morowe goo to ...
... cosyn , crepe in to this hool , and ye shal not longe tarye but that ye shal catche myes by grete Whan ye be ful , come heepis , herke how they pype . agayn ; I wil tarye here after you , be fore this hole , we wil to morowe goo to ...
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... cosyn is it thenne your counseyl that I goo in this hole . Thise prestes ben so wyly and shrewyssh , I drede to take harme . O ho Tybert , said the fox , I sawe you never so sore afered , what eyleth yow ? The catte was ashamed and ...
... cosyn is it thenne your counseyl that I goo in this hole . Thise prestes ben so wyly and shrewyssh , I drede to take harme . O ho Tybert , said the fox , I sawe you never so sore afered , what eyleth yow ? The catte was ashamed 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