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Page 329
... seen That ever looked upon her queenly state She rose , and in her eyes her heart was great And full of wrath seen manifest and scorn queen Swinburne Swinburne More strong than anguish to go thence forlorn Of 329.
... seen That ever looked upon her queenly state She rose , and in her eyes her heart was great And full of wrath seen manifest and scorn queen Swinburne Swinburne More strong than anguish to go thence forlorn Of 329.
Page 401
... seen him drive a hundred men Wi ' a bundle o ' cords swung free , That they took the high and holy house For their pawn and treasury . They'll no ' get him a ' in a book I think Though they write it cunningly ; No mouse of the scrolls ...
... seen him drive a hundred men Wi ' a bundle o ' cords swung free , That they took the high and holy house For their pawn and treasury . They'll no ' get him a ' in a book I think Though they write it cunningly ; No mouse of the scrolls ...
Page 402
... seen him cow a thousand men , I ha ' seen him upon the tree . He cried no cry when they drave the nails And the blood gushed hot and free , The hounds of the crimson sky gave tongue But never a cry cried he . I ha ' seen him cow a ...
... seen him cow a thousand men , I ha ' seen him upon the tree . He cried no cry when they drave the nails And the blood gushed hot and free , The hounds of the crimson sky gave tongue But never a cry cried he . I ha ' seen him cow a ...
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GEOFFREY CHAUCER 1340?1400 | 1 |
ROBERT HENRYSON c 14301506 | 7 |
ANONYMOUS | 15 |
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