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... guod nor il , 55 Bote as a wretche dumb and mad , bote as touz tauztest * me Thou that dedes couthest deme , scholdest habbe be war bi - forn of mi folye , as it semet ; now with thi selve thou art for - lorn . " The gast it seyde ...
... guod nor il , 55 Bote as a wretche dumb and mad , bote as touz tauztest * me Thou that dedes couthest deme , scholdest habbe be war bi - forn of mi folye , as it semet ; now with thi selve thou art for - lorn . " The gast it seyde ...
Page 94
... guod among . Nouz mouwe the wilde bestes renne , and lien under linde and lef ; 105 And foules flie bi feld and fenne : sithin thi false herte clef ; Thine eizene are blinde and connen nouşt kenne ; thi mouth is dumb , thin ere is def ...
... guod among . Nouz mouwe the wilde bestes renne , and lien under linde and lef ; 105 And foules flie bi feld and fenne : sithin thi false herte clef ; Thine eizene are blinde and connen nouşt kenne ; thi mouth is dumb , thin ere is def ...
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... guod couthe , 220 in bismere zwan I was so bold , That I hadde undernomen in zouthe I havede holden old , Thou let me rekyn north and south , and haven al my wille on wold . Thou scholdist for no lif ne for lond , 225 ne for non other ...
... guod couthe , 220 in bismere zwan I was so bold , That I hadde undernomen in zouthe I havede holden old , Thou let me rekyn north and south , and haven al my wille on wold . Thou scholdist for no lif ne for lond , 225 ne for non other ...
Page 99
... guod , Ne no thing with wrong zernd , ne pine tholed as I mot , zwere no seint mişte beren ore ernde to him that bouzte us with is blod , In helle zwanne we ben brend , of sum merci to don us bot . " " Nay , bodi , nou is to late for to ...
... guod , Ne no thing with wrong zernd , ne pine tholed as I mot , zwere no seint mişte beren ore ernde to him that bouzte us with is blod , In helle zwanne we ben brend , of sum merci to don us bot . " " Nay , bodi , nou is to late for to ...
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... guod man ne ssel his onderuonge into his seruice , huanne he is sleuuol p . 32 , wobei man allerdings einen Uebergang aus der Einzahl in die Mehrzahl hise , his annehmen kann , da dem Verfasser Uebergänge der Art nicht fremd sind . Bei ...
... guod man ne ssel his onderuonge into his seruice , huanne he is sleuuol p . 32 , wobei man allerdings einen Uebergang aus der Einzahl in die Mehrzahl hise , his annehmen kann , da dem Verfasser Uebergänge der Art nicht fremd sind . Bei ...
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