The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900, Volume 1Arthur Quiller-Couch |
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... suetyng ] sweetheart . lefliche ] lovely . fonge ] take between hands . murthes ] mirths , joys . mote heo monge ] may she mingle . brid ] bird . breme ] full of life . With lossom eye grete ant gode , With browen blysfol 5 ANONYMOUS.
... suetyng ] sweetheart . lefliche ] lovely . fonge ] take between hands . murthes ] mirths , joys . mote heo monge ] may she mingle . brid ] bird . breme ] full of life . With lossom eye grete ant gode , With browen blysfol 5 ANONYMOUS.
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... Birds WORSCHIPPE ye that loveris bene this May , For of your blisse the Kalendis are begonne , And sing with us , Away , Winter , away ! Cum , Somer , cum , the suete sesoĆ¹n and sonne ! 1394-1437 Awake for schame ! that have your ...
... Birds WORSCHIPPE ye that loveris bene this May , For of your blisse the Kalendis are begonne , And sing with us , Away , Winter , away ! Cum , Somer , cum , the suete sesoĆ¹n and sonne ! 1394-1437 Awake for schame ! that have your ...
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... , se , man , bird , and best , - He that is crownit abone the sky Pro nobis Puer natus est ! perst ] pierced . raiss ] rose . attour ] over , above . best ] beast . 21 . I Lament for the Makers THAT in heill 29 WILLIAM DUNBAR.
... , se , man , bird , and best , - He that is crownit abone the sky Pro nobis Puer natus est ! perst ] pierced . raiss ] rose . attour ] over , above . best ] beast . 21 . I Lament for the Makers THAT in heill 29 WILLIAM DUNBAR.
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... bird , my bonny ane , my tender babe venust , My luve , my life alane , my liking and my lust ! We interchange our hairtis in others armis soft , Spriteless we twa depairtis , usand our luvis oft . We mourn when licht day dawis , we ...
... bird , my bonny ane , my tender babe venust , My luve , my life alane , my liking and my lust ! We interchange our hairtis in others armis soft , Spriteless we twa depairtis , usand our luvis oft . We mourn when licht day dawis , we ...
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... Birds I yet did never see ; The snow , which doth the top of Pindus strew , Did never whiter shew ; Nor Jove himselfe , when he a Swan would be , For love of Leda , whiter did appeare ; Yet Leda was ( they say ) as white as he , Yet not ...
... Birds I yet did never see ; The snow , which doth the top of Pindus strew , Did never whiter shew ; Nor Jove himselfe , when he a Swan would be , For love of Leda , whiter did appeare ; Yet Leda was ( they say ) as white as he , Yet not ...
Common terms and phrases
ain love Gregory Annie of Lochroyan beauty birds breath bright Clerk Saunders dead dear delight dinna ye mind doth earth Edom eyes fair Fair Annie fate fear find my love flame flowers frae grace green gude hame hath heart Heaven honour ill death ill mither King kiss lady lass of Lochroyan leave lero light live Lord love-tokens lovers lullaby Lycidas maun mermaid merry morn nane ne'er never night out-owre the sea praise Queen rose sail'd it round sailing set my true-love shade Shining both clear shoe is frozen sigh sing Sir Patrick Spens sleep Song sorrow soul spak his ill spring stars sweet ta'en her young tears tell things thou art Timor Mortis conturbat tree true true Thomas true-love free wanton warlock weep wine wings witch nor wil ye ill woman Ye're youth