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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... saye , so was Lantfert a stronge carpenter of grete tymbre , and had brought that other day to fore in his yerde a grete oke whiche he had begonne to cleve ; and as men be woned , he had smeten two betels therin , one after that other ...
... saye , so was Lantfert a stronge carpenter of grete tymbre , and had brought that other day to fore in his yerde a grete oke whiche he had begonne to cleve ; and as men be woned , he had smeten two betels therin , one after that other ...
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... saye trouthe . Wherfore shold I sorowe ? goo to thende and crepe theryn . Bruyn the bere hasted sore toward the hony , and trad in wyth his two formest feet , and put his heed over his eeris in to the clyft of the tree . And Reynart ...
... saye trouthe . Wherfore shold I sorowe ? goo to thende and crepe theryn . Bruyn the bere hasted sore toward the hony , and trad in wyth his two formest feet , and put his heed over his eeris in to the clyft of the tree . And Reynart ...
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... ye wyl go synge Complyn . Alle this herde Bruyn the bere , and wexe alle angry and sory for he myght not avenge hym ; he lete the foxe saye his wylle and wyth grete payne suffred it , and sterte 20 THYSTORYE OF REYNARD THE FOXE .
... ye wyl go synge Complyn . Alle this herde Bruyn the bere , and wexe alle angry and sory for he myght not avenge hym ; he lete the foxe saye his wylle and wyth grete payne suffred it , and sterte 20 THYSTORYE OF REYNARD THE FOXE .
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... saye to yow Bruyn , and swere by my crowne , I shal so avenge you on hym , that ye shal conne me thanke . He sent for alle the wyse beestis , and desired counseyl how that he myght auenge this ouer grete wronge that the foxe had don ...
... saye to yow Bruyn , and swere by my crowne , I shal so avenge you on hym , that ye shal conne me thanke . He sent for alle the wyse beestis , and desired counseyl how that he myght auenge this ouer grete wronge that the foxe had don ...
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... saye ye Tybert ? wyl ye ony therof ? Tybert answerd , I sette nought therby ; haue ye nothyng ellis ? yf ye gaf me a good fatte mows , I shold be better plesyd . A fatte mows , said Reynard , dere cosyn what saye ye ? here by dwelleth a ...
... saye ye Tybert ? wyl ye ony therof ? Tybert answerd , I sette nought therby ; haue ye nothyng ellis ? yf ye gaf me a good fatte mows , I shold be better plesyd . A fatte mows , said Reynard , dere cosyn what saye ye ? here by dwelleth a ...
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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