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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... sawe , and therewith the bere sprang vp bytwene the bushe and ryver emonge an heep of wyvis that he threw a deel of hem in the ryver which was wyde and depe ; ther was the persons wyf one of them , wherfor he was ful of sorow , whan he sawe ...
... sawe , and therewith the bere sprang vp bytwene the bushe and ryver emonge an heep of wyvis that he threw a deel of hem in the ryver which was wyde and depe ; ther was the persons wyf one of them , wherfor he was ful of sorow , whan he sawe ...
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... sawe that they ranne alle fro hym , and ranne to save the wymen , tho sprange he in to the water and swame all that he coude . Thenne made the preest a grete showte and noyse , and ran after the bere wyth grete anger and said , Come and ...
... sawe that they ranne alle fro hym , and ranne to save the wymen , tho sprange he in to the water and swame all that he coude . Thenne made the preest a grete showte and noyse , and ran after the bere wyth grete anger and said , Come and ...
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... sawe fayrer weder . Nay dere cosyn , suche myght mete vs by daye tyme that wold make us good chiere , and by nyghte paravan- ture myght doo us harme , it is suspecyous to walke by nyghte , therfore abyde this nyght here by me . Tybert ...
... sawe fayrer weder . Nay dere cosyn , suche myght mete vs by daye tyme that wold make us good chiere , and by nyghte paravan- ture myght doo us harme , it is suspecyous to walke by nyghte , therfore abyde this nyght here by me . Tybert ...
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... sawe that he muste deye , sprange bytwene the prestes legges wyth his clawes and with his teeth , so that that leep becam yl to the preest and to his grete shame . Whan dame Julocke knewe that , she sware by her faders sowle , that she ...
... sawe that he muste deye , sprange bytwene the prestes legges wyth his clawes and with his teeth , so that that leep becam yl to the preest and to his grete shame . Whan dame Julocke knewe that , she sware by her faders sowle , that she ...
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Percy Society. nygh deed ; but when the catte sawe them al besy aboute the preest , tho began he to byte and gnawe the grinne in the myddel a sondre , and sprange out of the hool and wente rollyng and wentlyng towards the kyngs court or ...
Percy Society. nygh deed ; but when the catte sawe them al besy aboute the preest , tho began he to byte and gnawe the grinne in the myddel a sondre , and sprange out of the hool and wente rollyng and wentlyng towards the kyngs court or ...
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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