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... hath cast ' . to slen vs al In Idel hope we live . redles of peyne Sith she is ded . to whom shul we compleyne ( 5 ) ¶ Thus am I slayn . sith that ' pite is ded truly1 But yet ' encresith me . this wonder nuwe That no wight ' wot ' hir ...
... hath cast ' . to slen vs al In Idel hope we live . redles of peyne Sith she is ded . to whom shul we compleyne ( 5 ) ¶ Thus am I slayn . sith that ' pite is ded truly1 But yet ' encresith me . this wonder nuwe That no wight ' wot ' hir ...
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... hath deprived yow . now of your place That hight beaute . aportenaunt ' to grace 71 ( 11 ) ( I. 3 ) ¶ For kyndely bi youre . heritage and right ' 72 Ye beth annexed . euer to beaute And verraily ye oughten . do youre myght ' To helpe ...
... hath deprived yow . now of your place That hight beaute . aportenaunt ' to grace 71 ( 11 ) ( I. 3 ) ¶ For kyndely bi youre . heritage and right ' 72 Ye beth annexed . euer to beaute And verraily ye oughten . do youre myght ' To helpe ...
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... hath me plight For euermore his lady me to kyth 228 ( 33 ) ( Compleint 3 ; Movement I. 2. ) Nowe is he fals allas and causeles 229 And of my woo he is so rewtheles That with oute worde hym lust not dayn ) To bryng a - gayne my sorowful ...
... hath me plight For euermore his lady me to kyth 228 ( 33 ) ( Compleint 3 ; Movement I. 2. ) Nowe is he fals allas and causeles 229 And of my woo he is so rewtheles That with oute worde hym lust not dayn ) To bryng a - gayne my sorowful ...
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... hath it to respite 259 To sle your frende and namely me That neuer yet in no degre Offendid you as wysely he That aH wot of wo my sowle quyte But for I was soo playn ) Ersite In all my werkes muche and liteH And so besy you to delyte ...
... hath it to respite 259 To sle your frende and namely me That neuer yet in no degre Offendid you as wysely he That aH wot of wo my sowle quyte But for I was soo playn ) Ersite In all my werkes muche and liteH And so besy you to delyte ...
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... hatħ yt slayñ 312 For who thaym louyth shall fynde paim as faste Als in a tempest is a roten maste Is that a tame beste ... hath born away the keye Of all my worldly good auentur 324 In all this world ther ' is no creatur Wakyng in more ...
... hatħ yt slayñ 312 For who thaym louyth shall fynde paim as faste Als in a tempest is a roten maste Is that a tame beste ... hath born away the keye Of all my worldly good auentur 324 In all this world ther ' is no creatur Wakyng in more ...
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Allas Analogs ANELIDA AND ARCITE ARCH BALADE OF PITE beaute beth blent ouer bounte Canterbury Canterbury Tales CHAUCER SOCIETY Chaucer's Minor Poems Compleint COMPLEYNTE TO PITE copy cruelte dede deth doth Dr F. J. FURNIVALL Dr Furnivall drede eke thou hast Ellesmere ellis euermore F. J. FURNIVALL fals Finsbury Park fortunam frende alyue fynde Harleian HATTON haue issue Knight's Tale LACK OF STEDFASTNESS lak of stedefastnesse leaf Libr London LUDGATE HILL lust Lydgate maner mercy myght myne neuer Odd Texts Parallel Texts Petworth peyne PHILLIPPS playn pleyne printed Prof Prolog and Tale PUBLISHT ryme Second Series SELD Shirley's shuld Sith Skeat slayn Squire's Tale Stanzas swete Tale of Beryn Terza Rima Texts OF Chaucer's ther therfor thurgh thyne thyng trouthe the shal vnto vpon W. A. Clouston wele wepe whan wight yowre Zupitza þat
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Page 35 - STEDFASTNESS. [Hatton MS. 73, leaf 119. (Bodl. Libr.).] These baladdis were send! to the kyng1. (1) Sumtyme this world! was so stedefast And stable 1 that mawnes word! was obligacioun) But now it is so fals And disceyvable that word! and dede as in conclusioun) 4 ben no thyng1 on for turned! vp so doun) Is al this world! for mede and wilfulnesse that al is lost for lak of stedefastnesse 7 (2) IT What maketh