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Page 40
... Tell all the pain in fere That she was in . Now I begin , So that ye me answere : Wherefore all ye that present be , I pray you , give an ear . I am the Knight . I come by night , As secret as I can , Saying , Alas ! thus standeth the ...
... Tell all the pain in fere That she was in . Now I begin , So that ye me answere : Wherefore all ye that present be , I pray you , give an ear . I am the Knight . I come by night , As secret as I can , Saying , Alas ! thus standeth the ...
Page 41
... tell anone ; For , in my mind , of all mankind I love but you alone . He . It standeth so : a deed is do Whereof great harm shall grow : My destiny is for to die A shameful death , I trow ; Or else to flee . The tone must be . None ...
... tell anone ; For , in my mind , of all mankind I love but you alone . He . It standeth so : a deed is do Whereof great harm shall grow : My destiny is for to die A shameful death , I trow ; Or else to flee . The tone must be . None ...
Page 47
... tell you why- Your appetite is to be light Of love , I well espy : For , right as ye have said to me , In likewise hardily Ye would answere whosoever it were , In way of companį»³ : It is said of old , Soon hot , soon cold ; And so is a ...
... tell you why- Your appetite is to be light Of love , I well espy : For , right as ye have said to me , In likewise hardily Ye would answere whosoever it were , In way of companį»³ : It is said of old , Soon hot , soon cold ; And so is a ...
Page 60
... tell can ; Forget not yet ! Forget not yet the great assays , The cruel wrong , the scornful ways , The painful patience in delays , Forget not yet ! Forget not ! O , forget not this ! -- How long ago hath been , and is , The mind that ...
... tell can ; Forget not yet ! Forget not yet the great assays , The cruel wrong , the scornful ways , The painful patience in delays , Forget not yet ! Forget not ! O , forget not this ! -- How long ago hath been , and is , The mind that ...
Page 102
... Tell how by love she purchased blame . Then will his gentle heart soon yield : I know him of a noble mind : Although a lion in the field , A lamb in town thou shalt him find : Ask blessing , babe , be not afraid , His sugar'd words hath ...
... Tell how by love she purchased blame . Then will his gentle heart soon yield : I know him of a noble mind : Although a lion in the field , A lamb in town thou shalt him find : Ask blessing , babe , be not afraid , His sugar'd words hath ...
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