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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... tolde yow . I ete but symple mete , a poure man is no lord that may ye knowe , eme , by me ; we poure folke muste ete oftymes suche as we gladly wolde not ete yf we had better ; they were grete hony combes which I muste THYSTORYE OF ...
... tolde yow . I ete but symple mete , a poure man is no lord that may ye knowe , eme , by me ; we poure folke muste ete oftymes suche as we gladly wolde not ete yf we had better ; they were grete hony combes which I muste THYSTORYE OF ...
Page 33
... 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 , whiche D And ther satte on a perche and were moche fatte THYSTORYE OF REYNARD THE FOXE . 33.
... 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 , whiche D And ther satte on a perche and were moche fatte THYSTORYE OF REYNARD THE FOXE . 33.
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... tolde it to dame Sleopcade his wif in counseyl , and badde her kepe it a secrete , but she anone forgate it , and saide it forth in confession to my wyf , vpon an heth where they both wenten a pylgremage ; but she must firste swere by ...
... tolde it to dame Sleopcade his wif in counseyl , and badde her kepe it a secrete , but she anone forgate it , and saide it forth in confession to my wyf , vpon an heth where they both wenten a pylgremage ; but she must firste swere by ...
Page 48
... tolde to me alle that she herde , but I must kepe it in secrete ; and she tolde me so many tokenys , that I felte wel it was trouthe ; and for drede and fere , myn heer stode right vp , and my herte becam as heauy as leed , and as colde ...
... tolde to me alle that she herde , but I must kepe it in secrete ; and she tolde me so many tokenys , that I felte wel it was trouthe ; and for drede and fere , myn heer stode right vp , and my herte becam as heauy as leed , and as colde ...
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... tolde them , in how grete auenture he had be tofore the borughes , in the londe of Saxone ; and how the hunters dayly ryden , and hunted with houndes after hym , in suche wise , that he vnnethis escaped with his lyf . Whan he had tolde ...
... tolde them , in how grete auenture he had be tofore the borughes , in the londe of Saxone ; and how the hunters dayly ryden , and hunted with houndes after hym , in suche wise , that he vnnethis escaped with his lyf . Whan he had tolde ...
Common terms and phrases
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