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Page 35 - Tristan ouch ze schiffe kam, sin dine dar in zuo sich genam, beidiu sin ors und ouch sin sper; vorn in dem schiffe da stuont er. • *••••••• sin schiffelin daz stiez er an und fuor in gotes namen dan. B. Parallels in mediaeval literature. 1. In separate boats. Sir Torrent. The Gyaunt shipped in a while And sett him oute in an yle, That was grow both grene and gay. 1260. To the shipp sir Torent went, With the grace, god had hym sent, That was never ffayland. 1278. Whan sir Torrent in...
Page 12 - Latini, et quo quemque modo fugiatque feratque laborem. sunt geminae Somni portae, quarum altera fertur cornea, qua veris facilis datur exitus umbris, altera candenti perfecta nitens elephanto, sed falsa ad caelum mittunt insomnia Manes.
Page 12 - Hunc circum innumerae gentes populique volabant ; ac velut in pratis ubi apes aestate serena floribus insidunt variis et candida circum lilia funduntur, strepit omnis murmure campus.
Page 8 - Cyclopes fulmina massis 170 cum properant, alii taurinis follibus auras accipiunt redduntque, alii stridentia tingunt aera lacu; gemit impositis incudibus Aetna; illi inter sese magna vi bracchia tollunt in numerum, versantque tenaci forcipe ferrum: 175 non aliter, si parva licet componere magnis, Cecropias innatus apes amor urget habendi munere quamque suo.
Page 19 - With their unnumbered vows they burden heaven," that they might not be brought to utter destruction, took arms under the conduct of Ambrosius Aurelianus, a modest man, who of all the Roman nation was then alone in the confusion of this troubled period by chance left alive.
Page 45 - There should be a cloak of five ells in the skirt and loops at the corners. They must put down pegs with heads on one end that were called Tiosnos. He that was performing must go to the Tiosnos so that the sky could be seen between his legs, holding the lobes of his ears, with this form of words (words lost); and afterwards was performed the sacrifice that is called the Tiosno-sacrifice.
Page 106 - Lo, fresche Flora hes flurest every spray, As natur hes hir taucht, the noble quene, The feild bene clothit in a new array; A lusty lyfe in luvis service bene.
Page 107 - Shee spareth ffor no specyaltye but spilleth the gainest; The more woe shee worketh, more mightye shee seemeth. When my Lady Dame Liffe looked on her deeds...
Page 32 - Erec iqui'1. It is possible that the Eilhart version, with its habitual avoidance of names, has here omitted the name Saint Samson. The indications which it gives would correspond to this localization2. Thomas, who has suppressed the messengers, and...
Page 106 - Syng, hevin imperiall, most of hicht, Regions of air mak armony ; All fishe in flud and foull of flicht, Be myrthfull and mak melody: All gloria in excelsis cry, Hevin, erd, se, man, bird, and best, He that is crownit abone the sky Pro nobis Puer natus est.