 And so befell, as I came nigh, Out of my bote, whan he me sigh, He bad me come into his barge. And whan I was with him at large, Amonges other thinges said, He hath this charge upon me laid And bad me do my besinesse, That to his highe worthynesse Some...  Confessio Amantis of John Gower - Page 3by John Gower - 1857Full view - About this book
 | John Gower - 1889 - 456 pages
...me do my besinesse, That to his highe" worthynesse Some newe" th1ng I shulde" boke, That he him seif it mighte" loke After the forme of my writing. And thus upon his commaund1ng Min herte is weii the more" glad To write" so as he me bad. And eke my fere is weii the... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1895 - 650 pages
...bad me do my besinesse, That to his highe worthynesse Some newe thing I shulde boke, That he himself it mighte loke After the forme of my writing. And...commaunding Min herte is well the more glad To write so as he me bad ; And eke my fere is well the lasse, That non envie shall compasse ; Without a resonable... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - English poetry - 1895 - 652 pages
...bad me do my besinesse, That to his highe worthynesse Some newe thing I shulde boke, That he himself it mighte loke After the forme of my writing. And...commaunding Min herte is well the more glad To write so as he me bad ; And eke my fere is well the lasse, That non envie shall compasse ; Without a resonable... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1899 - 626 pages
...bad me do my besinesse, That to his highe worthynesse Some newe thing I shulde boke, That he himself it mighte loke After the forme of my writing. And...commaunding Min herte is well the more glad To write so as he me bad ; And eke my fere is well the lasse, That non envie shall compasse ; Without a resonable... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1903 - 628 pages
...bad me do my besinesse, That to his highe worthynesse Some newe thing I shulde boke, That he himself it mighte loke After the forme of my writing. And thus upon his commaunding Min herte is well the more1 glad To write so as he me bad ; And eke my fere is well the lasse, That non envie shall compasse... | |
 | John Gower - Christian ethics - 1857 - 428 pages
...deftinavit. Atnonges other thinges faid He hath this charge upon me laid And bad me do my befmefle, That to his highe worthynefle Some newe thing I fhulde...write fo as he me bad. And eke my fere is well the lafle, That none envie fhall compafle Without a refonable wite To feigne and blame, that I write. A... | |
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