 So harde, that he wende wele To pafle. But the blinde whele, Which torneth ofte er men be ware, Thilke ice, which that the horfmen bare, To-brake, fo that a great partie Was dreint of the chivalrie, The rerewarde it toke aweie, Came none of hem to londe...  Confessio Amantis of John Gower - Page 220by John Gower - 1857Full view - About this book
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...whiche that the horsmen bare To brake, so that a great partie Was dreint of the cbiualrie, The rcrewarde it toke aweie Came none of hem to londe drey. Paulus this worthy knight Romain, By his aspye it herde saine, And hastcth him all that he maie, So that vpon that other daie He came, where... | |
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