Chamber's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times Till the Present Day, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 1J. B. Lippincott, 1910 - American literature |
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Page 44
... Thai loved al in lithe And ther - of were thai fain ; To - gider thai gun abide In joie and ek in pain , For thought ; mother would show her against them rowed I Great labour [ was it ] noble cup 2 got a wrong idea make her way gave to ...
... Thai loved al in lithe And ther - of were thai fain ; To - gider thai gun abide In joie and ek in pain , For thought ; mother would show her against them rowed I Great labour [ was it ] noble cup 2 got a wrong idea make her way gave to ...
Page 47
... thai quilk was quilk , The quilk moght be the lauerd tre And quilk it moght the theves be . Wit mikel joi and mikel gle Unto the tun bar thai thaa tre , Thar war thai don als in mide place , For to abide ur lauerd grace . Abute the time ...
... thai quilk was quilk , The quilk moght be the lauerd tre And quilk it moght the theves be . Wit mikel joi and mikel gle Unto the tun bar thai thaa tre , Thar war thai don als in mide place , For to abide ur lauerd grace . Abute the time ...
Page 50
... thai suld the mare meke thaim , & that thai suld noght over- mikil pride thaim of the gladdyng that thai haf of his come . For if thi spouse ware ai with the , thou wold late over - wele of the selfe & despice other ; & if he ware ai ...
... thai suld the mare meke thaim , & that thai suld noght over- mikil pride thaim of the gladdyng that thai haf of his come . For if thi spouse ware ai with the , thou wold late over - wele of the selfe & despice other ; & if he ware ai ...
Page 54
... hire ; The comun puple war ful prest Rapes to bring about thaire swire : Thai said all , Sir Philip oure syre , • learn As - truth sorely weeping forward Ropes - neck to have been written in or soon after 1362 ; 54 Alliterative Poems.
... hire ; The comun puple war ful prest Rapes to bring about thaire swire : Thai said all , Sir Philip oure syre , • learn As - truth sorely weeping forward Ropes - neck to have been written in or soon after 1362 ; 54 Alliterative Poems.
Page 55
... thai ne er etin and hundes kene . Al er etin up ful clene , Es nowther levid biche ne whelp . That es wele on oure sembland sene , And thai er fled that suld us help . ' left appearance ( The Poems cf Laurence Minot ; ed . J. Hall ...
... thai ne er etin and hundes kene . Al er etin up ful clene , Es nowther levid biche ne whelp . That es wele on oure sembland sene , And thai er fled that suld us help . ' left appearance ( The Poems cf Laurence Minot ; ed . J. Hall ...
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