An OXFORD ANTHOLOGY of ENGLISH POETRY1935 |
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... shal worsshyp me and so shall kyngės all . Ye shall well se That kynges thre Shal come the xii day , For this behest Yefe me thi brest , And syng , by , by , lullay . ' ' Now tell me , swet son , I the pray , thou art me leve and dere ...
... shal worsshyp me and so shall kyngės all . Ye shall well se That kynges thre Shal come the xii day , For this behest Yefe me thi brest , And syng , by , by , lullay . ' ' Now tell me , swet son , I the pray , thou art me leve and dere ...
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... shal iren do ? 500 For if a preest be foul , on whom we truste , No wonder is a lewed man to ruste ; And shame it is , if a preest take keep , A shiten shepherde and a clene sheep . Wel oghte a preest ensample for to yive , By his ...
... shal iren do ? 500 For if a preest be foul , on whom we truste , No wonder is a lewed man to ruste ; And shame it is , if a preest take keep , A shiten shepherde and a clene sheep . Wel oghte a preest ensample for to yive , By his ...
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... shal pace The wisdom of an heep of lerned men ? Of maistres hadde he mo than thryes ten , That were of lawe expert and curious ; Of which ther were a doseyn in that hous Worthy to been stiwardes of rente and lond 580 Of any lord that is ...
... shal pace The wisdom of an heep of lerned men ? Of maistres hadde he mo than thryes ten , That were of lawe expert and curious ; Of which ther were a doseyn in that hous Worthy to been stiwardes of rente and lond 580 Of any lord that is ...
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ADAM lay ibowndyn aprille That fallyt bede berd bettre biforn brest cam also stylle CANTERBURY CANTERBURY TALES certeinly Chaucer chyld College of Wooster companye courtepy doon everich eyen ful fair Ful semely Ful wel Geoffrey Chaucer greet grene hadde Harrowing of Hell hath hauekės heed herte Hoere Houndės HOWARD FOSTER LOWRY knight kyng kyngės lady layd in stall lond lord lovede lullay lytyll prety nyghtyngale mayden mede mery mete Middle English moder namore no-wher noght noon nyght ordre OXFORD ANTHOLOGY pilgrimage plesaunt povre preest rood ryde seke seyde shal sholde sondry sone song spak stylle Ther swet swete swich syng ther-to Therfore Thomas Thomas à Becket Thomas Carew thou nim thow THYS endris tyme un-to up-on Wel coude wepe weren whan whyl whyt wiit WILLARD THORP William wiste with-outen wolde worthy wot not whome wyde wyll wyth ye wot yonge