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 91
... thair owne gode will any subsidie to thair prince , be cause the commons theroff be so pouere , as thai mey not give any thyng off thair owne godis . And the kyng ther askith neuer subsidie off is nobles , ffor drede that yff he charged ...
... thair owne gode will any subsidie to thair prince , be cause the commons theroff be so pouere , as thai mey not give any thyng off thair owne godis . And the kyng ther askith neuer subsidie off is nobles , ffor drede that yff he charged ...
Page 211
... Thair gluvis wes of the raffel rycht , Thair schone wes of the straitis ; dressed gay of manners doeskin kersey Lincoln green At Beltayne quhen ilk bodie bownis each - betakes him To Peblis to the Play To hear the singin and the soundis ...
... Thair gluvis wes of the raffel rycht , Thair schone wes of the straitis ; dressed gay of manners doeskin kersey Lincoln green At Beltayne quhen ilk bodie bownis each - betakes him To Peblis to the Play To hear the singin and the soundis ...
Page 231
... thair gudmen had caus to rew it , That evir thair wyfis weir sic geir . Thair wovin hois of silk ar schawin , Barrit abone with tasteis drawin ; With gartens of ane new maneir ; To gar thair courtlines be knawin ; And all for ...
... thair gudmen had caus to rew it , That evir thair wyfis weir sic geir . Thair wovin hois of silk ar schawin , Barrit abone with tasteis drawin ; With gartens of ane new maneir ; To gar thair courtlines be knawin ; And all for ...
Contents
HALFHEATHEN POETRY | 7 |
LATIN WRITERS BEFORE ÆLFRED | 16 |
POETRY FROM ALFRED TO THE CONQUEST | 23 |
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