Specimens of Early English: A New Edition, Revised for Third Time with Introduction, Notes, and Glossarial IndexClarendon Press, 1894 - English literature |
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... gret His folc quicliche2 to pe bataile sscet . • 131 135 A suein , þat het Taylefer smot uorp bi - uore per , & slou anon an Engliss mon⚫ þat a baner ber , & ef - sone anoper baneur & pe pridde almest also , Ac him - sulf he was aslawe ...
... gret His folc quicliche2 to pe bataile sscet . • 131 135 A suein , þat het Taylefer smot uorp bi - uore per , & slou anon an Engliss mon⚫ þat a baner ber , & ef - sone anoper baneur & pe pridde almest also , Ac him - sulf he was aslawe ...
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... gret honour ybore • To pe hous of Waltham & ibrozt anerþe pere , In pe holi rode chirche · þat he let him - sulf rere , An hous of religion of canons ywis . • Hit was per vaire an erpe ibrozt as it zut is . Willam pis noble duc • bo he ...
... gret honour ybore • To pe hous of Waltham & ibrozt anerþe pere , In pe holi rode chirche · þat he let him - sulf rere , An hous of religion of canons ywis . • Hit was per vaire an erpe ibrozt as it zut is . Willam pis noble duc • bo he ...
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... gret poeir sone an honde . Ar king Willam adde ibe king volliche pre 3er , • . Pat folc of Denemarch · þat þis lond worrede er , Greipede hom mid gret poer · as hii dude er ilome , & mid pre hondred ssipuol men to Engelond hii come ...
... gret poeir sone an honde . Ar king Willam adde ibe king volliche pre 3er , • . Pat folc of Denemarch · þat þis lond worrede er , Greipede hom mid gret poer · as hii dude er ilome , & mid pre hondred ssipuol men to Engelond hii come ...
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... gret wou . • Vor he caste out of house & hom of men a gret route , & bi - nom hor lond , 3e , þritti mile · & more per - aboute , & made it al forest & lese · þe bestes uor to fede . Of pouere me [ n ] deserited he nom lutel hede . Per ...
... gret wou . • Vor he caste out of house & hom of men a gret route , & bi - nom hor lond , 3e , þritti mile · & more per - aboute , & made it al forest & lese · þe bestes uor to fede . Of pouere me [ n ] deserited he nom lutel hede . Per ...
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... gret prute & wast & so richeliche , Pat wonder it was wenene it com nobleye , · · ac , to susteini such He destruede þat pouere folc & nom of hom is preye , So þat he was riche him - sulf · & þat lond pouere al out . Sturne he was þoru ...
... gret prute & wast & so richeliche , Pat wonder it was wenene it com nobleye , · · ac , to susteini such He destruede þat pouere folc & nom of hom is preye , So þat he was riche him - sulf · & þat lond pouere al out . Sturne he was þoru ...
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