The Political Songs of England: From the Reign of John to that of Edward II.Thomas Wright |
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... honour he had with profit ; —I say it for a lesson - to King John who loses his people , because he succours them not near or far off . Barons , on this side my lesson of correction aims - at you , whose delin- quencies it blames - that ...
... honour he had with profit ; —I say it for a lesson - to King John who loses his people , because he succours them not near or far off . Barons , on this side my lesson of correction aims - at you , whose delin- quencies it blames - that ...
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... , softened the corrections of a father with the love of a mother . The honour of the English bowed , and the comeliness of the Kingdom ; its bending head Senserat , et tumido timuit servire tyranno . Pendula palma 20 POLITICAL SONGS .
... , softened the corrections of a father with the love of a mother . The honour of the English bowed , and the comeliness of the Kingdom ; its bending head Senserat , et tumido timuit servire tyranno . Pendula palma 20 POLITICAL SONGS .
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... honour , and was accompanied with the highest glory , that he was in nothing overcome by the enemy , amidst so many enemies ; vanquished by the conqueror who is above , and unconquered , he bit his own enemies even in his death . ¶ Let ...
... honour , and was accompanied with the highest glory , that he was in nothing overcome by the enemy , amidst so many enemies ; vanquished by the conqueror who is above , and unconquered , he bit his own enemies even in his death . ¶ Let ...
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... honour of the deity ; the sun was touching the earth with his first light , when the trumpet with its terrible song had given the flourish ; the leaders move iron war ; many were the standards you might see with tremulous flight above ...
... honour of the deity ; the sun was touching the earth with his first light , when the trumpet with its terrible song had given the flourish ; the leaders move iron war ; many were the standards you might see with tremulous flight above ...
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... honour of Lincoln sees the venerable wonder ; the rage of the sea sees the imperial trophy of God ; the four - fold plague sees the standards rise again against it with conquering palm . It saw , and was Pro puero pugnare Deum ; nec ...
... honour of Lincoln sees the venerable wonder ; the rage of the sea sees the imperial trophy of God ; the four - fold plague sees the standards rise again against it with conquering palm . It saw , and was Pro puero pugnare Deum ; nec ...
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Anglia atque barons battle battle of Lewes beth bien bishop CAMD clerk Cujus Deus deyvent Dieu Dunbar Earl Edward II Englais England English Escoce estre fere following song freres fust gent Gloucester Godes hæc Harl hath holy church honour huere King Edward King of France king's kingdom knights kyng l'Ordre land le ray lond Lord Matthew of Westminster mede Mès Nisi noht nunc omnes ordre peace Peter Langtoft pope prince quæ quam Quar quia quibus Quicquid quid quod rais Edward regis regni regnum reign of Edw rich riht Robert of Gloucester Scotland Scots semper shal sholde sibi sicut Simon de Montfort Sire Edward SIRVENTE sunt suum swich thee theih ther things Thomas thou totum tunc VARIOUS vult
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Page 70 - The Kyng of Alemaigne gederede ys host, Makede him a castel of a mulne post, Wende with is prude, ant is muchele bost, Brohte from Alemayne mony sori gost To store Wyndesore.
Page 111 - Let the community of the realm advise, and let it be known what the generality, to whom their own laws are best known, think on the matter. They who are ruled by the laws know those laws best, they who make daily trial of them are best acquainted with them ; and since it is their own affairs which are at stake, they will take more care, and will act with an eye to their own peace.
Page 255 - That other seide a word ful god, ' Whoso roweth ajein the flod, Off sorwe he shal drinke ; Also hit fareth bi the unsele, A man shal have litel hele Ther agein to swinke.
Page 183 - E vendre fet commune gent vaccas, vas, et pannum. Non placet ad summum quindenum sic dare nummum. Une chose est countre foy, unde gens gravatur, Que la meyte ne vient al roy, in regno quod levatur.
Page 236 - Je pri tote bone gent qe pur moi vueillent prier, Qe je pus a mon pais aler e chyvaucher ; Unqe ne fu homicide, certes a moun voler, Ne mal robberes pur gent damager. Cest rym fust fet al bois desouz un lorer, La chaunte merle, russinole, e eyre 1'esperver ; Escrit estoit en parchemyn pur mout remenbrer, E gitte en haut chemyn, qe um le dust trover.
Page 45 - Donum Dei non donatur Nisi gratis conferatur; Quod qui vendit vel mercatur, Lepra Syri vulneratur; quem sic ambit ambitus, ydolorum servitus templo sancti spiritus Non compaginatur.
Page 240 - Whil God wes on erthe And wondrede wyde, Whet wes the resoun, Why he nolde ryde? For he nolde no grom 70 To go by ys syde, Ne grucchyng of no gedelyng To chaule ne to chyde.
Page 248 - Gret deol me myhte se thore, 55 Mony mon is honde wrynge. The Pope of Peyters stod at is masse With ful gret solempnete, Ther me con the soule blesse : " Kyng Edward honoured thou be...
Page 69 - Kyng 1 of Alemaigne, bi mi leaute, Thritti thousent pound askede he For te make the pees in the countre, Ant so he dude more. Richard, thah thou be ever trichard, Tricthen shalt thou never more.
Page 374 - Thei do but gode, the kynges men, Thei ar worse then sich ten That bene with hym no dell. Thei goo aboute be .viij. or nyne, And done the husbondes mycull pyne, That carfull is their mele. Thei take geese, capons, and henne, And alle that ever thei may with renne, And reves us our catell. Sum of them was bonde sore, And afturwarde honget therfore, For soth as I you say. jet ar ther of them nyne moo ; For at my hows thei were also, Certis, jUturday. Thei toke my hennes and my geese, And my schepe...