The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900, Volume 1Arthur Quiller-Couch |
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... never been . nys ] is not . soth ] sooth . al so hit bote ] but , except . thah ] though . faleweth ] fadeth . albydene ] altogether . y not whider ] I know not whither . her duelle ] here dwell . 6 . A Hymn to the Virgin OF F on 7 ...
... never been . nys ] is not . soth ] sooth . al so hit bote ] but , except . thah ] though . faleweth ] fadeth . albydene ] altogether . y not whider ] I know not whither . her duelle ] here dwell . 6 . A Hymn to the Virgin OF F on 7 ...
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... halt your mercy in his cheyne . 3. ESCAPE Sin I fro Love escaped am so fat , I never thenk to ben in his prison lene ; Sin I am free , I counte him not a bene . halt ] holdeth . He may answere , and seye this or that ; 13 GEOFFREY CHAUCER.
... halt your mercy in his cheyne . 3. ESCAPE Sin I fro Love escaped am so fat , I never thenk to ben in his prison lene ; Sin I am free , I counte him not a bene . halt ] holdeth . He may answere , and seye this or that ; 13 GEOFFREY CHAUCER.
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... never thenk to ben in his prison lene . Love hath my name y - strike out of his sclat , And he is strike out of my bokes clene For ever - mo ; ther is non other mene . Sin I fro Love escaped am so fat , I never thenk to ben in his ...
... never thenk to ben in his prison lene . Love hath my name y - strike out of his sclat , And he is strike out of my bokes clene For ever - mo ; ther is non other mene . Sin I fro Love escaped am so fat , I never thenk to ben in his ...
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... never man forth brynge lyk to the , And hir office needes do mot she : God bad hir so , I truste as for the beste ; O maister , maister , God thi soule reste ! 14 . JOHN LYDGATE Vox ultima Crucis ' ARYE no lenger ; toward thyn heritage ...
... never man forth brynge lyk to the , And hir office needes do mot she : God bad hir so , I truste as for the beste ; O maister , maister , God thi soule reste ! 14 . JOHN LYDGATE Vox ultima Crucis ' ARYE no lenger ; toward thyn heritage ...
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... Never to faill as utheris feill , Quhat grace that evir I gett . ' ' Robin , with thee I will nocht deill ; Adieu ! for thus we mett . ' Makyne went hame blyth anneuche Attour the holttis hair ; Robin murnit , and Makyne leuche ; Scho ...
... Never to faill as utheris feill , Quhat grace that evir I gett . ' ' Robin , with thee I will nocht deill ; Adieu ! for thus we mett . ' Makyne went hame blyth anneuche Attour the holttis hair ; Robin murnit , and Makyne leuche ; Scho ...
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ain love Gregory Annie of Lochroyan beauty birds breath bright Clerk Saunders dead dear delight dinna ye mind doth earth Edom eyes fair Fair Annie fate fear find my love flame flowers frae grace green gude hame hath heart Heaven honour ill death ill mither King kiss lady lass of Lochroyan leave lero light live Lord love-tokens lovers lullaby Lycidas maun mermaid merry morn nane ne'er never night out-owre the sea praise Queen rose sail'd it round sailing set my true-love shade Shining both clear shoe is frozen sigh sing Sir Patrick Spens sleep Song sorrow soul spak his ill spring stars sweet ta'en her young tears tell things thou art Timor Mortis conturbat tree true true Thomas true-love free wanton warlock weep wine wings witch nor wil ye ill woman Ye're youth