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... in londe ] lovelier 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.
... in londe ] lovelier 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 , 1394-1437 For of your blisse the Kalendis are begonne . And sing with us , Away , Winter , away ! Cum , Somer , cum , the suete sesoùn and sonne ! Awake for schame ! that have your ...
... Birds WORSCHIPPE ye that loveris bene this May , 1394-1437 For of your blisse the Kalendis are begonne . And sing with us , Away , Winter , away ! Cum , Somer , cum , the suete sesoùn and sonne ! 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 ! attour ] over , above . best ] beast . perst ] pierced . raiss ] rose . 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 ! attour ] over , above . best ] beast . perst ] pierced . raiss ] rose . 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 ...
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