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... cause of grace and mercy here ; God vouched sauf thurgh thee with us tacorde . For certes , Cristes blisful moder dere , Were now the bowe bent in swich manere , As it was first , of Iustice and of yre , The rightful God nolde of no ...
... cause of grace and mercy here ; God vouched sauf thurgh thee with us tacorde . For certes , Cristes blisful moder dere , Were now the bowe bent in swich manere , As it was first , of Iustice and of yre , The rightful God nolde of no ...
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... cause spille Than do me help , I held my pleynte stille ; 22. F. slayne ; dede . 23. Tn . shulde ; F. shuld . 40 45 24. F. hede . 25. All but Sh . and Harl . 7578 ins . now bef . any . F. eny . 26. F. caste . Sh . sleen ; F. slee . 27 ...
... cause spille Than do me help , I held my pleynte stille ; 22. F. slayne ; dede . 23. Tn . shulde ; F. shuld . 40 45 24. F. hede . 25. All but Sh . and Harl . 7578 ins . now bef . any . F. eny . 26. F. caste . Sh . sleen ; F. slee . 27 ...
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... cause wherfor that men pleyne ; Or men may deme he pleyneth folily And causeles ; alas ! that am not I ! 155 Wherfor the ground and cause of al my peyne , 160 So as my troubled wit may hit ateyne , I wol reherse ; not for to have ...
... cause wherfor that men pleyne ; Or men may deme he pleyneth folily And causeles ; alas ! that am not I ! 155 Wherfor the ground and cause of al my peyne , 160 So as my troubled wit may hit ateyne , I wol reherse ; not for to have ...
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... cause of this confusioun ; But he that wroghte hit enfortuned hit so , That every wight that had hit shuld have wo ; 260 And therfor in the worcher was the vyce , And in the covetour that was so nyce . So fareth hit by lovers and by me ...
... cause of this confusioun ; But he that wroghte hit enfortuned hit so , That every wight that had hit shuld have wo ; 260 And therfor in the worcher was the vyce , And in the covetour that was so nyce . So fareth hit by lovers and by me ...
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... cause to clothe yow in sable ; Sith that your emperice , the honorable , Is desolat , wel oghte ye to pleyne ; Now shuld your holy teres falle and reyne . Alas ! your honour and your emperice , Nigh ded for drede , ne can her not ...
... cause to clothe yow in sable ; Sith that your emperice , the honorable , Is desolat , wel oghte ye to pleyne ; Now shuld your holy teres falle and reyne . Alas ! your honour and your emperice , Nigh ded for drede , ne can her not ...
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Page 331 - Muses! O high genius! now vouchsafe Your aid. O mind! that all I saw hast kept Safe in a written record, here thy worth And eminent endowments come to proof. 1 thus began : " Bard ! thou who art my guide, Consider well, if virtue be in me Sufficient, ere to this high enterprise Thou trust me. Thou hast told that Silvius' sire,1 Yet clothed in corruptible flesh, among The immortal tribes had entrance, and was there Sensibly present.
Page 210 - For whiche unto your mercy thus I crye: Beth hevy ageyn, or elles mot I dye!
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Page 100 - Your yen two wol slee me sodenly, I may the beaute of hem not sustene, So woundeth hit through-out my herte kene.