Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: Ed. from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications ...Percy society, 1965 - English literature |
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Page 242
... Ye that it usen , I rede ye it lete , Lest ye lesen al ; for bet than never is late : Never to thrive , were to long a date . Though ye prolle ay , ye schul it never fynde : Ye ben as bolde as is Bayard the blynde , That blundreth forth ...
... Ye that it usen , I rede ye it lete , Lest ye lesen al ; for bet than never is late : Never to thrive , were to long a date . Though ye prolle ay , ye schul it never fynde : Ye ben as bolde as is Bayard the blynde , That blundreth forth ...
Page 343
... Ye schul also have in suspect the counseil of such folk as counseileth you oon thing prively , and counseile yow the ... ye schul take youre counsail , and of whiche folk ye schullen eschiewe the counseil , now schal I teche yow how ye ...
... Ye schul also have in suspect the counseil of such folk as counseileth you oon thing prively , and counseile yow the ... ye schul take youre counsail , and of whiche folk ye schullen eschiewe the counseil , now schal I teche yow how ye ...
Page 360
... ye schul not assaye fortune by no maner way , ne schul not lene ne bowe unto hire , after the word of Senec ; for thinges that beth folly , and that beth in hope of fortune , schul never come to good ende . And as the same Senek saith ...
... ye schul not assaye fortune by no maner way , ne schul not lene ne bowe unto hire , after the word of Senec ; for thinges that beth folly , and that beth in hope of fortune , schul never come to good ende . And as the same Senek saith ...
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