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 1 |
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Page 177
... Thai herd the mess full reuerently , And mony shraf thame deuotly , That thoucht till de in that melle , Or than to mak thar cuntre fre . 380 To god for thair richt prayit thai . Thair dynit nane of thame that day , Bot , for the vigill ...
... Thai herd the mess full reuerently , And mony shraf thame deuotly , That thoucht till de in that melle , Or than to mak thar cuntre fre . 380 To god for thair richt prayit thai . Thair dynit nane of thame that day , Bot , for the vigill ...
Page 178
... thai wer , Thai dang on othir with vapnys ser ; brave deed achieved That men no noyis na cry mycht her ; noise , shouting 1 , 2 Men herd nocht ellis bot granys and dyntis , blows That slew fire , as men dois on flyntis ; struck Sa faucht ...
... thai wer , Thai dang on othir with vapnys ser ; brave deed achieved That men no noyis na cry mycht her ; noise , shouting 1 , 2 Men herd nocht ellis bot granys and dyntis , blows That slew fire , as men dois on flyntis ; struck Sa faucht ...
Page 182
... thai wyst noucht Off the desayt agayne thame wroucht : Bot thai trowyd , that thaire Kyng That ost hade sende in thare helpyng For - thi the yhettis alsa fast All off the towne thai gert wp cast . And at thai yhettis oppyn then Fast ...
... thai wyst noucht Off the desayt agayne thame wroucht : Bot thai trowyd , that thaire Kyng That ost hade sende in thare helpyng For - thi the yhettis alsa fast All off the towne thai gert wp cast . And at thai yhettis oppyn then Fast ...
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HALFHEATHEN POETRY | 7 |
LATIN WRITERS BEFORE ÆLFRED | 16 |
POETRY FROM ALFRED TO THE CONQUEST | 23 |
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